Grants

Important Notice: Grant applications are no longer being accepted for the following regions: British Columbia & Yukon, Alberta & North-West Territories, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Grant Review Process and Eligibility

Grant applications are reviewed regularly by Allocation Committees across the country comprised of employees who volunteer their time. Monies raised by employees and pensioned employees within each community stay within that community. Allocation Committees analyze employee support to determine how the non-designated pool of funds will be divided in order to fulfill requests from registered charities in communities across Canada.

BMO Employee Charitable Foundation fulfills grants for charitable organizations which are registered with Canada Revenue Agency and focus primarily on humanitarian causes. Allocation decisions are guided by, but not restricted to, applications where there is financial or volunteer support by employees, or the charity is a client of BMO Financial Group.

We would appreciate successful applicants to acknowledge the employees of BMO Employee Charitable Foundation's support through recognition by name or logo on donor recognition walls, print publications, websites, etc.

BMO Employee Charitable Foundation grants are not related to any sponsorship or marketing partnerships or corporate donations made by BMO Financial Group. These one-time grants do not exclude registered charities from receiving funds raised through employee pledges and/or fundraisers throughout the year.

General Grants

General Grants are dedicated to helping charities to offer programs and services, and to purchase equipment, thereby directly serving the people in their communities who rely on them the most.

Charitable organizations that are registered with Canada Revenue Agency and meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in our general grant application are invited to submit a request for funding. To submit a request, please complete a general grant application and send it to the Regional Office nearest to your organization.

Application Submission: Applications are accepted year-round. There are no deadlines for submitting general grant applications.

Final Decisions: Grant applications are reviewed regularly with a decision reached within three to six months of receipt. Every effort is made to contact applicants. If you have not been contacted after six months, please understand that we were unable to fund your request.