Below is a list of foundations that fund the arts and culture sector. This is not a comprehensive list, but a guide to some of the more well-known foundations who support the performing arts. Let us know if there are others we should add!
Government funding is also available with agencies established to provide funding for the arts at the national and regional level.
Region 1 – British Columbia
- BC Interior Community Foundation
- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
- Hamber Foundation
- Nanaimo Foundation
- Vancouver Foundation
- Victoria Foundation
Region 2 – Alberta & The Territories
- Calgary Foundation
- Edmonton Community Foundation
- Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation
- Red Deer & District Community Foundation
- Rosza Foundation
- Yukon Foundation
Region 3 – Saskatchewan and Manitoba
- Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts
- Saskatoon Community Foundation
- South Saskatchewan Community Foundation
- Thomas Sill Foundation
- Winnipeg Foundation
Regions 4 & 5 – Ontario and Toronto
- J.P. Bickell Foundation
- Hamilton Community Foundation
- Hal Jackman Foundation
- The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation
- Metcalf Foundation
- Ontario Arts Foundation
- Ottawa Community Foundation
- Toronto Arts Foundation
- Toronto Foundation
Region 6 – Quebec
- Birks Family Foundation
- The Cole Foundation
- J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
- Foundation of Greater Montreal
Region 7 – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
- 4Cs Foundation
- Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
- Frederiction Community Foundation
- Halifax Foundation
- MacMurray Foundation
Region 8 – Newfoundland & Labrador
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