Legacy Fund
From Canadian Heritage
Apply for funding for community-initiated capital projects, intended for community use.
- Amount
- Up to $500,000
- Who can apply
- Groups and collectives; Organizations
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- Theatre, Community arts
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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What is offered
Money to you
- Recipients may receive up to 50 per cent of eligible project expenses up to a maximum of $500,000.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
Eligible organizations must have been in existence for at least two years and plan to continue operating after the project’s completion. They include: local incorporated non-profit organizations; local band councils, tribal councils or other local Aboriginal government and organizations (First Nations, Inuit or Métis); municipal administrations and their agencies, boards and commissions that demonstrate an active partnership with at least one community-based group for the purposes of the proposed project.
What to send
Review the Application Guidelines - Legacy Fund . Contact the Department of Canadian Heritage to: discuss your project with a program officer before preparing your application request the Legacy Fund application form and budget form
Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/building-communities/legacy-fund.html (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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