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Fort Edmonton Foundation is the charitable organization charged with completing Fort Edmonton Park in Edmonton, Alberta. Since 1969 the Foundation has raised approximately $20 million in cash and in-kind contributions toward the establishment of over 80 structures within the Park. A volunteer Board of Directors runs the Foundation. The Foundation has two (2) paid employees, and works closely with Fort Edmonton Park to both complete the Park and implement operational practices (i.e. interpretation).

"The Fort McMurray Food Bank is an organization of citizens who desire to enhance human dignity by eliminating chronic hunger in the provision of basic necessities."

Since 1899, Frontier College has been fighting poverty and isolation through the power of literacy and learning. We work with people who would otherwise be missed by the formal school system or who need extra support to achieve their goals: learners young and old, adults with multiple disabilities, street-involved youth, Aboriginal communities, migrant farm workers and new-comers to Canada.

Gateway Association is an organization that works with individuals who have developmental disabilities as well as their families. Gateway was incorporated in 1975 by a group of parents. The original focus of the group was exploring education alternatives for their children. When the parents gathered they found that they had something else to give to each other: shared common experience. Gateway envisions a community where all children grow within a family; all children learn together in neighborhood schools; all adults work at real jobs in the community; all adults will have a real home and real friends; and all people are valued, contributing members of their communities.

Grace Christian School is a private, provincially-certified, K-12 academic educational institution in Charlottetown, PE; We are a ministry of Grace Baptist Church. Our desire is to work with parents to implement a positive learning atmosphere which affects both home and school. We have more than twenty-five years experience in teaching young people from a Christian worldview. As a school, we desire that students learn that Christianity is relevant to our culture. Upon graduation, students are prepared to invest their lives in impacting the world for Christ.

The Masonic Higher Education Bursary was established by Most Worshipful Brother Ross Sheppard, an Edmonton School Superintendent as the Official Outreach Charity of the Freemasons under the Grand Lodge of Alberta. The first four bursaries of $500.00 were given in 1959. Today, the Grand Lodge of Alberta continues to raise funds to assist students, who are in financial need, to attend university or college.

Community Living is a family-based association assisting people with intellectual disabilities and their families to lead the way in advancing inclusion in their own lives and in their communities. We do this by sharing information, fostering leadership for inclusion, engaging community leaders and policy makers, seeding innovation and supporting research.

Grey Sauble Conservation is one of a network of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario. Established under the Conservation Authorities Act, Grey Sauble owns and manages 11,450 hectares (28,292 acres) of some of the most scenic and environmentally sensitive lands in Grey and Bruce Counties.

Halifax Christian Academy, a not-for-profit private Christian school, began in 1975 to provide parents with an alternative for their children's schooling. From the beginning HCA has delivered its curriculum from a biblical world view. The staff seek to encourage students to enter into a personal relationship with their Creator through faith in Jesus Christ and to develop Christ-like character.From this focus flows the pursuit of academic excellence where students are challenged to perform to the maximum of their potential. Our staff are committed Christians who strive for academic excellence in an environment conducive to learning. As highly qualified educators, they seek to model and develop in their students exemplary spiritual and moral standards. HCA has two campuses: pre-school is offered at Timberlea with small class sizes in a strictly primary setting; Armdale campus offers primary to twelve.

STRIDE is a non-profit, community based vocational rehabilitation program founded in 1983. STRIDE is the only Halton-based organization whose primary purpose is to serve the employment needs of residents who are living with a mental illness or addiction issue.

Approximately 60% of the adult population in Hamilton do not have the literacy skills needed to meet the everyday demands at home, work and in the community. We help English-speaking adults to improve their basic (grade 1-grade 5) reading, writing and math skills through the work of trained, volunteer tutors. The student and tutor pair meet for approximately 4 hours per week. We also provide the option of Small Group instruction where 5-8 students learn basic skills in a class setting. Small Groups meet 9 hours per week.

Happy Corner Preschool is located in Vancouver BC. The school provides a two morning a week program for 3 year olds (teddy bears) and a 3 morning a week program for 4 year olds (caterpillars). The school is a registered Parent Participation Preschool.