Administered by Ontario Trillium Foundation
$10K-$100K for Ontario non-profits piloting new community programs. July 22-Aug 19, 2026 intake.
OTF Seed funds one-year pilot programs at Ontario non-profits, First Nations, eligible municipalities (≤20K population for sports/recreation or arts/culture), and eligible collaboratives. Not open to for-profits.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
No matching contribution required.
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