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CDF’s 2019/20 and 2020/21 Annual Report

By Steve Brearton | December 15, 2022
CDF Annual Report for the years 2019/20 and 2020/21

The Catherine Donnelly Foundation is pleased to release our Annual…

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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation grants $225,000 to 25 BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving organizations

By Steve Brearton | November 9, 2022
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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation grants $225,000 to 25 BIPOC-led and…

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Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

By Steve Brearton | November 9, 2022

Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council Supporting individuals and communities to be…

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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation launches Spring 2022 Newsletter

By Steve Brearton | June 15, 2022
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CDF’s Spring 2022 Newsletter is out! Read about: • CDF’s…

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Spring 2022 grants support organizations in housing, the environment and adult education

By Steve Brearton | June 14, 2022
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Spring 2022 grants support 22 organizations June 14, 2022 SPRING…

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The BIPOC Farmers’ Network; farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing and land access 

By Steve Brearton | May 3, 2022
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The BIPOC Farmers’ Network; supporting Black, Indigenous and other Farmers…

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Ecojustice’s Devon Page talks about the right to a healthy environment

By Steve Brearton | May 3, 2022
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Ecojustice’s Devon Page talks about the courts, the right to…

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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation gifts $1 million to support Indigenous Peoples and communities heal from the intergenerational trauma of residential schools

By Steve Brearton | April 27, 2022
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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation gifts $1 million to support Indigenous…

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Catherine Donnelly Foundation residential school gifts to support healing: Q&A with Claire and Anne

By Steve Brearton | April 27, 2022
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Claire Barcik and Anne Mark of the Catherine Donnelly Foundation…

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Fall 2021 grants support 27 organizations

By Steve Brearton | January 10, 2022
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January 10, 2022 FALL 2021 GRANTS FROM THE CATHERINE DONNELLY…

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