HDR Foundation: Canada Grant Cycle

HDR Foundation: Canada Grant Cycle

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: HDR Foundation
Amount: C $5,000 - C $15,000
Last Updated: July 27, 2025

Summary

The HDR Foundation: Canada Grant Cycle offers support to qualified organizations in education, health, and environmental stewardship. Founded in 2012, this employee-driven foundation has contributed over $6 million to more than 250 organizations. Grants prioritize projects with direct community impact and employee involvement. Eligible applicants include registered charities and municipalities. However, funding is not available for individual scholarships or operational support. The establishment of the HDR Canada Fund in 2020 enhances philanthropic outreach across Canada.

Overview

About HDR Foundation We believe giving back is not only a civic duty, but a privilege. Our company founder, H.H. Henningson, noted over a century ago, “There is always time enough for kindness.” Founded in 2012 by HDR Chairman and CEO Eric Keen, the HDR Foundation is an extension of that mission, aiming to benefit the communities in which we live and work. The HDR Foundation provides grants to qualified organizations that align with HDR’s areas of expertise: education, healthy communities and environmental stewardship. As an employee-funded and employee-driven foundation, preference is given to organizations located in communities where HDR employees live and work, and those with strong employee involvement. Since its inception, the HDR Foundation has provided more than $6 million in grants to over 250 organizations. Establishment of Global Philanthropic Funds In 2020, our employees in Canada welcomed the establishment of the HDR Canada Fund, opening up philanthropic support to charities across Canada. Our Areas of Focus The foundation's areas of focus mirror HDR's breadth of knowledge and expertise. We provide grants for projects that demonstrate direct impact as well as projects that can be replicated or scaled. Education Our company, clients and communities benefit from a well-educated, skilled and informed population. We believe education is perhaps the most powerful tool for reducing poverty, improving health and advancing prosperity. We fund educational grants addressing education from pre-K through college. Healthy Communities With a globally recognized healthcare design practice, we value the importance of healthcare and healthy communities. Promoting healthy living at the community level brings the greatest health benefits to the greatest number of people. We fund grants that address active lifestyles, wellness education and preventative healthcare. Environmental Stewardship We promote the value of environmentally responsible practices to our clients, employee-owners and communities. We are all responsible for the use, stewardship and protection of our natural environment. We support grants that address restoration, renewal, conservation and sustainable best practices of our global resources.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Qualified donees are as follows:a registered charity (including a registered national arts service organization) a registered Canadian amateur athletic association a registered journalism organization a registered housing corporation resident in Canada constituted exclusively to provide low-cost housing for the aged a registered Canadian municipality a registered municipal or public body performing a function of government in Canada a registered university outside Canada, the student body of which ordinarily includes students from Canada a registered charitable organization outside Canada to which His Majesty in right of Canada has made a gift His Majesty in right of Canada, a province, or a territory the United Nations and its agencies His Majesty in right of Canada, a province, or a territory, and the United Nations and its agencies are qualified donees that do not have to be registered to be recognized as such.

Ineligibility

The HDR Foundation does not fund:Grants to individuals, including scholarships Grants to organizations that have any pending issue before the Internal Revenue Service that may result in a change to current tax exempt status. Operational support, including salary, wages or any compensation to consultants, contractors or advisors. Grants to faith-based institutions or institutions with a faith-based mission Grants to organizations dedicated to the welfare of domesticated animals Advocacy Travel support Capital campaigns Grants to pass-through organizations, endowments, community foundations, rotaries and operating foundations Sponsorships, conferences or prizes