Our 2024 Impact Investing Report
Our sixth annual Impact Investing Report provides an update on the allocation of our impact investing portfolio for 2024, as well as our strategy to build a 100% impact portfolio.
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The Application Portal for the Climate Focus Area Will Open on September 1, 2025 We’re pleased to announce that the application portal for the Climate focus area will reopen on September 1, 2025. To help you prepare in advance, we’ve made several resources available, including: Eligibility Quiz: Use our eligibility quiz to determine whether your […]
About the Foundation The McConnell Foundation is a private Canadian philanthropic foundation with a mission to strive for a resilient, inclusive and sustainable society that can successfully address its complex challenges. Our current areas of focus are climate change, reconciliation and community resilience. Please visit our About page to learn more about us.
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we’re excited to spotlight the work of Ecotrust Canada—a national non-profit that has supported place-based, community-driven economies in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities for over 30 years. This special feature offers a first look at their upcoming Indigenous Housing Landscape report, which explores Indigenous-led approaches […]
Stories of impact and hope in 2024 As we prepared this year in review, it was challenging to situate ourselves back in 2024. At first the tumultuous start of 2025 made the events of last year feel very distant, but as we looked back, we realized that 2024 was a big year for the McConnell […]
We’re pleased to share that as of June 19, 2025, the new Application Portal for the Communities Focus Area is now officially open. This marks the reopening of the Communities funding stream following our transition to a new portal platform. The revised application process is designed to offer a more accessible and streamlined experience for […]
The Application Portal for the Reconciliation Focus Area Will Open on September 1, 2025 We’re pleased to announce that the application portal for the Reconciliation focus area will reopen on September 1, 2025. To help you prepare in advance, we’ve made several resources available, including: Eligibility Quiz: Use our eligibility quiz to determine whether your […]
In Honour of Earth Day, we spoke with two of our Climate partners, the Affordability Action Council and Neighbours United, about the challenges of doing their work in an increasingly polarized environment and the strategies they are using to drive positive change. We are happy to share some highlights from the great work they are […]
In honour of International Women’s Day, we are excited to celebrate the Chairs of three of our most important governance committees – Stéphanie Émond, Andrea Nicholls and Barbara Zvan. We asked these remarkable women to share what motivates them and what this day means to them. For Stéphanie Émond, VP and Chief Impact Officer at […]