Name of Grantee: Outside the March Theatre Company Inc.
Project Name: The Pop-Up Experience
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $15,000  

“The Pop-Up Experience” is a series of free in-person and virtual public engagements with four new immersive projects in development by the artists around Toronto’s Bloordale neighbourhood. A grant from Inspirit supports the project’s implementation. 

Grantee: Peterborough Currents
Project Name: Fellowship Program – Development Funding
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Grant Amount: $10,000 

Peterborough Currents is a reader-funded independent news outlet that looks to foster a more connected Peterborough through people-centred reporting. A grant from Inspirit supports the organization’s growth, as well as a media fellowship program.  

Grantee: The Resolve
Project Name: Development Funding
Location: Toronto, Ontario (National Scope)
Grant Amount: $22,500 

The Resolve is a BIPOC-led community-powered national platform for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour voices and stories. Inspirit’s funding supports the organization’s development. 

Grantee: Seen Through Woman Productions
Project Name: Kimmapiiyipitssini (The Meaning of Empathy) – Impact Campaign 
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant Amount: $15,000 

Directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” is an intimate portrait of the Kainai First Nation community including members with substance-use disorder, first responders, and health professionals as they bring hope and change through harm reduction. Inspirit funds the film’s impact campaign. 

Grantee: Columbia Institute; SHARE
Project Name: Advancing Racial Equity in Investment Management 
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant Amount: $150,000 

Funding from Inspirit supports the joint project which includes workshops, webinars, and conferences for Indigenous trust officers and mainstream institutional investors, as well as the development of guidance, policy and metrics for investors on reconciliation objectives. 

Grantee: Emancipation Arts
Project Name: FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2021
Location: Toronto, Ontario (National Focus)
Grant Amount: $50,000 

Broadcast on CBC Gem, FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2021 is a youth-led celebration of spoken word, dance, theatre and music, to commemorate Emancipation Day on August 1, the anniversary of when slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1834. Inspirit funding supports the production of this CBC Arts special event.  

Grantee: Ricochet Media
Project Name: Police Misconduct Database project
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $55,000 

Ricochet Media’s investigative project focuses on a data-driven analysis of incidents of alleged misconduct by Canadian police officers. Inspirit funding supports the project as it seeks to provide a national picture of how often misconduct occurs and how often officers face consequences as a result. 

Grantee: Humber College
Project Name: Story Lab – Surviving Hate
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $100,000 

Inspirit is a project partner for Surviving Hate, a collaborative journalism project coordinated by Humber College’s StoryLab and the University of Toronto’s Investigative Journalism Bureau that seeks to fill the data gap and provide insight into the prevalence of hate crimes in Canada.  

Grantee: Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $50,000 

The Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ICCA) is an Indigenous run and led non-profit organization that aims to support and connect fellow Indigenous curators, artists, writers, academics, and professionals through various methods of gathering. Funding from Inspirit supports the organization’s general operations.

Grantee: Indigenous Fashion Arts
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Toronto, Ontario (National Focus)
Grant Amount: $120,000  

Indigenous Fashion Arts is an arts and culture festival that presents progressive, distinct, and exceptional fashion, textiles and craft by Indigenous artists at the intersection of art, fashion and culture. Inspirit funding supports the festival’s operations.

Grantee: La Converse
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Montréal, Québec
Grant Amount: $75,000 

La Converse is a digital media outlet serving underrepresented communities in Québec. Launched as a month-long pop-up newsletter to fill an urgent need for reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic, it quickly engaged audiences and had made measurable impact across underserved communities. Funding from Inspirit supports the media outlet’s general operations. 

Grantee: Racial Equity Media Collective
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $55,000 

Established by a volunteer group of working creators, the Racial Equity Media Collective advocates for creators in Canada’s film, television, and digital media industries who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. Inspirit’s funding provided support in the organization’s early-stage development. 

Name of Grantee: Story Money Impact
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Vancouver, BC
Grant Amount: $70,000  

Story Money Impact brings together and engages filmmakers to refine and amplify their messages for systemic change through impact strategy, education, and partnerships with constituents. Inspirit’s funding supports the general operations of the registered charity. 

Grantee: Toronto Ward Museum
Project Name: General Operating Funds
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Grant Amount: $60,000 

The Toronto Ward Museum is a community-engaged museum that facilitates the preservation and sharing of personal stories of migrants in Toronto’s history. Inspirit’s funding supports the general operations of the museum.