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.
Foundation for Leadership, Imagination, and Place (FLIP) is a movement of emergent art leaders who are flipping the script on outdated funding systems, shifting the flow of resources to equity-deserving communities. This grant supports the SUSTAIN Program.
New Power Labs is an action-oriented think-tank, working to shift capital to underfunded leaders and communities.
Founded in 2021, Pivot is a French-language media outlet in Quebec that provides online news coverage from a resolutely progressive perspective. This grant supports the Documenters Canada project, an initiative that trains and pays people to document public meetings relevant to their community and works with news outlets to share the information gathered.
Coalition M.E.D.I.A. promotes equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility for professionals from underrepresented French-speaking communities in Canada’s screen industry.
The Muslim International Film Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing a platform for both current and aspiring filmmakers, creative storytellers, videographers, designers, creatives and media junkies to portray Muslim Excellence on the big screen. This grant supports the 2025 Film Festival.
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.
Aaqsiiq is the first theatre company in Nunavik. Its plays and all its other activities promote the language and culture of the land.
The Green Line is an award-winning, hyperlocal news outlet that investigates the way Torontonians live to help young and other underserved people survive and thrive in the city. This grant supports the Documenters/Documentalistes Canada pilot project, which trains and pays citizens to document public meetings relevant to their community.
Muslim Literary Festival is a vibrant community hub where Muslim writers connect, collaborate, and learn from industry professionals. MLF works to address the barriers that challenge Muslim writers, offering educational tools and networking opportunities.