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Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “Application period Closed”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $199M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
This call for proposals will provide endowment funding to an eligible organization that would seek the broad goals of reducing anti-Black racism and improving social and economic outcomes in Black communities.
Social Development and Community Building
Description from ESDC funding programs, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $199m.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- —
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- —
- 0 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 1
- $199M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “BLP Endowment fund” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 1).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Black Communities | 1 | $199M |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Alberta1 agreement · $199M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Black Communities | 1 | $199M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Black CommunitiesFoundation for Black Communities: Implementing the Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment Fund · Contribution · Mar 2023 | Foundation for Black Communities: Implementing the Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment FundContribution | $199,476,227 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $199M |
The full record: BLP Endowment fund.
More programs: all provinces.