THE COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · London | Londres · grants and contributions register

THE COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions: 9 agreements; $10.6M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.

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9agreements
$10.6Mvalue
1departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$1.5Mvalue2015start–end
Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation - 2023 to 2024$1.4Mvalue2025start2025end

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Foundation’s mandate includes: (1) supporting the active and constructive participation of Commonwealth citizens in all aspects of their governance; (2) nurturing the growth of vibrant and free civil societies in all Commonwealth countries; and (3) advancing the principles and ideals of the Commonwealth. The current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2026) orients the work of the Foundation aroun

Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation - 2023 to 2024$1.3Mvalue2024start2025end

This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Foundation’s mandate includes: (1) supporting the active and constructive participation of Commonwealth citizens in all aspects of their governance; (2) nurturing the growth of vibrant and free civil societies in all Commonwealth countries; and (3) advancing the principles and ideals of the Commonwealth. The current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2026) orients the work of the Foundation aroun

Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation$1.3Mvalue2023start2024end

This annual assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Foundation’s mission is to support civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. Priority areas of work are outlined in a 4-year Strategic Plan (2017-2021). These are: (1) Participatory governance and gender; (2) Commonwealth writers; (3) Grants; and (4) Knowledge, learning and communications. Canada

Agreement$1.2Mvalue2018start–end

Other transfer payments to non-profit institutions

Agreement$1.2Mvalue2016start–end
Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation$1.1Mvalue2022start2023end

This annual assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Foundation’s mission is to support civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. Priority areas of work are outlined in a 4-year Strategic Plan (2017-2021). These are: (1) Participatory governance and gender; (2) Commonwealth writers; (3) Grants; and (4) Knowledge, learning and communications. Canada

Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation$1.1Mvalue2017start–end
Strengthening Civic Engagement in Rebuilding Communities Impacted by COVID-19$550Kvalue2021start2023end

This project will help fund a Special Grants Call launched by the Commonwealth Foundation to support innovative national initiatives which help communities recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. Capacity-building grants will be awarded to civil society-led organizations in support of their efforts to engage constructively with government in strengthening policies and practices in COVID recovery efforts. Recipients will be selected based on their explicit focus on advancing the rights and interests of marginalised communities and groups. Gender and its intersectionality will receive sp

Departments

Global Affairs Canada9agreements$10.6Mvalue3programs
  • Commonwealth Foundation - IAE
  • ## PROGRAM INFO N/A ##
  • Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion Programming

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

Years

20251agreements$1.4Mvalue1programs
  • Commonwealth Foundation - IAE
20241agreements$1.3Mvalue0programs
    20231agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
    • Commonwealth Foundation - IAE
    20221agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
    • ## PROGRAM INFO N/A ##
    20211agreements$550Kvalue1programs
    • Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion Programming
    20181agreements$1.2Mvalue0programs
      20171agreements$1.1Mvalue0programs
        20161agreements$1.2Mvalue0programs
          20151agreements$1.5Mvalue0programs

            Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.