2025 Annual Report

Jun 18, 2026 | News, Report |


Partnership has been at the heart of Definity Foundation’s work. Our Annual Report for 2025 highlights the communities, organizations, and partners advancing solutions that support health, climate, and socio-economic justice across Canada, and the role philanthropy can play in supporting and amplifying their efforts.

Highlights from the year include:

  • Mobilizing more than $14.6 million through grants, impact investments, and innovative financing approaches to support communities and organizations across Canada
  • Deepening relationships with partners in the North, and having active investments in every Canadian territory (accounting for 21% of our total multi-year grant and impact investment commitments)
  • Advancing collaborative approaches to systems change through funder partnerships, sector infrastructure investments, blended finance, and policy engagement
  • Strengthening philanthropy’s ability to support community priorities by mobilizing financial, relational, intellectual, social, and civic capital

At the heart of this report are the stories of our partners and the communities they serve. We invite you to explore their work, the lessons they are sharing, and the impact they are creating across Canada.

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