NEWS, STORIES AND IMPACT
Partnership Announcement – Foundation For Black Communities
Today, the Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) and the Definity Foundation are proud to announce a $3.5M partnership to address the chronic underfunding of Black-led and Black-serving organizations across Canada. This investment will support initiatives focused on...
Recruitment: Board of Directors
Definity Foundation is looking for an exceptional leader to help advance climate, health, and socio-economic justice in Canada. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact through governance and strategy. 🌟 💡 Apply by February 14, 2025. 👉Read more about the...
Blog: Mobilizing Capital for Good
It is 2025—the start of a new calendar year brings forth sentiments of new possibilities, resolute action to improve our wellbeing, and hence new beginnings! However, the actual news reels in the first weeks of January have already been dominated with wildfires...
Blog: The Audacity of Justice
Growing up, I often remember my grandmother reaching into her pocket and handing me one peso to buy a treat. But before she handed it over, she would say, "You can only use 80 cents of that. Ten cents you have to save, and ten cents you have to give away." The concept...
Report: Analysis of Philanthropic Capital Flow and Relevant Social Outcomes
Definity Foundation is thrilled to announce the release of our research report, Analysis of Philanthropic Capital Flow and Relevant Social Outcomes, created in collaboration with Data for Good Waterloo Region! This report highlights philanthropic activity across...
Announcement – New Board Chair
The Definity Insurance Foundation is thrilled to announce Justin Wiebe as the newly elected Chair of Board of Directors. Justin is a Métis citizen from Saskatoon in Treaty 6 and Métis Territory. He is passionate about rethinking philanthropy, systems change, and...
Partnership announcement – Trinity Centres Foundation
The Trinity Centres Foundation (Relèven) and the Definity Insurance Foundation are thrilled to announce a new partnership to support the development and operations of the Relèven Transition Fund. Read more INNOVATIVE SOCIAL FINANCE TO REPURPOSE FAITH-BASED PROPERTIES...
2023 Annual Report
Read about the Definity Foundation's continued journey as a philanthropic organization in our 2023 Annual Report: Community at the Core, Driven by Justice, Integrity through Action
Partnership announcement – EntrepreNorth
EntrepreNorth and the Definity Insurance Foundation announce a new partnership rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems
New report: Spending pathways for foundations
In November 2023, the Definity Insurance Foundation commissioned a report from The Philanthropist Journal to understand the various spending pathways for foundations. These pathways include continuing in perpetuity, limited life or spending down, and a spectrum of...
Our Funding Priorities
Definity Foundation works with charitable partners across Canada to advance community-led solutions that further climate, health, and socio-economic justice