Program Funding

Applications are currently CLOSED

Need funding?

VOCM Cares Foundation provides program funding to local charities with a focus on strengthening communities in Newfoundland and Labrador in the areas of health, education, and safety.

While we do receive many deserving applicants, we are only able to support a portion. The primary reason for funding refusal is the amount of funds we have available.

To be placed on an email list to receive notifications, please contact vocmcares@vocm.com

**Please note: The wait time for approved applicants to re-apply is now based on the amount of previously approved funding. See the funding guidelines below for more information.

Looking to apply?

Click apply below and fill out the application form. Tell us how your organization cares and how we can help you make an impact in the community. **Please note, the application form is not save enabled. We recommend you save your responses in a word file or similar document while working on the application.

2026 Approvals so far

James Hornell Boys & Girls Club
McShreffrey Resource Centre
Planned Parenthood NL Sexual Health Centre
Autism Soceiety of NL
Burin Peninsula Ground Search and Rescue
KidSport NL
Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company

Scouts Canada Baccalieu Explorers
Spaniards Bay Recreation Commission
SPCA Baccalieu Trail
Roots of Resilience
St John's Womens Centre
The Arts and Aging Network

2025 Approvals

Agriculture in the Classroom
Bridges to Hope
Dolly Partons Imagination Library Gander
St. Patricks Mercy Home
Bay of Islands Search and Rescue
Boys & Girls Club of St Anthony
SPCA St. John's
Home Again Furniture Bank
Community Centre Alliance
Exploits Valley YMCA
Lady Cove Choir

Chabad of Newfoundland Inc
Point May 50+ Club
Smallwood Crescent Community Centre
Activities for Healthy Living Seniors
Kidney Foundation of Canada, Atlantic Branch
Virginia Park Community Centre
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Sharing Our Cultures
Community Food Sharing Association
Thrive CYN Centreville
Vera Perlin Society

2024 Approvals

Association for New Canadians
Candlelighters Association NL
Canadian Cancer Society
Community Sector Council
Kids Eat Smart NL
Lewisporte and Area 50+ Club
Special Olympics
Town of Coachmans Cove Seniors Programs
Westport 50+ Club
WestportYMCA Northeast Avalon 50+ Club

BGC Botwood
CNIB Newfoundland and Labrador
Eating Disorder Foundation NL
Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation
MacDonald Drive Junior High Community Garden
Rabbittown Community Centre
Schizophrenia Society
Roots of Empathy
O’Brien Farm Foundation
Alzheimer Society of NL

Boys and Girls Club St.John’s
Bowring Park Foundation
Canadian Red Cross
Environmental Education Commission
NL Symphony Orchestra
The Pottle Centre

2023 Approvals

Agriculture in the Classroom
Buckmaster’s Circle Community Centre
CNIB
Easter Seals NL
NL Down Syndrome Society
Opera on the Avalon
REAL Program
St. John’s Petty Harbour Aquarium
Vera Perlin Society
Youth 2000 Centre

Arthritis Society Atlantic
Boys and Girls Club Bell Island
Boys and Girls Club St. John’s
Community Centre Alliance
Friendly Fifty Plus Club
Geraldine Rubia Centre
James Hornell Boys and Girls Club
Parkinson Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Anglican Homes Inc.
Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada

Grenfell Foundation Inc.
Health Care Foundation
Public Legal Information Association NL
Sharing our Cultures
St. Patrick’s Mercy Home Foundation
Vine Place Community Centre
Active Living for Older Adults
Diabetes Canada, Camp Douwanna
Shallaway Youth Choir

2022 Approvals

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Canadian Council for the Blind – EA Baker Chapter
Community Sector Council
The Gathering Place
Grenfell Foundation
Kids Help Phone
Planned Parenthood
Rabbittown Community Centre
Rovers Search and Rescue Inc.

The Murphy Centre
Stella’s Circle
YMCA of NL
Manuels River
Arthritis Society NL
Empower – The Disability Resource Centre
Autism Society, NL (Atlantic)
Eating Disorder Foundation of NL

2021 Approvals

Grand Falls Windsor Community Kitchen
Roots of Empathy
St. John’s Status of Women Council
Kidney Foundation
BGC NL
MacMorran Community Centre
Town of Lawn

Chamberlain Park Action Committee
CNIB NL
Candlelighters Association
Agriculture in the Classroom NL
Community Centre Alliance
Diabetes Canada
Easter Seals NL

NL Brain Injury Association
Single Parent Association
Buckmasters Circle
Canadian Red Cross
Lionel Kelland Hospice
NL Foster Families Bursary
Crisis Support Line Training

2020 Approvals

2019 Approvals

Agnes Pratt Home Foundation
Boys and Girls Club St. John’s
Easter Seals NL
Kidney Foundation
MacMorran Community Centre
NL Association for Community Living
Dr. H Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre
Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Candlelighters NL
Diabetes Canada – NL
Hope Air
Manuels River Nature Heritage Society
Public Legal Information Association NL
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association NL
Kids Help Phone
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
NLACL – Association for Community Living

Memorial University of NL Botanical Garden
Arthritis Society NL
Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation
Girl Guides Canada – NL
Kids Eat Smart
NL Foster Families
Home Again Furniture Bank
Gathering Place
NL Sexual Assault and Crisis Prevention Centre

2018 Approvals

Camp Ohana
Diabetes Canada NL
Roots of Empathy
The Candle Lighters Association
The Pottle Centre
The Vera Perlin Society
Buckmasters Circle Community Centre

Community Centre Alliance
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
Prostate Cancer Canada – Atlantic Region
Planned Parenthood
Thrive NL
Neighborhood Dance Works

Application Form

Applicant Information

Please provide the requested information in the space provided. If necessary, attach additional information to this form.

Name of Organization(Required)

First

Charitable Registration Number(Required)

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Contact Name

Phone

Email(Required)

Website

Please make a selection(Required)

New applicant

Applied for funding within the last 24 months

Other

Project/Program Description

Please provide the requested information. If necessary, attach additional information to this form.

Name of Project/Program

Amount Requested from VOCM Cares Foundation

Project/Program Duration - Start Date

Project/Program Duration - End Date

Objective(s) of project/program (measurable outcomes)

How will project/program be evaluated? What method(s) will be used to measure effectiveness?

Are there plans to continue this project/program? Explain.

Community Priority / Planning

Why is this project/program a priority in the community?

Will the project/program demonstrate a new or unique approach in the community? Explain.

Does a similar project/program exist in your community? If so, please identify and state why your organization is involved in a similar initiative.

Is the issue/condition that will be addressed by your project/program a new, emerging or long-standing issues?

How many people does the issue / condition affect?

Will other community organization be involved with this project? If so, please list name and type of involvement.

Are there other funding partners? Private sector, foundations, and/or government? Please list all including pending requests, and request amounts.

How do you plan to acknowledge support from the VOCM Cares Foundation?

Project/Program Budget (Expenses/Revenues). Please attach detailed budget related to the project/program including in-kind donations/services and contributor

Max. file size: 25 MB.

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Funding Report

In order for the Foundation to effectively evaluate our giving and the impact made within the community, successful applicants are required to submit a final report detailing outcomes of the funded program.

Reports are due one month after the exact end date of the program, or a year after funding approval confirmation, whichever occurs first.

Please submit the report in full. If you have questions or need assistance with completing the form, please contact us at vocmcares@vocm.com

Organization Name(Required)

Charitable Registration Number(Required)

Contact Name and Title(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Program/Project Name(Required)

Funding Approval Date - As per letter confirmation(Required)

Report Type - Select One(Required)

Final Report

Interim Report (Multi-Year Funding Only)

Did you meet the project/program goals and objectives? Explain

Were there unexpected outcomes? Did they contribute to the success of the project/program?

Please provide a few highlights of your program/project. What impact was made in the community?

Do you intend to continue this project/program? If so, how will the project/program be funded?

Please outline any recognition of VOCM Cares Foundation with respect to the project/program funding.

Please provide approved testimonial(s) of the impact of the project/program. Testimonials can be from program recipients and/or supporters.

Please attach a final financial report of your program/project budget. Include both projected and actual figures.

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