Toronto
Nerd Nite Toronto Pi(e) Day Event
Par Lauren Shorser and Virve Aljas January 2025Dentonia Park Community Mural
Par Jessica Hein December 2024
Queer Muslim Network Ramadan 2025
Par Layale Bazzi November 2024
Hex Girlfriends: An Improvised Fantasy Podcast
Par Ella Merrett October 2024
PERIOD. Ontario's Packing Parties
Par Melody Cao September 2024Ghost Bike Memorials
Par Karen Ingham August 2024
REACH Pen Pal Program for Cultural Harmony
Par Gwim Philipp July 2024
Sensory Room for Special Education Students
Par Jennifer Montgomery June 2024
Art On Barton
Par Stephanie Avery May 2024
Text for Help - Newcomer Help Line
Par Rita Khamis and Dr. Charles Wambulwa April 2024Hack the 6ix 2024
Par Aadya Verma March 2024
Cornell Community Iftaar
Par Raeesah Sufi February 2024
Project Valentine
Par Project 5K January 2024
Stephen Leacock - ASD Student Athletics/Leadership
Par Adrian Bowers December 2023Human Nature Projects April Community Cleanup 2024
Par Srjia Das October 2023
The Sonar Podcast Network
Par Marianna Miniotis September 2023Ballerz United Academy
Par Keon Tatham August 2023
Adaptive Tennis for Neurodivergent Children
Par John Manning July 2023
Growing the Trans Power Soup Social
Par Alice Elizabeth Graham June 2023
Jour Vert
Par Eleanor Jimenez April 2015Walkable Planets
Par Jode Roberts April 2015
The Ouch! Package
Par Andrew Bacchus February 2015
HA Halbert Jr PS Community Garden and Kindy Yard
Par Nicole Miller August 2014
ArtBox
Par Genevieve Backus May 2014
LoveTO
Par Nikki Fotheringham March 2014
World's First Interactive Project Gallery by Kids
Par Andy Forest September 2013#teetertotter
Par Julian Michael Majewski May 2013
F-You: The Forgiveness Project
Par tara muldoon March 2013
Teen Legal Helpline
Par Matthew Boulos February 2013
LoveCRAFT T.O.
Par David Carey December 2012
Park Yourself Here
Par Andrew Chiu, Timothy Mitanidis, Marek Rudzinski September 2012
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY FOR TRINITY BELLEWOODS PARK
Par Bill Wrigley September 2012
The Complete Street Band
Par Justin Malecki August 2012
Toronto Bicycle Music Festival
Par James Davis August 2012
StopGap
Par Luke Anderson July 2012
The Love Lettering Project
Par Lindsay Zier-Vogel April 2012
Guerilla Gardening: perennial plants
Par Terry Aldebert March 2012Bellwood's Push Mower Society (BPMs)
Par Jason Yarwood January 2012
Flamin' Rainbows
Par Alex Leitch December 2011
Ikea Hack Installation
Par Chris DeLuca November 2011
ChocoSol's Off-grid Chocolate Factory Mini-mobile
Par Lorin Symington October 2011
Guerrilla fish taco stand
Par Derek Anderson September 2011
Carbon Capture Jewelry
Par Christopher Eli Wilmer August 2011
Attack of the 50-foot Rob Ford
Par Ryan Ringer June 2011
The Toronto Kiss Map
Par Chris Kay Fraser May 2011
Cardboard Fort Night!
Par Sherwin Tjia April 2011
The Mighty Wall of Tics
Par Kenneth Butland March 2011
Connect the T-Dots
Par Stephanie Avery February 2011
A Propos
Our next Awesome Foundation Toronto grant will be awarded in early February, 2025, covering applications from December and January.
The Awesome Foundation in Toronto
The Awesome Foundation is a group of people getting together and pooling their own money to make exciting, helpful projects happen in their community.
AF projects run the gamut from meeting the needs of our communities (such as the Teen Legal Helpline) to inspiring the creativity in every neighborhood in Toronto (like the Toronto Bicycle Music Festival)—or, like Guerilla Gardening with native plants, both at once.
Our goal is to serve the entire Greater Toronto Area—to fund projects as widespread and diverse in geography, in identity, in life situation as our city and region.
Let's make your project happen!
If you have an idea for an amazing, community-oriented project that $1000 would bring to reality, please apply! The application process is light and designed to be accessible to everyone.
We meet at the the start of each month to discuss grant applications for the previous month. If you have specific time needs or deadlines, it can be useful to mention that in your application for us to keep in mind as we review projects!
PS Want to help us make more Awesome, either as a dues-paying trustee or a volunteer helping with organization or marketing? Drop us a line, we'd love to chat!