MakeWay has a 20-year track record as home to hundreds of advised funds. Our fund partners include diverse individuals, families, foundations, and communities that want to access this powerful tool for philanthropy.
We seek partners who are excited to learn from community, who have the courage to share power, and who are active in their approach to social, environmental, and economic justice.
A DAF is a charitable giving vehicle that allows individuals, families, and organizations to make tax-deductible contributions to a fund, which MakeWay then manages. The Fund Advisor is the donor, who can recommend grants to CRA-registered charities and other qualified donees from the fund.
A CAF is a tool that is unique to MakeWay. Community partners set up a CAF, and donors contribute to the fund. The Fund Advisor is a community member who is arm’s length from the donor(s), and can recommend grants to specific CRA-registered organizations and other qualified donees.
Explore DAFs and CAFs at MakeWay (click through to view fund purpose and donate).
Note: funds accepting public donations are highlighted in green.
To increase transparency, all grants from DAFs and CAFs are posted quarterly to our grants listing including: grant amount grantee name, and grant purpose
444S Fund for the Environment
7th Generation Fund
Artemis and Petunia Fund
Bealight Fund
Burton Family Fund
Chaloult Wallace Fund
Chauvel Fund
Chosen Waters Fund
Christopher Robin Fund
CPAWS Nova Scotia Conservation Fund
Dark Horse Fund
David J. Sokol Endowment Fund
Division of UBC PM&R Fund
DLN Fund
Don Rubenstein Housing Fund
Dr. Bik May Wai & Dr. Chung Nin Lam Endowment Fund
Draimin-Haddon Endowment Fund
Elements Fund
Equinox Fund
Équiterre Fund
ESP Fund
GHD Foundation STEAM Horizons Fund
Harbinger Fund
House of Numst’ Fund
Illahie Fund
Jantzi Research Fund
Joel and Dana Solomon Fund
John Kenneth Galbraith Prize Endowment Fund
Jokabeca Foundation Fund
Jon Gates Foundation Fund
Kremen and Fineman Giving Fund
Kremen and Fineman Invested Giving Fund
MacGavin Fund
Nonprofit Centers Fund
OnePull Fund
Power of Giving Fund
Prescription for Change Canada Fund
Renewal Funds Charitable Giving Fund
Reverence for Life Legacy Fund
Rights of Canadian Nature Fund
Roses Fund
SHLF Endowment Fund
Social Innovation Conference Series
Terrevive Fund
Tlatsini Conservation Endowment Fund
Transformation Fund
Twin Island Protection Fund
V. Paul Lee Family Foundation
Valerie Elia Fund
Vancouver Bicycle Fund
Vancouver Tomorrow Fund
Vern’s Community Fund
Wilburforce Canadian Conservation Fund
*All of the below fund types can be advised by donors or communities.
Giving Fund | Invested Giving Fund | Impact Fund | |
|---|---|---|---|
Consider opening this type of fund if… | You are looking to make a high volume of donations in and grants out. | You are looking for a long-term investment with a financial return, making between 5 and 10 grants from the fund each year. | You are looking for a customizable impact investing solution. |
Time horizon | 1-2 years | 1-10 years | 5-10 years |
Minimum opening donation | $5,000 | $25,000 | $1 million |
Costs | Donations of less than $1,000: 6% of their value Donations of more than $1,000: 1.75% of their value | Prorated monthly: 1.75% on first $500,000 1% on the next $2 million 0.5% on the next $2.5 million + investment management fees | 1.75% annually based on the Fund balance + investment management fees |
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