The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada

What The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada does

The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada is a Canadian registered charity established in 2020 through the National Sixties Scoop Settlement, seeded with a $50 million endowment to accompany Sixties Scoop Survivors—Indigenous individuals removed from their families during the roughly 1950s-1980s period—and their descendants along a healing journey. The Foundation serves Inuit, First Nations, and Métis Survivors, both status and non-status, across every region of Canada and beyond, and is governed by a Survivor-led volunteer Board of Directors independent of government. Its mission is delivered through six programmatic pillars: cultural reclamation, reunification, holistic wellness, advocacy, commemoration, and educational initiatives.

The Foundation's core "products" are its annual grant program (now in its sixth cycle) and the Intermediate Agreement Program launched for 2026, which enables non-charitable Indigenous organizations to access funding via qualified donee partnerships. In 2025, it deployed $2,586,173 across 18 grant recipients spanning friendship centres, wellness centres, health societies, educational institutions, national NGOs, and arts organizations. It does not develop proprietary technology; its operating infrastructure is a bilingual (English/French) website, email newsletter, social media presence, and event-driven community engagement including the Annual General Meeting, Annual Colloquium (co-hosted with Library and Archives Canada and the University of Manitoba), and National Blanket Ceremony Day commemorations.

Its business model is foundation grant-making, not commercial revenue generation. The Foundation distributes settlement capital to Indigenous-led organizations that deliver direct programs to Survivors; it accepts no customer-facing pricing, has no subscription or licensing revenue, and does not monetize Survivor data. Distribution is through the annual two-stage grant cycle (Letter of Intent followed by Full Application), a growing partner ecosystem, and public-facing commemorative and educational initiatives. The Foundation is headquartered (or listed) at 137 Church Street, Toronto, though staff appear to operate remotely across Canada.

Name

The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada

Legal name

The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada

Website

https://sixtiesscoophealingfoundation.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada is a Survivor-led Canadian registered charity, established in 2020 with a $50M settlement endowment, that funds Indigenous-led organizations delivering cultural reclamation, wellness, reunification, advocacy, commemoration, and education programs to Sixties Scoop Survivors and their descendants across Canada.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation / Indigenous Healing Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Indigenous healing programs
• Grant-making foundation
• Cultural reclamation services
• Survivor-led charity
• Holistic wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saskatoon

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grant Making from Settlement Fund: The Foundation was established with an initial fund of $50 million from the National Sixties Scoop Settlement. The Foundation distributes this capital through annual grant programs to Indigenous-led organizations serving Sixties Scoop Survivors, their families, and descendants. The Foundation is a Canadian registered charity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Foundation operates an Annual Grant Program that distributes funding from a $50 million settlement endowment to Indigenous-led organizations with charitable status, supporting health, healing, and wellness of Sixties Scoop Survivors and their descendants. It complements this with an Intermediate Agreement Program that allows non-qualified donees to participate via registered-charity sponsors. Through these mechanisms, the Foundation funds cultural reclamation, reunification, holistic wellness, advocacy, commemoration, and educational programs delivered by partner organizations across Canada.

Product overview

The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada is a single-purpose charitable organization established through the National Sixties Scoop Settlement with an initial fund of $50 million. The Foundation offers a portfolio of services centered on its Annual Grant Program and Intermediate Agreement Program, through which it funds Indigenous-led community organizations to deliver healing, cultural reclamation, wellness, reunification, educational, and commemoration programs. The organization's core offering is its granting infrastructure that distributes funds to Survivors and funds partner organizations that deliver direct services to Survivors and their families across Canada.

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Products and services

• Annual Grant Program Annual competitive granting program that makes direct investments in the health, healing, and wellness of Sixties Scoop Survivors, their families, and descendants, prioritizing Indigenous-led organizations with charitable status and fostering collaboration with organizations serving Survivors.
• Intermediate Agreement Program Mechanism that pairs non-qualified donees (non-charitable organizations) with registered charities (qualified donees) through a Foundation-developed intermediary agreement, enabling them to access grant funding and carry out projects aligned with the Foundation's charitable purposes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 organizations received $2,586,173 in 2025 grant funding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bigstone Community Health SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient implementing Sixties Scoop Survivors and Family Healing Initiative ($235,000). Direct investment in health, healing and wellness of Survivors and families.
• Brandon Friendship CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient implementing Reconnections to OUR Culture program ($214,260). Cultural reclamation and community healing initiative.
• Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry SocietiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Making the Link: Finding and Supporting Federally Sentenced Sixties Scoop Survivors ($220,000). Justice system support initiative.
• Indigenous Wellness Training SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Indigenous Wellness Cultural Wisdom Exchange ($132,500 partnership with Canadian Disability Resource Society).
• Centre for International Sustainable Development LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Voices of Future Generations Children's Initiative ($231,055 partnership with Voices of Future Generations Children's Initiative). Supporting Indigenous child authors and illustrators.
• Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:kecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Tetewá:neren: We are all connected cultural healing program ($200,000). Holistic health services for Indigenous people in Montreal.
• Legacy of Hope FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Full Circle: Return to Culture, Healing, Thriving & Prosperity ($130,729). Cultural revitalization and long-term wellness support.
• Nenqayni Wellness CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Nenqayni Cultural Wellness Week ($242,650). Cultural wellness programming for Indigenous youth and families in British Columbia.
• University of ReginacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Healing on the Land with Horses program ($184,844). Partnership with HMS Learning Through Equine and Nanatawihowikamik Healing Lodge.
• The Evermore CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Kin Keepers: Honoring Those Who Hold the Family Together ($26,814). Kinship caregiver support program.
• Hull ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Grass Roots Sixties Scoop Healing Our Spirit Walk ($10,000). Intergenerational knowledge sharing and community-led healing.
• Volcano TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 20252025 grant recipient for Waiting for Godot; Inuktitut theatrical production ($88,000). Cultural and artistic programming.
• Library and Archives CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Collaborative partner for the Annual National Sixties Scoop Archive Colloquium, bringing together Survivors, Elders, scholars, and archivists.
• University of ManitobacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Collaborative partner for the Annual National Sixties Scoop Archive Colloquium.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: National representational organization for Inuit in Canada, advocating for Inuit rights, wellness, and cultural preservation. Comparable in serving Inuit Survivors and descendants.
• Native Women's Association of Canada: National Indigenous women's organization advocating for Indigenous women, girls, and families. Comparable in Indigenous advocacy and Survivor-serving mission.
• Indspire: Canada's largest Indigenous-led charity, funding Indigenous education through scholarships, bursaries, and programs. Comparable as a large Indigenous-focused grantmaking and scholarship foundation.
• Vancouver Foundation: Canada's largest community foundation, distributing grants across British Columbia and Canada. Comparable in grantmaking scale, community-focused mission, and foundation governance.
• Toronto Foundation: One of Canada's largest community foundations distributing grants across diverse community needs. Comparable as a Canadian grantmaking foundation with similar governance and payout structures.

Direct peers

• Legacy of Hope Foundation: Indigenous-led charitable organization focused on healing and awareness of the legacy of Indian Residential Schools through Survivor-driven programming. A current NSSHF grantee and operational peer.
• First Nations Child and Family Caring Society: Indigenous-led organization advocating for culturally based equity for First Nations children and families, including child welfare reform. Directly comparable in advocacy-driven Indigenous child welfare mission.
• Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Canadian Indigenous-focused healing foundation (now closed) with a parallel mandate of funding community-based healing programs for residential school Survivors. Most directly comparable model as a settlement-derived, grantmaking vehicle for Indigenous healing.

Others

• Canadian Red Cross: Major Canadian humanitarian organization operating national programs for vulnerable populations. Comparable in delivering national-scale programming and convening community partnerships, though not Indigenous-specific.

Regional players

• Indigo Foundation: Indigenous-led Australian foundation funding Indigenous community projects. Comparable internationally as an Indigenous-led grantmaking foundation, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles5 records

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