GREY BIRCH FOUNDATION

What GREY BIRCH FOUNDATION does

Grey Birch Foundation is a Canadian private foundation established in 2014 and headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The foundation provides grant funding to registered Canadian charities whose programs support women and girls across three stated priority areas: education, violence prevention, and poverty reduction. Its mission is to enable women and girls to build life and career skills, self-esteem, and confidence that lead to economic stability and broader opportunity. The foundation works with both small and large registered Canadian charities and explicitly values long-term relationships with its grant partners.

The foundation's active portfolio includes approximately ten grant recipients spanning youth mentoring (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Regina and Area; Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland), STEM education for girls (Engineers of Tomorrow; Macaulay Centres for Children via the Girls Code program), housing and wraparound services for women and gender-diverse individuals (BGC Prince County; YWCA Hamilton), healthcare research and survivor support (Women's College Hospital's Anti-Sex Trafficking program; SOAR), teen parent education (Terra Centre for Teen Parents), and financial literacy for low-income women (United Way of Alberta Capital Region). Grant proposals are submitted through the foundation's website (greybirchfdn.ca) and evaluated against the three priority pillars.

As a private foundation, Grey Birch generates income from its endowment and investments and does not sell products or services. Financial figures, endowment size, grant amounts, governance/board composition, and headcount are not publicly disclosed in available sources. The foundation is currently pausing acceptance of new grant applications for 2026 with stated plans to resume for 2027. No parent entity, subsidiaries, acquisitions, leadership changes, or AI/technology initiatives are documented.

Name

GREY BIRCH FOUNDATION

Legal name

Grey Birch Foundation

Website

https://greybirchfdn.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Grey Birch Foundation is a Canadian private foundation established in 2014 that awards grants to registered Canadian charities supporting women and girls through education, violence prevention, and poverty reduction programs.

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Philanthropic Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

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Services-Social Services (8300)

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Private Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

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Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

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Education Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Private foundation grants
• Charitable grant funding
• Women empowerment programs
• Violence prevention funding
• Education grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond Hill

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Endowment/Investment Income: Grey Birch Foundation is a private foundation established in 2014 that generates income through its endowment and investments. The foundation uses this income to award grants to Canadian charitable organizations that support women and girls through education, violence prevention, and poverty reduction programs.

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Core offering

Grey Birch Foundation is a private Canadian foundation established in 2014 that awards grants to registered Canadian charities. The foundation focuses its funding on three priority areas—education, violence prevention, and poverty reduction—targeting programs that empower women and girls across Canada to build life and career skills, self-esteem, and confidence.

Product overview

Grey Birch Foundation is a private foundation established in 2014 that provides grant funding to Canadian registered charities. The foundation operates three core grant programs focused on education, violence prevention, and poverty reduction, which support women and girls in building life and career skills, self-esteem, and confidence. The foundation does not offer a technology product but rather functions as a philanthropic grant-making organization.

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Products and services

• Grant Program - Education
• Grant Program - Violence Prevention
• Grant Program - Poverty Reduction

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BGC Prince CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014BGC Prince County in Summerside, PEI has been offering supportive programming to children, youth and families since 1963. Grey Birch Foundation funding supports 2 core programs of the LifeHouse Support Model: supporting women in areas such as financial literacy, goal setting, trauma recovery, employment readiness, and mental wellness; and offering women positive parenting strategies.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Regina and AreacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014For over 50 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Regina and Area have been making a positive difference in the lives of Regina's youth through mentoring programs. Grey Birch Foundation funding supports The C.A.M.P., a mentor-led summer program designed for female or gender non-conforming youth in grades 5-8.
• Big Sisters of B.C. Lower MainlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland enables life-changing mentoring relationships for young people facing adversity. Grey Birch Foundation funding assists with the My Voice, My Power! group mentorship initiative for girls and gender diverse youth in grades 4-7 for the 2025-26 school year.
• Engineers of TomorrowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Engineers of Tomorrow is powered by volunteers who inspire and deliver STEM outreach programming to kids. Since 2014, they have connected field engineers and STEM professionals with teachers and students. Grey Birch Foundation grant supports the Mentorship Program bringing together adult mentors with female university students.
• Macaulay Centres for ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Since 1932, Macaulay Centres for Children have provided licensed child care and tailored programs serving the northwest Toronto community. Grey Birch Foundation funding supports the after-school Girls Code program providing free after-school care and STEM education for girls in marginalized communities.
• SOAR - Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury Through ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014SOAR is the only organization in Canada solely dedicated to addressing brain injury from intimate partner violence. Grey Birch Foundation funding helps bring researchers, clinicians, community advocates and survivors together to review their work and develop an action plan for clinical priorities.
• Terra Centre for Teen ParentscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founded in the 1970's, Terra Centre helps pregnant teens develop self-reliance and skills to be successful parents. Grey Birch Foundation funding supports the Services for Educational Achievement Program, combining educational support at Braemar School with on-site childcare.
• United Way of Alberta Capital RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014United Way of Alberta Capital Region focuses on creating impactful, systemic change by empowering financial security and removing educational barriers. Grey Birch Foundation funding supports the Empower U - Building Confident Futures program in partnership with ATB Financial and nine community-based agencies.
• Women's College HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Women's College Hospital is the only fully ambulatory, academic healthcare institution in Canada with a mandate to improve health for women. Grey Birch Foundation supports the Anti-Sex Trafficking program to research and develop best practices for identification and care of survivors.
• YWCA HamiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014For more than 130 years, YWCA Hamilton has provided accessible services to women and gender diverse members of the community. Grey Birch Foundation funding helps sustain the Emergency Reproductive Care program providing critical reproductive health supports to unhoused and pregnant individuals.

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