OUR PRIORITY AREAS

The Solcz Family Foundation’s primary concern is children, youth, and families.

The Foundation first and foremost supports charities that are engaging in work that is aimed at, or working toward, solving the root causes of  issues or gaps in the Windsor-Essex community affecting children, youth and families. 

The first step to tackling any issue or gap in our community begins with education. We believes that with more education, or access to education, many root causes of issues or gaps in our community can be resolved over time, or at minimum, can help raise awareness for the greater community. 

The Solcz Family Foundation has six priority areas that have evolved over time to meet the needs of our community:

FAMILY VIOLENCE

FOOD SECURITY

POVERTY &
HOMELESSNESS

ACCESSIBILITY

HEALTHCARE & MENTAL WELLNESS

SUBSTANCE USE & 
ADDICTIONS

ELIGIBILITY

Please review the following eligibility guidelines prior to submitting a funding proposal to the Foundation. After reviewing these guidelines should you still have questions regarding eligibility, please contact the Foundation via the contact form.

  • Applicant organizations must be a registered charity.
  • Grant requests must be submitted through the Foundation’s online application portal. 
  • Applicants must be in operation for at least one (1) year at the time of proposal submission.
  • Applicant organizations need not be located in the Windsor-Essex region, but the grant request must support the Windsor-Essex community.
  • Applicant organizations must maintain insurance.
  • Only one proposal submission is permitted per organization per grant cycle.
  • At this time grant requests are for a maximum of one year in length.
  • Funding proposals must be for either:
    1. A new project/program,
    2. or a new or expanded element of an on-going project/program.

What We Support

  • NEW projects and programs
  • NEW or EXPANDED elements of on-going projects and programs
  • preference is given to projects and programs that provide high impact and strategic solutions to solve important community issues 
  • projects and programs that benefit the Windsor-Essex community
  • projects and programs that focus on the welfare of children, youth and families aligning with at least one of the Foundation’s priority areas
  • projects and programs that demonstrate a need
  • projects and programs that improve lives
  • at this time we are only considering funding requests for a one-year period

*** Meeting the Foundation’s eligibility requirements/funding specifications does not in any way guarantee that the applicant organization will be invited to submit an application or be awarded a grant.

What We Don’t Support

  • Individuals or for-profit entities
  • General fundraising requests, including event sponsorships and tickets
  • Political activities and events
  • Scholarships
  • Operating deficits and payment of loans
  • Grant requests that include expenditures that have already been incurred for the project/program
  • Organizations that have not fulfilled the terms of previous grants, or who still have a grant on-going with the Solcz Family Foundation
  • Organizations that do not have the capacity to carry-out the proposed project/program, or who have a history of inability to fulfill grant obligations
  • Continued support for projects/programs in which the charitiy has not demonstrated a willingness or desire to self-sustain the project/program