ECSF Round 2 Intermediary Agreement
Grants through the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), activated by Community
Foundations of Canada, can only be made to Qualified Donees (QD). Non-qualified donees
(NQD) should apply directly to the Canadian Red Cross. Alternatively, NQDs may indirectly
apply to CFC or a local community foundation by securing a “fiscal sponsorship” from a QD. A
fiscal sponsorship is when a QD agrees to take on a project as its own activity and engages a
NQD as an intermediary to carry out the project. This sponsorship should be made between
organizations with a mutual alignment of values and missions. If an application with a fiscal
sponsor secures a grant, payment will be made to the QD who will be responsible for disbursing
funds to the NQD.
For additional information, please visit the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
What is a Qualified Donee?
The following types of Qualified donees (defined by the CRA) are eligible for funding under this
program:
● Registered charities
● Registered Canadian amateur athletic associations
● Registered low-cost housing corporations for the aged
● Registered Municipalities or their housing, cultural and recreational agencies
● First Nations and other registered municipal or public bodies performing a function of
government in Canada
Confirmation of an intermediary between a Qualified Donee and
Non-Qualified Donee
In compliance with the recommendations of the CRA, this is to confirm:
Name of Qualified Donee __________________________
Address: ________________________________________
Name of contact:________________________________________
Position: ________________________________________
Qualified Donee registration #:__________________________________
Has entered into a formal written intermediary agreement with:
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