The REALTORS Care Foundation supports shelter-related charities in Ontario. Shelter is defined as a refuge, haven or protection that provides or improves quality of life from hunger, the elements, physical/psychological abuse, disabilities and illness. Grant Application Guidelines Please read carefully before sending in your application to the REALTORS Care Foundation. Incomplete forms will be returned.

1. A grant request will be looked upon more favourably if the local Real Estate Board and/or its members are involved with the charity.
2. The application deadline is September 30th and decisions are made in the fall of each year.
3. Your application must have a letter from the local Real Estate Board President stating that they endorse your charitable work in their community.
4. The Board of Governors of the REALTORS Care Foundation will consider a request for emergency disaster relief funding at the time of the application.

Grant requests for the following are not accepted:

1. Budget Deficits
2. Fundraising Events
3. Endowments
4. Theatre or performing arts groups
5. Private foundations
6. Service or fraternal clubs
7. Agencies/Organizations which raise funds for distribution to other community organizations
8. Third Party organization fundraising on behalf of a shelter related charity

The REALTORS Care Foundation receives submissions from a large number of organizations each year and the available income permits it to assist only a portion of these. An unfavourable decision from the Foundation in no way reflects the quality of the organization making the request. We thank you for considering the REALTORS Care Foundation to help support your cause.

Please address all correspondence to:

REALTORS Care Foundation
99 Duncan Mill Road
Don Mills, ON
M3B 1Z2

(416) 445-9910  ext. 377
E-mail:  realtorscarefoundation@orea.com

Click here to download the 2011 grant guideline & application