FUNDING CRITERIA
Our funding priorities:
Who we fund:
We focus on small groups that have trouble securing funding from more traditional sources or are in a growth phase. Projects and organizations must be Ontario based. This includes:
*You do not need to be a legal entity to receive money from the Carrot Cache.
We do not fund:
Grants and Loans
Carrot Cache grants and loans are between $500 and $5000.
Secured Loans and Shares
Carrot Cache makes secured loans through Alterna Savings credit union and purchases non-voting shares in worker co-operatives and businesses. These can be for amounts between$5000 and $15,000 and requires an accompanying business plan summary.
regional food economies
local organic agriculture
community food strategies
worker co-operative
Farms
Small Businesses
Workers Cooperatives
Not-for-Profit Organizations
Community Groups*
Research and Advocacy
Media
Organizations that have received funding from Carrot Cache 3 or more times in the past
Organizations that currently receive money from family foundations, the United Way or government (including grants from the Trillium foundation)
Travel, individual education, HST, conferences and projects outside of Ontario
FUNDING CRITERIA
Our funding priorities:
local organic agriculture
community food strategies
worker co-operative
Who we fund:
We focus on small groups that have trouble securing funding from more traditional sources or are in a growth phase. Projects and organizations must be Ontario based. This includes:
Farms
Small Businesses
Workers Cooperatives
Not-for-Profit Organizations
Community Groups*
Research and Advocacy
Media
*You do not need to be a legal entity to receive money from the Carrot Cache.
We do not fund:
Organizations that have received funding from Carrot Cache 3 or more times in the past
Organizations that currently receive money from family foundations, the United Way or government (including grants from the Trillium foundation)
Grants and Loans
Carrot Cache grants and loans are between $500 and $5000.
Secured Loans and Shares
Carrot Cache makes secured loans through Alterna Savings credit union and purchases non-voting shares in worker co-operatives and businesses. These can be for amounts between$5000 and $15,000 and requires an accompanying business plan summary.