Canadian Yearly Meeting grants and funding currently available

Canadian Yearly Meeting offers financial assistance through grants and subsidies. These grants and subsidies aim to foster connection, learning, and growth, focusing on the unique context of Quaker faith and practice in Canada.

Please note that funding amounts, guidelines, and criteria may vary each year. Applicants must adhere to the specified guidelines and deadlines to ensure fair distribution.

Fee reduction to attend Annual Gathering 2026

Fee reduction for CYM 2026 Annual Gathering

In 2026, CYM will offer fee reductions to support participants at the Annual Gathering (CYM In Session) in July. To ensure equity and fairness for all applicants, please follow the application guidelines and deadlines below.

In reviewing applications, the Education and Outreach Committee will ensure that due diligence procedures are followed.

Please note: Applications submitted after the deadline of May 15 2026 will not be considered. There is limited funding available, which varies from year to year.

To apply for the fee reduction, fill out the form below.

Who can apply:

  • CYM members and regular attenders (including Young Friends) of Canadian Monthly Meetings, and isolated Canadian F/friends
  • Preference is given to families and individuals unable to attend without financial assistance

Amount per person:

Maximum: up to $500 per person

Application Deadline: May 15, 2026

General Requirements:

  • Demonstrate a partial financial contribution towards the costs (either personally and/or through the Monthly Meeting).
  • The set amount of the fee reduction will contribute towards the cost of accommodation and meals at the 2026 Annual Gathering.
  • CYM office will send an invoice for the final amount due once it is approved and you have filled out the registration for the Annual Gathering.
  • The application process will be assisted if you have a Minute of support from your Monthly Meeting, or a nomination from a Supporting Friend or Monthly Meeting Clerk who is able to confirm your eligibility for this fee reduction. If you are from a small worship group or an isolated Friend, please submit your application anyway, with a note explaining your situation. 


Educational Grant Guidelines 

The purpose of this grant is to support Friends and attenders to attend courses or workshops offered by recognized Quaker organizations to enhance their understanding of Quaker faith and practice, which would otherwise not be possible due to financial constraints. This grant is not intended to provide funding for attendance at an event.

Total available funds vary from year to year. 

Application Deadline: Apply at least 3 to 4 weeks before the start date of your course or workshop to allow time for processing.

Grant Limit per Person: Determined at the discretion of the Education and Outreach Committee up to a maximum of $500. 

Who Can Apply:

  • Canadian Quakers and regular attenders of Monthly Meetings.
  • Please note that tuition for personal study at a Quaker college or university is not eligible.

Requirements:

  • Course or workshop must be offered by CYM, or another recognized Quaker organization.
  • A brief statement (max. 100 words) detailing why you wish to attend.
  • Approved grants will only be disbursed upon submission of receipts within 60 days.
  • The application process will be assisted if you have a Minute of support from your Monthly Meeting, or a nomination from a Supporting Friend or Monthly Meeting Clerk who is able to confirm your eligibility for this grant. If you are from a small worship group or an isolated Friend, please submit your application anyway, with a note explaining your situation.


The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance for members of Friends meetings to follow leadings to travel in the ministry in ways that bridge Monthly Meetings and Worship Groups. “As a Society without a local paid teaching ministry, we rely on ourselves and each other to read and think and speak about “the things which are eternal.”1 Travelling Ministry to Monthly Meetings and worship groups provides opportunities for Friends to learn from one another. Open exchange builds understanding, respect, trust and love, and, with God’s help, renews awareness of the wider family of Friends. This grant is not intended to provide funding for attendance at an event.
1 From CYM’s Faith and Practice – 3.84. Beth Allen, Ground and Spring: Foundations of Quaker Discipleship, Swarthmore Lecture 2007 (London: Quaker Books, 2007), 102-103.

Total available funds vary from year to year. 

Grant Limit per Person: Determined at the discretion of the Education and Outreach Committee. 

Application Deadline: Apply at least 6 weeks before your start date to allow time for processing.

Who Can Apply:

  • Canadian Quakers and regular attenders of Monthly Meetings.

Requirements:

  • The travel purpose must align with CYM’s mandate: Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) of the Religious Society of Friends is the national body for Quakers in Canada. CYM provides a range of activities and programs that support the religious development of Quaker faith and practice and connections within the Quaker community in Canada.
  • A detailed proposal (max. 500 words) explaining the purpose of the travel, its objectives, and the anticipated benefits to the CYM Quaker community.
  • A minute of support from your Monthly Meeting or other relevant body (e.g., CYM’s Continuing Meeting for Ministry and Counsel).
  • A breakdown of the requested amount and its intended use (e.g., travel, accommodation, event fees).
  • Proof of partial financial contribution (personal or through the Monthly Meeting).
  • A post-travel report is required. This could be a 250-word written report, or a creative alternative such as a video or podcast.
  • The report should be shared on the CYM website and social media to raise awareness about the grant.
  • Approved grants will only be disbursed upon submission of receipts within 60 days.

Note: Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. The Education and Outreach Committee is committed to diligent review and fair distribution of grants. We look forward to supporting your growth and contributions to the Canadian Quaker community!


This fund, originally intended to “aid aged ministers,” is now interpreted as providing assistance to members of the Society of Friends who have rendered long and useful service to the Religious Society of Friends. Applications for the Joseph P. Rogers Fund should include the following documents:

  • A letter from the applicant describing the reason for the application, the amount of money requested, and a full financial statement indicating any other funds applied for or received.
  • A minute from the applicant’s Monthly Meeting indicating that a Clearness Committee or a Committee of Care has met with the applicant and that the Meeting supports the application to the CYM Trustees. In some emergency cases, the Trustees may not require this minute.

When considering applying, please note that depending on the nature of the request, T4As may be issued for grants over $500. This means the grant must be claimed as income in your tax return, and anticipated tax should be set aside.

Inquires and applications are submitted to the Clerk of CYM Trustees,

Monthly Meetings that want CYM ‘s financial assistance for capital improvements to Meetinghouses are expected to plan far enough ahead that they can be incorporated into CYM’s next year’s budget (e.g. grants approved in the fall of 2024 are for 2025). Monthly meetings are expected to budget internally for anticipated maintenance costs. In 2022, CYM’s Finance Committee anticipated that $40,000 would be a sustainable amount to allocate from the CYM General Fund for such improvements for the whole of CYM over a five-year period. Ontario Monthly Meetings are eligible to apply to Samuel Rogers Memorial Trust for such expenses.

Things to consider in the application:

  1. If the project is not dependent on getting a grant from CYM, if you have the resources to do the project, you may start the work ahead of receiving CYM’s decision.
  2. There is no formal application form as the projects are so varied. Finance Committee has found it best to explore the situation with appropriate questions for the specific project.
  3. Generally, the following is required:
    1. Information on the charitable status of your Monthly Meeting
    2. A description of the work to be done in a general way, for example, renovating the first-day school so it is soundproofed from the meeting room and not a bunch of technical specifications. Give some background and reasons for the work.
    3. The proposed timeline for the work.
    4. A description of how the work is to be done. If an architect, contractor, or plumber is to be used, what quotes have been received? Finance Committee prefers that there are at least two and, better yet, three quotes if the project is more than $5,000.
    5. The total expected cost for the project. If there is funding from other sources, and the amount the Monthly Meeting is asking CYM for.
    6. If the Monthly Meeting has the resources to do the project without CYM assistance, then provide an explanation for why they are applying for assistance.

Applications for meeting house renovations can be submitted to the General Secretary-Treasurer, who will review and then forward the request to Finance Committee for consideration. Requests for substantial amounts should be submitted in advance of the annual budget preparation in September for payment during the following year. The deadline for applications is September 30th.

CYM can only:

  1. send funds for approved grants once a copy of the receipts has been received by the CYM office; and
  2. disburse grant funds for the fiscal year in which the grant was approved.

Inquires and applications are submitted to the CYM General Secretary-Treasurer,

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