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2013 Annual Report Tides Canada’s mission is to provide uncommon solutions for the common good by leading and supporting actions that foster a healthy environment and just Canadian society. From the President & CEO 3 Funds 12 Grants & Activities 4 Financial Results 14 Projects 5 Leadership 18 Grant Recipients 6 Appendix 20 Donors 9 Cover photo: Walk for Reconciliation by Zack Embree 2 From the President & CEO Change doesn’t happen overnight. Change takes a bold vision, patience, and dedication – traits that are inherent in a changemaker. At Tides Canada, we are privileged to be part of a community of changemakers who share a common vision for a healthy environment and just Canadian society. Every day, we strive to advance this vision in the face of intractable challenges and the ever-changing environment in which we work. We are encouraged and emboldened by our collective progress – whether measured in inches, or in leaps and bounds. We are committed to advancing our mission in the most effective way and we are constantly evolving to respond to emerging social and environmental needs. In 2013, we examined the efficacy of our program and project efforts with the goal of focusing on how and where we can do our best work. I look forward to sharing the re-articulation of our core work this fall. The 2013 year was also marked by some important milestones: • Through our shared administrative platform, we welcomed five new projects to the Tides Canada family – Access Our Medicine, Arctic Funders Group, Diasporic Genius, Project Neutral, and the School for Social Entrepreneurs Ontario. • Two new associates – Julie Price and Steve Ellis – joined our team to support the expansion of our project and program work in food and in the Canadian North, respectively. • We marked the “Year of Reconciliation” building new relationships among Aboriginal and all Canadian peoples by collaborating on the work of Reconciliation Canada, which included a historic walk of 70,000 people through the heart of downtown Vancouver. The steadfast expressions of support we continue to receive from Tides Canada donors, partners, and friends are uplifting reminders of the community of changemakers we proudly serve, and with whom we hold a shared vision for a better Canada. Thank you for your trust in us. We look forward to what’s ahead and working with you to effect positive and lasting change in support of a healthy, vibrant, and prosperous Canada. Ross McMillan President & CEO 3 Grants & Activities Tides Canada comprises two associated organizations. Tides Canada Foundation is a public foundation that makes grants and carries out program activities supporting social justice and the environment. Tides Canada Initiatives Society is an operating charity with nearly 40 in-house projects. We also collaborate with third parties who help us achieve our mission. Arts and Culture (1%) $ 320,541 Health (2%) $ 386,592 International Development (2%) $ 489,883 Food (4%) $ 946,295 Forests (5%) Oceans and Freshwater (25%) $ 1,224,409 $ 5,984,200 Climate and Energy (6%) $ 1,335,425 TOTAL* $ 23,563,081 Leadership Development and Capacity Building (13%) $ 3,177,293 Social Inclusion Environment (General) (16%) and Civic Engagement (25%) $ 3,776,717 $ 5,921,726 * Total grants, programmatic activities, collaborations, and project expenditures in 2013. Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding. View more details, purposes, and amounts in the appendix. 4 Tides Canada Projects Tides Canada houses a shared administrative platform that powers a range of social change projects and collaborations across Canada. Because many projects access a common base of expertise without the administrative burden of setting up individual organizations, the charitable sector benefits from more time and money directed to mission and impact. In 2013, Tides Canada welcomed five new projects to its shared platform. The platform supports projects across seven social and environmental focus areas. Social Inclusion and Leadership Development and Civic Engagement Capacity Building Access Our Medicine Initiative* Arctic Funders Group* AIDS-Free World Canada The Base ArtBridges Centre for City Ecology ArtReach Give Green Canada Diasporic Genius* Inner Activist East Scarborough Storefront Reel Youth Frontline Partners with Youth Network** School for Social Entrepreneurs Halifax Initiative Ontario (SSEO)* Jane’s Walk The Writers’ Exchange Scarborough Access Centre Social Venture Partners Toronto Toronto Park People** Environment (General) Urban Youth Riding Project Headwaters Initiative Project Island Conservation Canada Organizing for Change Oceans and Freshwater Rivers Without Borders B.C. Marine Conservation Analysis** Canadian Freshwater Alliance Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW) Food Marine Planning Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP) Canadian Biotechnology Oceans Initiative Marine Action Network (CBAN) Wilderness Project** Farms at Work Pacific Wild Initiative Not Far From The Tree Sustain Ontario Climate and Energy Canadian Youth Climate Coalition** Forests Clean Energy Canada Rainforest Solutions Project Project Neutral* Reduce the Juice** * New projects in 2013. ** Projects active in 2013, but now closed. View the current list of Tides Canada projects here: http://tidescanada.org/projects/ 5 Grant Recipients In 2013, more than 250 organizations across Canada received support from Tides Canada and its community of donors to further our mission of a healthy environment and just Canadian society. Adopt-A-Dog Save-A-Life Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada Aga Khan Foundation Canada Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca Alma Children’s Education Foundation Crow’s Theatre The Anglican Parish of Christ Church Elbow Park Cultivate Canada Society ArtsCan Circle Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education Ashoka Canada David Suzuki Foundation Association for the Children of Mozambique DI Foundation Baker Creek Enhancement Society Dignitas International Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Doctors Without Borders Canada BC Spaces for Nature Society Dying With Dignity Canada Biosphere Conservation Foundation Earthroots Fund Bird Studies Canada Ecojustice Britannia Support Society Ecology Action Centre Bududa Canada Foundation Ecosource Mississauga Bulkley Valley Research Centre Ecotrust Canada Calgary Centre for Global Community Elliott Heights Baptist Church Calgary Public Library Foundation Engineers Without Borders Canada Calgary Zoo English-Montreal School Board - Westmount Park Elementary School Canadian Association for Aviation and Space in Israel Ensemble Caprice Canadian Centre for International Justice Environmental Defence Canada Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Environmental Mining Education Foundation Canadian Children’s Shelter of Hope Foundation Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance Équiterre Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law Evergreen Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Face the Future Foundation Canadian Journalism Foundation Farm Radio International The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation FarmFolk CityFolk Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Fatal Light Awareness Program Canadian Red Cross First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun Canadian Stem Cell Foundation Flemingdon Health Centre Canadian Women’s Foundation Food4Kids Canadian Yachting Association Foodshare Toronto The Canary Research Institute for Mining, Environment and Health Fraser Academy Association Capacity Waterloo Region Fraser Riverkeeper Society Catalyst Centre Popular Education Foundation (CCPEF) Freshwater Future Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation (CAWST) Friends of Cortes Island Society Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Galiano Conservancy Association Chester Art Centre George Brown College Foundation Chester Municipal Heritage Society Georgia Strait Alliance CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation Gitanyow Huwilp Society Christie Lake Kids Gitga’at First Nation The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Association City of Victoria - Department of Sustainability The Glassco Foundation Conservation Council of New Brunswick The Global Youth Education Network Society (genius) Cortes Community Health Association Green Learning Canada Foundation Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society Green Thumbs Growing Kids The Couchiching Conservancy Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church 6 Grant Recipients Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society Nunatsiavut Government Gur Mandir Temple Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance Gwich’in Tribal Council The Olive Branch for Children Haida Gwaii Tluu Olive Branch Playground Builders Foundation Hanne Howard Fund Ontario Rett Syndrome Association Heiltsuk First Nation Ottawa Food Bank Help Lesotho Our Health Centre Association Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Canada The Pace Child and Family Society Hot Docs Pacific Foundation for Understanding Nature Humanitarian Coalition Pacific Salmon Foundation Humewood House Association Parent Education Network Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society Pathways to Education Canada Inter Pares Peace it Together Conflict Transformation Society International Federation on Ageing Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education International Humanitarian Society The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation International Institute for Child Rights and Development Pine River Foundation Kawartha Land Trust PLAN Institute
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