Charis Foundation
We assist people and organizations to fulfill their God inspired vision.

As a granting foundation, we look for partners that align with our vision, mission and guiding principles so that together we can bring hope and healing to the world. Since 1995, we’ve supported work in 87 countries through 1,415 grants.

Vision & Mission

Vision

To see the love of Jesus bring hope and healing to our world.

Mission

To identify, resource and build relationships with Canadian charities that bring hope and healing to the world in the name of Jesus.

Guiding Principles

These guiding principles help determine what we do and with whom.

Supporting for the LONG-TERM

Committing to generational impact & holistic change

Developing LOCAL LEADERS

Intentionally developing & deploying local leaders

Pointing to JESUS

Good works are connected to the Good News

Working in COLLABORATION

Partnering with peers to learn, share resources & work together

Growing SUSTAINABILITY

Moving towards financial independence & leadership stability

Daring to INNOVATE

Cultivating creative, strategic & entrepreneurial ventures 

MULTIPLYING Impact

Projects have potential to build momentum, catalyze growth & scale to new contexts

Partnering with the GLOBAL CHURCH

Strengthening, encouraging & partnering with the global church

Funding is SIGNIFICANT

A Charis grant is meaningfully substantial, needed & not easily found elsewhere

“Those who need money and those who can give money meet on the common ground of God’s love. When this happens, we can indeed say with Paul, ‘There is a new creation!’ Where there is a new creation in Christ, there the kingdom of God is made manifest to the world.”
Henri Nouwen, A Spirituality of Fundraising

It is our honour and joy to steward the resources God has entrusted to us for his glory and the health of his creation. Our challenge is to discern where God is calling us to invest spiritually, relationally and financially. When we grant to an organization, we enter into a unique relationship requiring careful attention and regular contact.

Our grant recipients consist of registered Canadian charities that seek to bring hope and healing to the world in Jesus’ name. It is not lost on us that these organizations do all the heavy lifting. They are on the ground and we are behind the scenes. Our role is to encourage, equip and pray for those who are on the front lines with the spiritually, economically and socially poor.