The Ninth Line Foundation

The Ninth Line Foundation distributes grants to social justice organizations working across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. The foundation focuses on supporting groups that address systemic inequities, with particular attention to racial justice, Indigenous rights, and communities marginalized by policy and practice. Rather than operating programs directly, the foundation provides financial resources to grassroots and established nonprofits doing frontline work. The foundation prioritizes funding organizations led by and serving people from equity-seeking communities. Grants support both operational costs and specific projects, recognizing that sustainable social change requires stable funding for the people and infrastructure doing this work. The foundation operates with transparency about its own decision-making and works to reduce barriers that prevent smaller organizations from accessing philanthropic support.