Canada Cultural Investment Fund

The Canada Cultural Investment Fund encourages private sector investment, partnership and sound business practices to help arts organizations be better rooted and recognized in their communities. Ultimately, the CCIF helps to create an environment in which Canadians value and invest in arts organizations.

You can consult the Evaluation of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund Program 2018-19 to 2023-24.

Endowment Incentives component

The Endowment Incentives component encourages arts organizations to build new revenue streams. Canadians are encouraged to support the arts by providing donations to professional arts organization's endowment fund. The government provides a funding incentive for these donations.

Since its inception in 2001, and including recommendations for 2025-2026, the Endowment Incentives component has provided a total of $400 million in matching grants, leveraging private sector donations of $574 million, for a total of $974 million invested in 107 public charitable foundations and benefitting the long-term financial health of 317 professional arts organizations across Canada.

Read more about who can apply for funding from the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund.