CHARITIES & SELECTION CRITERIA

• Charities' Selection Criteria
• Selected Charities List

CHARITIES SELECTION CRITERIA

The Foundation of the Parade of Nations, also known as FPON, is a volunteer organization operating in the City of Cornwall.

Under its "A Light in the Tunnel" Program, FPON’s mission is to promote acceptance and inclusion of developmentally challenged individuals of all ages and backgrounds and also to fund small local charities.

These particular small local charities are not covered under the umbrella of Government or large corporations (e.g., United Way). These small charities have to look elsewhere to find the funds to fulfill their mandate. The small charities as understood and described above will hereafter be referred as charities.

The FPON strives to engage more people in helping the less fortunate. This is accomplished by organizing fun activities, social events and a festival. The Foundation supports charities striving to break the cycle of poverty and relieve suffering.

The FPON supports charities working in the following areas:

1. Poverty and Homelessness (e.g. shelters, food & clothing banks
2. Crisis Intervention (e.g. abuse, depression/suicide and animal cruelty);
3. Affliction Management (e.g. support programs for people affected with a specific affliction, illnesses or disabilities);
4. Mentoring (e.g., programs working to refocus people’s lives in positive ways).
5. The main purpose of the FPON "A Light in the Tunnel " (ALITT) to help developmentally challenged individuals to obtain a greater independence.

The FPON seeks to support small “grass roots” charities where the funds will have the greatest impact. It’s a fact that in every charitable organization a portion of the charities’ resources must be allocated to fundraising. These charities use their limited funds for fundraising that may not accomplish the desired result and in fact resulting in a deficit. The FPON views its support as a means of permitting these charities to allocate more of their financial resources to helping people. Therefore, the charities that do not have a large portion of their annual funding secured on an ongoing basis are good candidates .

To qualify for the Foundation‘s funding, a charity must meet the following criteria:

1. The majority of people served by the charity must reside within Akwesasne, Cornwall and Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) areas.
2. The services provided by the charity must not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex or religion. This does not preclude the charity from being sponsored by a particular organization or religious group, so long as such sponsorship is not viewed as a restriction to its services.
3. Must have at least one year of operating track record.
4. Must not be receiving a significant portion of its annual funding from governments or corporations.

The FPON will not fund deficits nor support work in of the following areas:

1. research,
2. advocacy/lobbying,
3. public awareness campaigns,
4. environment; and
5. administration.

The charities selected will be required to provide assistance to a specific fundraising event in a manner to be determined by the Foundation. As stated, one of the Foundation’s goals is “Awareness” therefore, the selected charities will be required to staff a booth/table at a specific fundraising event and provide information about the charity for the event participants.

To be eligible for consideration, qualifying charities must provide the following information to the Foundation.

1. Most recent audited financial statements;
2. A budget for the coming year for the charity and for the designated programs if applicable;
3. A copy of the charity's mission statement;
4. Details of operations:
   1. A summary of targeted contributions, the number of other funding agencies and their actual contribution to the charity (e.g., numbers );
   2. A description of the purpose to which the Foundation’s donation would be used and why this specific donation is of importance to the charity;
   3. A schedule or breakdown of the charity’s sources of funding; and
   4. Any other information that will give the Foundation a greater understanding of the charity’s work .

To achieve the goal of greatest impact and to provide adequate exposure to charitable causes, the Foundation selects only a small number of charities to support.

The FPON provides funding on an annual basis. The Foundation does not solicit applications and charities seeking repeat funding must reapply annually.

1. Applications must be received in November and December for the following year.
2. Send application to: The Foundation of the Parade of Nations 1621 Joyce Street, Cornwall, Ontario K6J 1Y8
3. Applications are reviewed in January without prejudice or preference.
4. A maximum of three (3) charities are selected yearly.
5. Charities are notified of the funding amount after the event they have participated in.

For further information regarding the FPON, please visit www.paradeofnations.com or contact the Foundation of the Parade of Nations, Marie Morrell at info@paradeofnations.com .

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