The Meighen Family Foundation (formerly the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation) is a private charitable foundation that was established by letters patent in April 1969 with a gift from the founder, Theodore Roosevelt Meighen. Since that time, the Foundation has granted millions of dollars to hundreds of organizations to fund projects primarily in Ontario, New Brunswick and Quebec. Most of this support has been directed to community-based activities in mental health, housing, education and the arts.
In 2022, the Directors of the Foundation participated in a strategic review to ensure an effective and sustainable grantmaking program. They reconfirmed the Foundation’s mandate to support strategic and creative initiatives that benefit communities and their most vulnerable members, with a focus on Toronto and New Brunswick. The board also confirmed three themes for the Foundation’s core grantmaking: Healthy Food, Childhood Supports and Safe Housing. Read more about the Foundation’s new grantmaking program here.