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Grand Challenges Canada
Government organization in Victoriaville, Canada
Grand Challenges Canada’s vision is: A world in which innovation accelerates the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Our mission is: To catalyze innovation that saves and improves the lives of the most vulnerable in Canada and low- and middle-income countries. Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. We are funded by a variety of governments and organizations (“Funding Partners”) and we primarily fund innovators in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and Canada. The bold ideas Grand Challenges Canada supports integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – known as Integrated Innovation®. One of the largest impact-first investors in Canada, and with a feminist investment approach, Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 1,000 innovations in 95 countries. Grand Challenges Canada estimates that these innovations have the potential to save up to 1.6 million lives and improve up to 35 million lives by 2030.
- Founded
- 2010
Accounts
No accounts available from the sources we use.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Affairs Canada (Canada) | €46M | €35.3M | €33.9M | €6.4M | €27.2M |
| DHSC (United Kingdom) | €3.1M | €1.8M | €7.4M | – | – |
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €1.7M | €1.1M | €1.1M | €2M | €745,524 |
| USAID (United States) | €2.3M | €1.5M | €436,335 | €999,203 | – |
| BZ (Netherlands) | €870,400 | €838,375 | €376,784 | – | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Humanitarian funding received
Main donors in the last 5 years
| Donor | USD | % |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America, Government of | $5M | 75% |
| Netherlands, Government of | $1.7M | 25% |
Humanitarian funds (paid or committed) recorded by OCHA in the Financial Tracking Service, by year, with the donor that provided them: governments, UN agencies, pooled funds, foundations and other NGOs. They cover humanitarian aid only, not all of the organisation's work, and depend on what donors and organisations report to OCHA.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Canada ↗ 6 · Iraq ↗ 6 · Jordan ↗ 6 · Kenya ↗ 6 · Nigeria ↗ 6 · Pakistan ↗ 6 · Uganda ↗ 6 · Cameroon ↗ 5 · Senegal ↗ 4 · United States ↗ 4 · Afghanistan ↗ 3 · Australia ↗ 3 · Bangladesh ↗ 3 · Congo - Kinshasa ↗ 3 · Colombia ↗ 3 · Georgia ↗ 3 · India ↗ 3 · Lebanon ↗ 3 · Sri Lanka ↗ 3 · Liberia ↗ 3 · Libya ↗ 3 · Mexico ↗ 3 · Peru ↗ 3 · Romania ↗ 3 · Rwanda ↗ 3 · Somalia ↗ 3 · South Sudan ↗ 3 · Syria ↗ 3 · Tanzania ↗ 3 · Yemen ↗ 3 · South Africa ↗ 3 · Burkina Faso ↗ 2 · Central African Republic ↗ 2 · Mali ↗ 2 · Palestinian Territories ↗ 2 · Sierra Leone ↗ 2 · Ecuador ↗ 1 · United Kingdom ↗ 1 · Ghana ↗ 1 · Singapore ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Mental Health | Kenya, India, Pakistan, Romania, Georgia, Sierra Leone, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Jordan, Liberia, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Iraq, Lebanon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Canada | 2019–2023 ongoing | $18.4M |
| Global Mental Health | Kenya, India, Pakistan, Romania, Uganda, Georgia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Colombia, Senegal, Ecuador, Iraq, Mexico, Lebanon, United Kingdom, United States, Cameroon, Nigeria, Peru, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Liberia, South Africa, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Canada | 2019–2026 ongoing | $19.6M |
| Global Mental Health | South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Iraq, Lebanon, Colombia, Mexico, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Canada, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Romania, Georgia, Peru, Jordan, Liberia | 2019–2023 ongoing | $8.8M |
| Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge | Central African Republic, Mali, South Sudan, Nigeria, Syria, Cameroon, Pakistan, Yemen, Congo - Kinshasa, Afghanistan, Somalia, Palestinian Territories, United States, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Libya, Jordan, Iraq, Tanzania, Senegal, Australia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Canada | 2018–2027 ongoing | $25.5M |
| Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge | Central African Republic, Mali, South Sudan, Nigeria, Syria, Cameroon, Pakistan, Yemen, Congo - Kinshasa, Afghanistan, Somalia, United States, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Libya, Jordan, Iraq, Tanzania, Senegal, Australia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Canada | 2018–2027 ongoing | $24.3M |
| Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge | Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Congo - Kinshasa, South Sudan, United States, Uganda, Libya, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq, Tanzania, Senegal, Australia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Canada | 2018–2026 ongoing | $21.9M |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Official checks
- Public register
- Canada Revenue Agency — active registration
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- First publication on IATI