The City of St. Catharines offers a financial assistance program to non-profit ethno-cultural organizations. The program covers 50 per cent of the City's portion of your organization's property tax payment.
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How to apply |
| Review the instructions and learn how to apply for the Transitional Grant for ethnocultural organizations. |
| Fill out the application |
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Please complete the Transitional Grant Application for Ethnocultural Organizations and include the following documents with your application:
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| Submit the application |
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You can submit the complete application to City Hall located at 50 Church St. We accept applications between January 1 of the tax year and February 28 of the following year for rebates of the current year. We must receive your application by 4:30 p.m. on the last business day of February. |
Eligibility
To register for the ethno-cultural assistance program, your organization must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a registered charity or non-profit organization
- Own and operate the property as an ethno-cultural centre
- Be based and active in St. Catharines
- Demonstrate sound financial and organizational management practices
- Have a mandate to promote public understanding and awareness of ethno-cultural traditions, legacies, language, arts and trade
- Provide programming or services that are open to the public and publicized city-wide
- Be up to date with the payment of current property taxes
To be considered a charity in good standing, you must have a registration number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency.