Investing in people, ideas, and actions to build a just, healthy, and creative society

The winners and protégés of the 2021 Johannas. Photo: Gabe Li

Investing in people, ideas, and actions to build a just, healthy, and creative society

Black Creek Community Farm residents making pizza with fresh farm vegetables. Photo: Black Creek Community Farm

Investing in people, ideas, and actions to build a just, healthy, and creative society

Api'soomaahka, William Singer, featured in The Narwhal’s “Meet the people saving Canada’s native grasslands,” which won Best Digital Editorial Package at the Digital Publishing Awards. Photo: Amber Bracken

Investing in people, ideas, and actions to build a just, healthy, and creative society

About

The Metcalf Foundation was established in 1960 by George Cedric Metcalf. We have three principal areas of focus: the environment, inclusive local economies, and performing arts. Through all of our work, we cultivate, support, and celebrate those working on the frontlines of social change.

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Our Programs

Environment

Inclusive Local Economies

Performing Arts

Environment

Working at the intersection of climate, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods

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Inclusive Local Economies

Focusing on sustainable economic opportunities for low-income people and communities in Toronto

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Performing Arts

Supporting individual leadership and organizational innovation in the performing arts

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Featured Publication

Biennial Report

What Matters Now

Explore our first-ever interactive digital biennial report.

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Performing Arts / Metcalf Fellowship

Art and the World After This

Driven by a sense of urgency and optimism, Art and the World After This makes the case for grounding the arts firmly in action as a powerful force for creating a better world. The report explores four distinct but interrelated disruptions which have shaken our world — the disruption of activity (pandemic), society (social unrest), industry (digital revolution), and the world (climate crisis) — as well as the unique value art brings to society. In this timely report, David Maggs explores how the arts can serve a more applied and accountable role in society as a catalyst for meeting the profound challenges we face.

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Inclusive Local Economies

Regent Park: A Progress Report

As the Regent Park revitalization project heads into its final two phases, it’s a timely moment to look back at the history of the neighbourhood, its evolution, and what’s taken place during the project to date.

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Environment

Extending the Funding Canopy: A guidebook on estimating the economic value of nature-based solutions

This Smart Prosperity Institute report, supported by Metcalf, aims to help nature-based solutions (NBS) practitioners make an economic case for NBS projects by discussing simple, publicly accessible methods for estimating 1) revenue streams and cost savings due to increased ecosystem services, and 2) impacts on local jobs and economic output, while sharing four case studies in different regions across Canada.

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Metcalf Highlights

Inclusive Local Economies

Highlights and Challenges in Building Inclusive Local Economies

A special series, produced in partnership with The Local StoryLab, focusing on the issues the Metcalf Foundation’s Inclusive Local Economies program has supported over the last 10 years.
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