Maximizing human, social and climate impact in Canada

Northpine Foundation Impact Manager at Lionel Kelland Hospice

The Northpine Foundation focuses on investments that have accountable outcomes, a way forward that supports people to live thriving lives, and a stronger Canada more inclusive and thoughtful of the land we steward and all its people.

Through risk capital and non-financial supports, the Northpine Foundation tests and proves the scalability and accountability of ventures led by people within the country and around the world who are passionate about a thriving Canada.

 

The Northpine Process

With a focus on the end user, we choose investments that maximize impact and build momentum.

We work with people who bravely take on risks to find, test and prove ways to deliver change, creating a catalog of ventures that can be replicated and scaled.

We approach venture philanthropy through exploring unmet opportunities, understanding alignment, designing ventures, and establishing relationships on the journey to a point of completion.

Continuously evolving our approach and portfolios as we learn, we offer support through:

  • Tailored financing to shape capital according to stages of development — to facilitate scalable models
  • Commitment of time, expertise, networks and other non-financial supports — to accelerate scaling up or failing forward
  • Impact measurement and management — to ensure accountability

Focus Areas

Climate & Nature

 

Formerly Incarcerated Persons

Refugees

Rural Newfoundland & Labrador

Scarborough

Climate & Nature

We focus on investing in scalable solutions within local food systems that aim to mitigate the climate impacts associated with food production, distribution, and consumption.

 

Some of our current investments include:

Formerly Incarcerated Persons

We focus on persons who have recently exited the Canadian prison system, through people who provide supports including accessible legal services, affordable supportive housing, accessible post-secondary education, equitable and accessible healthcare, and accelerate attainment of meaningful and sustainable employment for formerly incarcerated persons, and more.

 

Some of our current investments include:

Refugees

We focus on newly arrived refugees in Canada, through people who provide supports including accelerated attainment of meaningful and sustainable employment, maximizing the potential of Canada’s private sponsorship of refugees, scaling supports for refugee claimants, building entrepreneurship and business development opportunities, and improving accessibility to stable and affordable permanent housing, and more.

 

Some of our current investments include:

Rural Newfoundland & Labrador

We focus on socio-economic development in rural and remote communities in Newfoundland and Labrador through people who provide supports in areas including accessibility and inclusivity for persons with disabilities, accessible mental health services, affordable and healthy food, preservation of Indigenous culture, overall improved health, and more.

 

Some of our current investments include:

Scarborough

We focus on socio-economic development in Scarborough, through people who provide supports in areas including improving access to health, literacy, meaningful employment, affordable and nutritious food, and more.

 

Some of our current investments include: