How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Social Enterprise Fund (SEF). We are in the process of re-opening our process for receiving proposals and requests. Within the next few days, an online portal will replace this site which will allow you to submit proposal requests.
As you await this re-opening, the process will be as follows:
Stage 1: You submit a short online form which provides us with a general idea of your organization and financial request. Your request will be added to the queue (to give you context, we had 29 enquiries during the first three months of 2025).
Stage 2: After reviewing your initial proposal, our team will likely reach out for a short meeting. Following that, selected groups will be invited to submit a full proposal. This is where we want to thoroughly understand your goals, financial situation, etc. We have a standardized process where we analyze different aspects of your request that leads to a scoring matrix. This is then used to create an investment memo that we take to our Board for approval (board meetings happen quarterly).
Stage 3: If approved, our lawyers do the final checks to ensure that the legal agreement is solid, there are no lawsuits, and that anything you use as collateral is registered.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as we unroll this over the next couple of weeks.
The Edmonton region is our home and this is where the majority of our funds go. We do sometimes work outside of this area but only when there is a compelling case for strong social impact.
To achieve our impact, we work with any group who share similar goals. This includes non-profit agencies, charities, businesses, or even consortiums of different organizations.
A clear and standardized list of documents expected in any proposal will be available shortly.
If you would like to connect with us prior to our relaunch, feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
