Funding Principles / Funding Béati funds and supports initiatives across Quebec through a trust-based approach to philanthropy. The support offered is unrestricted, allowing you to use the funds where you need them most. To do this, we have three (3) distinct programs: regular program, micro-grants, and discretionary funds. Each program has its own specific operating procedures and different resources. The regular program is multi-year, while micro-grants and discretionary funds provide one-time support. Our Funding Programs You can find more information about the terms and conditions for each of these programs by clicking on the following links: Please note that transversal funding principles guide all of our programs. Regular Program Through an annual call for proposals, Béati grants unrestricted three-year funding of $30,000 per year, for a total of $90,000. Discretionary Fund These funds offer flexibility to support one-time initiatives, finance immediate, urgent, or unfundable projects, and encourage innovative actions at the heart of social movements, community action, and advocacy. Micro-Grant This grant is intended for individuals or groups (non-profit organizations, informal collectives, etc.) committed to creating bold alternatives that challenge the status quo and existing systems of oppression. Trust-Based Philanthropy We believe that the resources we distribute do not belong to us. They are put at the service of groups, social struggles, and communities. This stance is at the heart of our trust-based philanthropy approach. By adopting it, we seek to reverse the power dynamics usually present in funding. Rather than controlling, we choose to support, listen, and share responsibility. This approach is based on 6 commitments: Multi-year, unrestricted support: organizations know better than anyone where to direct resources. Doing our homework: understanding your realities is our responsibility. Streamlining procedures: our processes are designed to reduce administrative burdens. Being transparent and attentive: we tell you what we are doing, and we remain available. Taking feedback into account: your thoughts and comments guide our adjustments. Offering support beyond money: networking, advice, tools… when it’s useful, we’re there. But, beyond the practices, it’s an approach we choose: Recognize power dynamics and seek to redistribute them. Value the expertise of groups working on the frontlines. Build honest, respectful, and lasting relationships. Be accountable to groups, because it is their mission that we are supporting. Remain curious and open to learning, always. This approach helps us strengthen our mission while contributing to broader change in the philanthropic world. It also allows us to reduce pressure on groups, build genuine trust, and support consensual, clear, and equitable partnerships. Our Equity Targets We have adopted equity targets to help us overcome unconscious biases that can influence the distribution of funds and to ensure a more equitable and objective approach. We are committed to achieving these equity targets for all of our funding programs. Targets for Underfunded Groups Allocate a minimum of 50% of funds to initiatives led by and for Indigenous, Black and racialized, and LGBTQ2EAI+ communities, religious minorities, people with functional limitations or disabilities, and people who are neurodivergent. Regional target for rural areas Allocate a minimum of 50% of funds to initiatives located outside major urban centers. Our Exclusion Criteria Does “no restrictions” mean that we fund everything? Not entirely. We have adopted clear exclusion criteria that reflect our values and ethics, and apply to all of the Foundation’s funding programs. Application Origins Exclusion of applications originating from academic research or other philanthropic foundations. Excluded Groups No support for groups or activities that identify as anti-choice, that do not recognize trans and non-binary identities, that are conspiracy theorists, masculinist, climate-skeptic, or any group denying intersectionality, systemic racism, and different forms of oppression. Excluded Objectives and Proposals General fundraising campaigns, real estate construction, debts or already completed activities, scholarships, internships, religious or partisan political activities, projects outside Quebec.