Standing Committees:
Grants Committee

The Grants Committee assists the Board in developing the grantmaking strategy, establishing priorities, reviewing applications and recommending grants. The Grants Committee is composed of Members and Advisors. Members are appointed by the Board and include Board members as well as people from the community who are knowledgeable about particular or general issues such as child poverty, education or the arts. Advisors are official representatives of the other major grantmakers in the community.

Grants Committee Members
Chair: Abla Sherif, PhD

Past Chair: Manjit Basi
Allison Fisher

Jocelyn Harvey

Abdirizak Karod

Patricia MacCallum-Lord, LLB, TEP

Judith Maxwell, CM

Carl Nicholson

Carol Sissons

Gordon Smith

Ex-officio: James R. Nininger, PhD, Chair of the Board of Governors

Grants Committee Advisors

Dan Chenier, City of Ottawa

Yolande Cremer, City of Ottawa

Eileen Dooley, United Way/Centraide

Jean-Paul Gagnon, Ontario Trillium Foundation

Brenda Hodgins / Nancy Nourry, Ministry of Community and Social Services / Ministry of Child and Youth Services