Airbnb Community Fund donates nearly $245,000 to four nonprofits in Canada

The latest Canadian recipients of the Airbnb Community Fund represent a cross-section of organizations making a difference in communities from coast-to coast-to coast, supporting causes important to Canadians. The Community Fund is distributing nearly $245,000 CAD¹ to four organizations:

• BC Parks Foundation to expand and enhance park facilities and create opportunities for visitors to get outside.
• Ve’ahavta to promote positive change in the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds who have been marginalized by poverty and hardship.
• Supportive Initiative for Residents in the County of Haliburton (SIRCH) Community Services to provide training, mentorship, and support to individuals and families in a rural community facing high child poverty. 
• Sea to Sky Community Services Society to expand its Food Hub, providing essential food support to families, seniors, and individuals in need during the winter season.

This year’s Community Fund recipients focus on three causes identified by the Airbnb Host Advisory Board: economic empowerment, environmental sustainability, and ending abuse and exploitation. Since 2020, Airbnb has invested approximately $1.4 million in 19 organizations across Canada. 

Supporting local communities and causes around the world 

Launched in 2020, the Airbnb Community Fund is a $144 million ($100 million USD) initiative to directly support local communities and the people who live there. Each year, Airbnb donates to organizations that are supporting and strengthening communities around the world, including donations made in partnership with local hosts in many of these communities.

The latest recipients of the fund includes more than 160 organizations making a difference in 30+ countries across six continents. As in previous years, local hosts helped direct a majority of the donations, with members of 85 local Host Clubs, which are led by volunteer hosts, nominating grassroots nonprofits making a difference in their communities. Members of the host club in Haliburton, Ontario, which nominated recipient SIRCH Community Services, also volunteered at the organization in early February to assemble 40 warming kits for unhoused community members.

Recipients in Canada shared how the donations are supporting the work they do.

The Airbnb Community Fund in action in Canada

To date, the Airbnb Community Fund has distributed more than $50 million ($36 million USD) to organizations in nearly 70 countries, with hosts providing input each year. Canadian organizations who received Airbnb Community Fund grants in the recent past shared how the donations have supported their work:

• Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick used the grant to support the construction of seven new Habitat for Humanity homes in four cities throughout the province, changing the lives of these families forever.
• Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere used the donation to support youth gardening programs, increase local food access, and donate produce to food programs. They also hosted a Climate Action Forum and an electric vehicle showcase, engaging the community in sustainability and individual action.

To learn more about the Community Fund and the grant recipients, please visit the Airbnb Community Fund.

This year’s Airbnb Community Fund donations were distributed from July 2024 through early 2025. Airbnb works with partners to support due diligence and facilitate payment to many nonprofit organizations.