We prioritize funding organizations that are:

• Place-based and embedded in the community

• Deeply trusted by local residents and responsive to their needs

• Led by or centering the leadership of equity-deserving communities

• Willing to experiment, reflect, and adapt in response to shifting conditions

• Working at the intersection of social, economic, and housing-related outcomes

We drive toward:

• Stronger local organizations with long-term capacity to lead change
  

Avanti is place-rooted. We focus primarily on areas where the Foundation’s leadership has deep personal ties:

• Hamilton, a city with a strong identity where we aim to contribute to a thriving, inclusive future for the city

• Parkdale (Toronto), where there is a history of robust community-led work around housing affordability, land ownership models, and tenant supports