Canadian National Exhibition Foundation
With the support of the CNE community, the CNE Foundation is able to help make a difference in the lives of individuals and the community on a year-round basis through our charitable programs.
Thank you to our donors
Ways to Give
The Donor Bill of Rights
CNE Archives Project
The Canadian National Exhibition Foundation is on a mission to save priceless CNE memories. It’s a race against time to digitize and preserve more than 64,000 photo negatives in the CNE archival collection before the precious images are lost forever. You can help save the CNE’s history for future generations.
Smiles on Faces Program
The CNE Foundation’s Smiles on Faces Program treats some of the GTA’s most vulnerable kids to an unforgettable day of fun, memories and smiles! You can help a child take a break from their real-life challenges for a day and help put a smile on their face.
Youth Sports Programs
Community support of our fundraisers throughout the year enables the CNE Foundation to sponsor Youth Sports Programs that help young athletes create lasting memories and develop essential life skills that help them achieve their potential. Your support ensures that more kids have the opportunity to play and thrive.
Community Investment
The CNE Foundation is committed to supporting organizations that share our community vision and whose mandates fall within one of our core funding pillars — Agriculture and the Environment, Arts and Culture, Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Community Building.
Eamonn O'Loghlin Scholarship Fund
The Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Fund bestows grants to assist outstanding post-secondary students as they pursue their studies. Students employed by the CNE or Exhibition Place, who work at the annual fair, are eligible to apply.
Our Impact
With the ongoing support of the CNE community, we are making a positive impact on the lives of individuals and the community. Thank you.
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Community grants awarded
18
Post-secondary scholarships awarded
51
Smiles on Faces visits granted
12,389
CNE archival negatives scanned
11,566
CNE archival negatives rehoused
Our Stories
2024 digitization project
You can help save precious CNE memories with your financial gift. We are pleased to advise that the CNE Foundation has once again been approved for funding for its CNE Archives Project through the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program. Through the upcoming Q1 2024 project, the Foundation will provide meaningful employment opportunities to […]
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Holiday 50/50 wraps up on December 15!
The CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50 Grand Prize Draw is on Friday night! Buy now for your chance to take home the cash Grand Prize – currently more $12,250! Two Consolation Prize winners will each take home $250 Cash Prizes. Buy your Holiday 50/50 tickets at CNEF5050.com by December 15 at 11:59 p.m. Tickets start at […]
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2023 CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50
You could take home the guaranteed $7,500 minimum cash prize in our CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50! Buy your tickets at CNEF5050.com for eleven chances to WIN and a chance to support a good cause. A $7,500+ cash Grand Prize, 2024 CNE Ride All Day Pass 4-Packs, $250 Cash Prizes and $500 Cash Prizes can all […]
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