115 Plymouth Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 2T3 Phone: 204-947-3782 Fax: 204-956-4702 www.thomassillfoundation.com Hugh Arklie Executive Director Organizations which are resident in Manitoba, and which possess a charitable registration number, are eligible to submit a request for funding. Formal applications can be obtained from the Foundation’s office. They are not available online. The Foundation provides primarily capital grants. Secondarily, pilot or demonstration projects also receive consideration. Operating grants are rarely issued, and when awarded are usually for start-up purposes. There are no deadlines by which applications must be submitted. The Foundation meets regularly to render decisions on grant requests. Applicants should allow four months, from the submission of a request, to receive a response.