Item - 2026.TA15.10

Tracking Status

TA15.10 - Grant Recommendations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended

Confidential Attachment - Financial information supplied in confidence to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization

Board Decision

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund:

 

1. Approved the grant requests summarized in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 26, 2026) from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, as amended in closed session, which includes grants recommended for approval and project descriptions.

 

2. Received the rationale for partial funding decisions contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (June 26, 2026) from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, for information.

 

3. Authorized the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 26, 2026) from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, only for grants approved by the Board, and direct that confidential information on any declined grants remain confidential, as it contains financial information, supplied in confidence to The Atmospheric Fund, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

 

4. Direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (June 26, 2026) from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains financial information, supplied in confidence to The Atmospheric Fund, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund recessed its public meeting to meet in closed session to consider the item as it pertains to financial information supplied in confidence to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

 

Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 26, 2026) from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund is now public and can be accessed under Background Information.

Origin

(June 26, 2026) Report from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund

Summary

This report recommends approval of seven grants with a combined value of $876,250.

Background Information

(June 26, 2026) Report from the Senior Grants Manager, Toronto Atmospheric Fund on Grant Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ta/bgrd/backgroundfile-288999.pdf
Revised Confidential Attachment 1 - Grants recommended for approval - made public on July 13, 2026
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ta/bgrd/backgroundfile-289584.pdf
Confidential Attachment 2 - Grants recommended for partial funding
Confidential Attachment 1 - Grants recommended for approval

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Dan Zilnik (Carried)

That the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund revise Recommendation 1 by adding the words: "as amended in closed session" after Confidential Attachment 1, to read as follows:

 

 1. Approve the grant requests summarized in Confidential Attachment 1, as amended in closed session, which includes grants recommended for approval and project descriptions.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Parminder Sandhu (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council