The J.E.A. Crake Foundation, established by the late Dr. J. Ernest A. Crake, Josiah Wood Professor of Classics at Mount Allison University, 1946–1976, continues and builds upon the charitable work done by Dr. Crake during his lifetime.
Areas of interest for both one-time and on-going grants are: education in the humanities in the Sackville area, and the Anglican Church, particularly the Parish of Sackville.
Please note that education, particularly in the Humanities, is the Foundation’s primary focus when considering grants to community organizations. Education is defined by the Charities Directorate in this way:
“To advance education in the charitable sense means formal training of the mind, advancing the knowledge or abilities of the recipient, raising the artistic taste of the community, or improving a useful branch of human knowledge through research.”
Organizations must have a CRA designation as a charity.
- For further information, please see: Application Information.
Past one-time grants to local community groups include:
- Band instruments for Tantramar Regional High School, the Port Elgin Regional School, and Marshview Middle School
- Educational equipment and programs for the Drew Nursing home
- Purchase of equipment for the Tantramar Wetlands
- Summer Educational Development Interns at the Tantramar Heritage Trust
- Environment education projects, Atlantic Wildlife Institute and Johnson’s Mills Shorebird Reserve and Interpretation Centre (Nature Conservancy of Canada)
- Community outreach program, Sackville Festival of Early Music
- PARC intern (Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre)
Continuing grants
The Foundation maintains a number of ongoing grants to local Community charities of the type which Dr. Crake supported during his lifetime, continuing Dr. Crake’s personal philanthropy as well as supporting newer programs. Examples include the Salvation Army, PEDVAC, Sackville Community Association, Bursary for Indigenous Students at NBCC, Sackville and District Assistance Centre (Food Bank).
New on-going grants in the Community category must have an educational focus.
- Please see: Application Information.