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February 11, 2005
To Whom it May Concern:
By way of introduction, we are Orphan’s
Hope – Kids to
We will give financial assistance up to
$10,000 for qualified expenses incurred in
Attached is one application form along with Appendix A (Eligibility for Grants) and Appendix B (Guidelines for Distribution of Funds). If you qualify, please fill in the form and send it back as instructed. Any questions, please call 416-757-4567.
Sincerely,
Orphan’s Hope – Kids to
Charitable
number: 86170 5887 RR0001
Application form can be viewed here (in PDF format)
Appendix A
Eligibility for Grants
Applicants to
Orphan's Hope ‑ Kids to
1. The applicant(s) must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
2. The table below is based on the 2003 Statistics Canada Low‑income cutoff table for before tax income. The values in the table have been adjusted to represent twice the amount indicated in the original table provided by Statistics Canada. To qualify for a grant from Orphan’s Hope, your total gross household income level must be less than the amount shown in the section of the table applicable to your circumstances for each of the last 2 complete calendar years, as evidenced by your Notices of Assessment for those years.
Please note that the
information in the table below is subject to change without notice. Orphan’s Hope will use the most recent
figures available from Statistics
|
Orphan’s Hope Income Qualification Table (2003) |
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|
Size
of family unit |
Rural areas |
Urban areas |
|||
|
(sparsely
populated lands outside of urban areas) |
Population less
than 30,000 |
Population
30,000 to 99,999 |
Population
100,000 to 499,999 |
Population
500,000 and over |
|
|
1 person |
27,360 |
31,380 |
33,724 |
33,958 |
39,590 |
|
2 persons |
34,200 |
39,224 |
42,154 |
42,448 |
49,490 |
|
3 persons |
42,536 |
48,780 |
52,426 |
52,792 |
61,548 |
|
4 persons |
51,488 |
59,052 |
63,462 |
63,904 |
74,506 |
|
5 persons |
57,556 |
66,008 |
70,938 |
71,436 |
83,284 |
|
6 persons |
63,626 |
72,964 |
78,416 |
78,966 |
92,062 |
|
7 or more persons |
69,694 |
79,920 |
85,894 |
86,498 |
100,842 |
3. The Board will determine the scheduling of lotteries that determine grant recipients from a pool of qualified applicants, as determined by the board of directors of Orphan’s Hope. Only those who are offered a grant will be contacted by Orphan’s Hope. Orphan’s Hope will notify successful Grantees by a Notice sent by registered mail. This notice will be deemed to have been received by the Grantee seven (7) days after it is mailed. Applicants that are not awarded a grant will be entered into lotteries up to one year from the date of the application. After this time, a new application must be submitted if an applicant still wants to proceed.
4. The Grantee must submit to Orphan’s Hope (i) proof of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status, (ii) Notice of Assessment for the previous two (2) years for each of the applicants together with the application and (iii) a current Letter of No Objection from the appropriate government agency together with the application if available at time of application or within six (6) months of receipt of notice from Orphan’s Hope of successful grant. Upon determination that the supporting documentation has been received, Orphan’s Hope will send a letter of confirmation to the Grantee informing them that either (i) all supporting documentation has been received and is sufficient; or (ii) the documentation received is not sufficient to meet the eligibility criteria.
5. If the applicant does not submit their proof of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status and Notices of Assessment together with the application, the application will be returned to the applicant and the applicant will not be eligible to participate in the lottery that determines grant recipients until a new application together with required documents is received by Orphan’s Hope.
6. The applicant is not eligible to receive more than one grant for the adoption of the same child.