The RBC Foundation – USA aims to enrich community life and the quality of life in the communities where their employees and clients live, with a particular focus on supporting youth in their transitional years, enriching arts and culture, fostering economic independence, and promoting mental well-being among youth and families.
The RBC Foundation – USA grant program is committed to creating significant impacts in various key areas, focusing on youth, arts and culture, health, and human services. For youth, the program supports initiatives aimed at preparing students aged 15-29 for future success, emphasizing work-integrated learning experiences, skills gap solutions, and broad educational opportunities in critical and creative thinking, financial and digital literacy, among others. In arts and culture, it champions the RBC Emerging Artists program and initiatives granting arts access to diverse populations, thereby aiding artists in the nascent stages of their careers while encouraging community engagement in the arts. Health grants are exclusively allocated to the RBC Youth Mental Well-being Project, geared towards improving access to mental well-being services through navigation programs, technology-based solutions, and other proven methods. Additionally, in the realm of human services, the focus is on supporting organizations that offer emergency aid, adult literacy, and employment training programs, with the goal of fostering economic independence and self-sufficiency.