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Part 01By the Numbers

Heritage demand is growing faster than available funding.

A year of record-breaking growth and impact across grants, programming, and community engagement.

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01.1 — State of Heritage

What Edmontonians say about heritage.

Sector value
77%
agree Edmonton's heritage sector is valuable
Economic impact
68%
agree it has a positive impact on Edmonton's economy
Belonging
67%
agree heritage brings our city together

Nearly half (48%) of Edmontonians agree it is becoming more difficult to connect culturally with others — making heritage investment more important than ever.

Source — 2025 Heritage Pulse Survey, conducted by YStation Research & Communications

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01.2 — Our Investment in Community

$914,290 distributed to 61 funded projects.

Total Heritage Grants
$914,290
HCIP and FIRE combined — the largest annual grant distribution in EHC history.
HCIP $724,347 · FIRE $189,943
HCIP & FIRE Applications
239
Record high
Projects funded
61
42 HCIP · 19 FIRE
Increase in HCIP applications
↑ 49%
vs. 2024 — highest in program history
Increase in FIRE applications
↑ 80%
93 applications across two intakes
Languages supported
8+
Cree · Michif · Mandarin · French · Arabic · Korean · Somali · Vietnamese
Equity-deserving communities
72%
of grants
47%
of total funding
Indigenous · Afro-Franco · Chinese · Palestinian · Caribbean · Jewish · LGBTQ2S+ communities funded.
Community Heritage Activation Support (CHAS)
$58,905
24 Initiatives Supported
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01.3 — Community Reach & Engagement

From walking tours to podcasts — heritage met Edmontonians where they live.

K-Days heritage exhibit, summer 2025 — Edmonton City as Museum Project booth with visitors viewing storyboards
K-Days heritage exhibit · Summer 2025
K-Days · Walking Tours · Trivia Night · Momentary Museum
5,000+
Edmontonians engaged in person
Indigenous Spotlight Series
130+
Speaker series participants
Operational Grant orgs
278,576
Reached through funded organizations
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