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Community impact and collaborations

Our support helps make decisions easier and lives better.

Decisions made easier.
Lives made better.

Our Impact Agenda guides how we put purpose into action. Rooted in our mission and values, it focuses on areas where we can create a meaningful difference and where progress in one area can spark positive change in others. It reflects the needs of the people we serve and the communities in which we live and work.

At Manulife, our Impact Agenda is an always-on commitment to drive better outcomes for our customers, our communities, and the world we share. We believe collective action can accelerate change and, by collaborating with like-minded partners, we can make a meaningful impact.

Latest news

Stay informed about our latest projects, success stories, and innovative approaches in support of our goals. Explore how these investments and collaborations are creating opportunities and making lives better.

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National Institute on Ageing

2025 Ageing in Canada Survey, supported by Manulife, highlights how Canadians are ageing across three key components of longevity – social well-being, financial security, and overall health and independence.
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Preparing for better: our Longevity Preparedness Index results are in

In collaboration with the MIT AgeLab, we're proud to share the first-of-its-kind Longevity Preparedness Index (LPI) that measures the readiness of U.S. adults for living longer, taking an in-depth look across eight domains: social connection, finance, daily activities, care, home, community, health, and life transitions.
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Future PoweredUp

Empowering women and early retirees through training, flexible job matching, and resources that build financial and career resilience.
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Making a difference

At Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, our Impact Agenda is an always-on commitment to drive better outcomes from our customers, our communities, and the world we share. We believe collective action can accelerate change and, by collaborating with like-minded partners, we can make a meaningful impact. Watch below to see how our Impact Agenda comes to life with our partners.

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Andy McFetridge video Building lasting health & well-being
Kristine Feinberg video Empowering the next generation of women in finance
Zach Fletchner video Creating community

Meet our partners

Our engagement with external partners includes direct funding, volunteering, and employee giving and matching programs. We consider funding strategically aligned projects, program-specific grants, or general operating support to organizations whose missions are highly aligned with our investment focus areas.

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The boston foundation logo
Uplink logo
Concordia university logo
Share for Good logo
MIT Agelab logo
Expect miracles foundation logo
Milken institute logo
National Institute on Ageing logo
MLK Scholars logo
Rock the street, wall street logo
Nature conservancy canada logo
National Urban League logo
Ownership works logo
Equity Collective logo
Restor logo

Important disclosures

All logos are the property of the respective companies.

Partnership opportunities

If your program, organization, or initiative aligns with our focus areas, we’d love to hear from you. For more information, read the most frequently asked questions about applying for funding.

Our prospective partners must meet the following criteria to be considered for support:

  • Work must be aligned with our key focus areas
  • Organization is a registered charity or nonprofit benefiting communities in which Manulife operates
  • Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and demonstrate it by hiring representative leaders and targeting their programming to historically underserved communities
  • Work is collaborative across sectors to create innovative, scalable, community-centered solutions
  • Take (and demonstrate) a holistic approach to the many aspects of well-being, including mental health, to improve and sustain long-term positive outcomes
  • Use data to measure their impact using key performance indicators, and commit to reporting on progress

Generally, funding is not considered for:

  • For-profit organizations
  • Political, labour, fraternal organizations, or social clubs
  • Individuals, including those seeking scholarships/fellowship assistance or promoting individual pursuits/fundraising activities
  • Travel-related events, including student trips or tours
  • Private or corporate foundations
  • Faith-based groups, unless the group’s work is clearly intended to support a social service need and doesn’t restrict persons of other faiths from receiving the service
  • Capital projects

We strive to provide funding to organizations that meet our values. For that reason, we would not provide funding to any organization that discriminates based on race, religion, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran or disability status, or which espouses hate, nor would we support organizations whose stated missions or objectives go against our values.

Manulife accepts grant applications through our online Community Investment Grant Application form

We review every application received through our Community Investment Grant Application form. Review timelines can vary based on application volume and complexity, and we may contact you if additional information is needed.

No, we accept applications all year round. Due to limited funding, not all requests can be supported, even if they align with our priorities.