Registration - In-house Organization

Equality Fund / Fonds Égalité / Jessica Tomlin, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Equality Fund / Fonds Égalité
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Jessica Tomlin, CEO
Initial registration start date: 2017-03-13
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 930809-359807

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 152

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 18 (2020-01-30 to 2020-02-07)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 18 (2020-01-30 to 2020-02-07)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

International Development

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Discussions with Government officials on Canada's feminist approach to international assistance with respect to increasing the amount of funding directed to women's rights organizations and movements in developing countries around the world.
Discussions with Government officials on international assistance programs directly funding women’s rights organizations around the world to ensure better quality partnerships and lighter administrative and monitoring and evaluation requirements.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

In 2018, the Government of Canada issued a call for the Partnership for Gender Equality. The MATCH Fund, along with ten other partners from across fields and areas of expertise, built the Equality Fund collective, with a goal to build the world’s largest women’s fund. After incubating the Equality Fund partnership, The MATCH Fund changed its name to the Equality Fund in 2019 with a goal to design and build an innovative fund to fund women’s rights and gender equality for lifetimes.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Jessica Tomlin, Co-CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Equality Fund does not have any members.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2019-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$0.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
123 Slater Street
Suite 600 - 6th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-236-2664 Ext. 233

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Beatriz Gonzalez Manchon, Vice President Global Programs | No public offices held
Jessica Houssian, Co-CEO | No public offices held
Jessica Tomlin, Co-CEO | No public offices held
Beth Woroniuk, Policy Lead | No public offices held

Equality Fund/Fonds Égalité

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Equality Fund/Fonds Égalité	2020-01-30	current
MATCH International Centre/Centre MATCH International	2017-03-13	2020-01-30

Equality Fund / Fonds Égalité

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

Equality Fund / Fonds Égalité / Jessica Tomlin, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 5 of 18 (2020-01-30 to 2020-02-07)

Version 5 of 18 (2020-01-30 to 2020-02-07)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization