The GOS Outstanding Small Business Philanthropist award is open to any business with less than 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Please note that Sponsorship or Cause Marketing will not be considered for this award. The nominee must not have received the award in the past five years. A full list of past honourees is on our website. There are Nominees that have won the award twice, so don’t be swayed if your donor has received the award previously.

Award Information

To assist with your nomination, we have prepared a Guidebook that provides all the information you need to complete the nomination. All of the questions, a checklist for a complete nomination package, and the Nominee Disclaimer form can be found in the Guidebook that you download here:

As part of the nomination package, your Nominee MUST review and sign the Nominee Disclaimer form, either on paper (then scan and upload as a pdf) or sign electronically and upload the signed form as a pdf. The Nominee(s)’s signature is found on page 3, at the end of the form. You can download this form here:

Please note that the online form below, can be saved and a link will be sent to you to resume editing when you select “SAVE AND CONTINUE LATER”. Be sure to enter your email address to ensure you receive this link. The nomination form consists of 3 pages/sections: 1) Contact information for Nominator(s) and Nominee; 2) Nomination questions; and 3) Checklist and confirmation required before submitting your nomination,

2024 Generosity of Spirit: Small Business Philanthropist

Bestowed upon a small business with fewer than 100 full-time equivalent employees. Sponsorship support and cause marketing will not be considered for this award.

Step 1 of 3

  • Nominee Section

    This is page 1 of a multi-page nomination form. The first page is to collect contact information about your NOMINEE. your contact information (as the nominator) and (optionally), a secondary nominator. Your online form can be saved and you can have a link sent to you to resume editing, when you select Save and Continue. Nomination questions are on PAGE 2, and PAGE 3 is the checklist and confirmations required before submitting your nomination.
  • Primary Nominating Organization Information

  • Secondary Nominating Organization Information

    If you and another organization are submitting a joint nomination, complete the contact information below for the second organization, otherwise, leave this section blank

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