Aerial Photograph of Guelph. Photo Credit: Andrew Goodwin.

We build healthier & more resilient communities.
Today. Tomorrow. Forever

Aerial Photograph of Guelph. Photo Credit: Andrew Goodwin.

DONOR ENGAGEMENT

We work with donors and help them achieve their philanthropic goals, matching their interests and the causes they care about with community needs and charities doing great work. We offer flexible ways to donate, build endowments and make it easy for people to start a legacy today that will have lasting impacts for many years to come. To meet some of our fundholders and read their stories, click here.

Granting

We grant funds to registered charities that focus on social needs, health, wellbeing, environment, arts, culture and more. Whether it is sending hundreds of children to camp, planting trees, awarding youth scholarships, or supporting a program for bereaved parents, our impacts far reaching. To learn more about our various granting opportunities please click here. Funding decisions are informed by our Vital Signs research, Toward Common Ground and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Leadership

We bring people together from all parts of the community to catalyze new ideas, build participation, and strengthen community philanthropy. We identify long-term needs and opportunities in partnership with other funders, community groups and government.

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Ways to Give
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Home for Good Campaign
Gardeners at work in the West Willow Co-op community garden which GCF has helped to fund
Grants and Funding
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Upcoming Events
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Sponsorship
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