WRCF 2023 Annual Impact Report

Growing Community as the Community Grows

2023 Annual Impact Report

Territorial Acknowledgement

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) is situated on the lands within the Haldimand Treaty of 1784, a formally ratified agreement acknowledging six miles on either side of the Grand River as treaty territory belonging to Six Nations of the Grand River. WRCF serves a region that is located within the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Chonnonton, and Haudenosaunee peoples. This territory is within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum. We acknowledge the enduring presence, knowledges, and philosophies of Indigenous Peoples. We acknowledge the continuing accomplishments and contributions Indigenous Peoples make in shaping Waterloo Region. We are committed to understanding the impact of settler colonialism on the Indigenous experience in order to envision and co-create collaborative, respectful paths together in mutuality and reciprocity. We are all at different places on this learning journey but we have to start with Truth to reach Reconciliation. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has educational resources you can read. To learn more, visit nctr.ca.

A message from Mike Braga, Board Chair

Vision

As Waterloo Region grows to one million residents, our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving.

Mission Waterloo Region Community Foundation strengthens local organizations, spaces, and experiences to increase connection with communities across Waterloo Region.

For seven years, I’ve had the opportunity to be part of the board of a local community foundation. First as a member, and then Chair of the Board of the Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation; then Vice Chair, and now Chair of the newly unified Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF).

As I reflect back, I am struck by the unique role community foundations have played and continue to play in over 200 communities across Canada. As a leading community-building organization, WRCF has the ability—and the responsibility—to connect regionally and locally to advance equity and support individuals and organizations across Waterloo Region.

2023 was the first full year for WRCF—and what a formative year it has been. After receiving input from members of our community, our Board came together in partnership with the Leadership Team and developed the first strategic plan for the unified organization, focusing on social infrastructure between 2024 and 2027. We also updated our mission and vision to more closely align with the impact we are striving to achieve.

For several years, WRCF’s Board and team have been on a journey to transition to a responsible investing portfolio that is 100% mission-aligned. In 2023, we took another step in that journey with the appointment of RockCreek as WRCF’s outsourced Chief Investment Officer.

Once again, WRCF was fortunate to receive funding to distribute locally thanks to our partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and support through the Government of Canada. The Fund for Gender Equality,

Investment Readiness Program, and Community Services Recovery Fund provided over $1.8 million to organizations located in and supporting people in Waterloo Region.

This year we welcomed Melissa Ireland, Mehrunnisa Kharodia, and Laura Mae Lindo to our Board of Directors. I want to thank them and the rest of the Board for their commitment and tremendous amount of volunteer time as we worked through the final stages of unification and did the heavy lifting to put a new strategy, framework, and updated governance framework in place. Their dedication and contributions will help position WRCF for future opportunities. I wish to extend a special thank you to Lori Payne, whose term on the Board will be ending.

Lori has been an exceptional community leader helping to lead the unification process, holding the positions of the inaugural Chair and now Past Chair of WRCF. We wish Lori all the best in her continued work in the community.

As we look ahead, we’re at such an exciting time. We are joining other foundations across Canada and the world in considering how we can put our assets— which are the Community’s assets—to work. How can we—and our Fundholders and donors—generate more value and make more impact? How can we catalyze and enable others? How can we leverage our expertise to lessen the burden of organizations doing impactful work in support of people across our region?

2023 was an important year to strengthen and reinforce the foundation of our Foundation. We look forward in the coming years to build on that foundation and to continue to partner with others to ensure communities across our region are equitable, connected, sustainable, and people are thriving.

Braga, Board Chair

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Back left to right: Lori Payne, Manuel Martins, Darren Juneau, Darren Rennie, Bilal Khan.

Front left to right: Tim Jackson, Elizabeth Kim, Mike Braga, Mehrunnisa Kharodia.

Missing: Andrea Harding, Melissa Ireland, Laura Mae Lindo.

A Message from Mike Braga, Board Chair

It’s exciting to represent and lead this community’s community foundation. While Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) is designed for the long term, it’s exhilarating that we still don’t know exactly what the year (or day) ahead holds. It’s part of life in this rapidly changing, rapidly growing region.

Each year, we take the time to assemble this report to take a look back to share a snapshot of what we’ve learned and what we’ve accomplished together over the past twelve months. It never ceases to amaze me.

To summarize 2023, it was a year of relocation, reflection, and celebration.

In 2023, WRCF relocated our main office to become one of the founding tenants of the City of Kitchener’s new SDG Idea Factory. We now share space with a growing roster of other community organizations focused on the local implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have reported on our alignment with the SDGs for several years, and we’re enjoying the additional

A message from Eric Avner, President & CEO

opportunities for partnerships and learning that our new working environment provides. The location at the bustling intersection of King and Queen in Downtown Kitchener gives us added perspective of the complexities facing our communities.

In 2023, we reflected on the role of WRCF to help grow community as our community grows. As we proceed towards one million residents, we want to ensure Waterloo Region can realize our collective potential by growing into a place where everyone is valued, feels they belong, and can be part of helping to create something bigger. WRCF’s new strategic plan challenges us to explore and invest in a system of social infrastructure across the region. We will attempt to reverse the larger societal trends of polarization, isolation, and loneliness by focusing investment on organizations, places, and experiences that enable people to connect with each other. We will be looking at ways to create meaningful interactions between different communities, different neighbourhoods, different groups, and different generations.

We also reflected on the diversity of who was making decisions on behalf of WRCF. We conducted a demographic survey of our team, our Board, and our committees and were encouraged to learn that across our entire organization, we are as (if not more) diverse as the community we serve. We will continue to improve by incorporating diverse voices into our decision-making, and I’m gratified that we’re seeing tangible results from our efforts to be an equitycentred funder.

Last but not least, in 2023, we celebrated some remarkable financial results. This year we were proud to have distributed $8.2 million into the community— our highest amount ever!—through grants to 429 organizations. This brings our total to more than $81 million in grants distributed since inception. We were also grateful to have received over $9.35 million in new donations, which increased our year-end total significantly to approximately $137 million of investments under management. We were also pleased to see the financial markets rebound, resulting in an 11.8% rate of return on our investments.

By my unscientific calculations, 94.2% of annual report letters start— or end—with statements like “it’s been a momentous year” or “it’s been another year of unprecedented change” or “we couldn’t have predicted what this year was going to bring.” Instead of that, I’d prefer to conclude with my sincere thanks. Thanks to our talented and committed team. Thanks to our dedicated and supportive Board of Directors and all our volunteers. Thanks to our generous and passionate Fundholders and donors.

Moreover, thanks to everyone who has welcomed me into the community, who has introduced me to someone making a difference, and who has passed along a note of encouragement. I’ve noticed. It mattered. Waterloo Region is a special community and I’m proud to call it home. It’s what makes this work so rewarding and I’m looking forward to doing more good with you in the months and years to come.

With gratitude and optimism,

Eric Avner President & CEO

As we proceed towards one million residents, we want to ensure Waterloo Region can realize our collective potential by growing into a place where everyone is valued, feels they belong, and can be part of helping to create something bigger. WRCF’s new strategic plan challenges us to explore and invest in a system of social infrastructure across the region. We will attempt to reverse the larger societal trends of polarization, isolation, and loneliness by focusing investment on organizations, places, and experiences that enable people to connect with each other. We will be looking at ways to create meaningful interactions between different communities, different neighbourhoods, different groups, and different generations.

A Message from Eric Avner, President & CEO

2023 Volunteers

WRCF Board and Committees

Board of Directors

Mike Braga – Chair

Elizabeth Kim – Vice Chair

Lori Payne – Past Chair

Andrea Harding

Melissa Ireland*

Tim Jackson

Darren Juneau

Bilal Khan

Mehrunnisa Kharodia*

Bruce Lauckner^

Laura Mae Lindo*

Sharon Livingstone^

Manuel Martins

Darren Rennie

Pedro Ribeiro

Committees of Board

Finance & Audit Committee

Darren Rennie – Chair

Andrea Harding

Tim Jackson

Darren Juneau

Bilal Khan

Manuel Martins

Governance & Nominations Committee

Elizabeth Kim – Chair

Mike Braga

Melissa Ireland*

Bruce Lauckner^

Laura Mae Lindo*

Sharon Livingstone^

Mehrunnisa Kharodia*

Lori Payne

Investment Committee

Tim Jackson – Chair

Justin Cadwell

Pedro Ribeiro

Jessica Stockie

Operational Committees

Arts Grants Committee

Andrew Bennett

Eric Bolton

Bob Egan

Roshan James

Tamara Louks

Chudear Oyual

Children & Youth Committee

Gary Abbott

Valentina Castillo Cifuentes

Allan Cayenne

Charlie Davis

Samantha Esmeralda

Samantha Hild

Rufus John

Darcy Krahn

Kyo Lee

Zoe Miller

Madiha Syed

Community Grants Committee

Elizabeth Arcila

Cathy Baer

Zak Barbary

Ann Marie Beals

Valentina Castillo Cifuentes

Abby Cooper

Alana Decker

John Egoff

Cait Glasson

Note: * Term began 7/1/23 ^ Term ended 6/30/23

Cheryl Gordijk

Simon Guthrie

Mohamed Hassan

Amanda Horne

Roshan James

Ben Janzen

Zohra Kharodia

Allyson Kroetsch

Alyssa Lai

Rosalyn McKay

Omar McLean

Kelly McManus

Catherine Mellinger

Patricia Mighton

Ann Miller

Olabukonla Mise

Krystal Muise

Danielle Petti

Erin Spink

Jacqueline Terry

Peter van der Maas

Tracy Van Kalsbeek

David Yoon

Joanne Zhou

Community Services Recovery

Fund Committee

Jennifer Astley-Kinsey

Stacy Bambrick

LaFerne Clarke

Nigel Gordijk

Ben Janzen

Mehrunnisa Kharodia

Alyssa Lai

Sam Nabi

Paul Sandusky

Jason Santo

Due Diligence Committee

Chris Blanchet

Ruth Casselman

Carl Coelho

David Rutherford

Kristine Schumacher

Glenn Smith

Robin Stanton

Granting Financial Review Committee

Jude Doble

Emily Dyck

Tom Everrett

John Fraser

Annalee Moore

Braden Perrett

Susan Russell

John Sprowl

Russ Stuebing

Jumoke Titiloye

Racial Equity Committee

Eunju Baek

Jeyas Balaskanthan

Allan Cayenne

Aashay Dalvi

Giovanni Giuga

Bobbie Jo Lovell

Vinay Tiwari

Donnique Williams

Neb Zachariah

Volunteer Spotlight

We asked two of our volunteers to tell us about their experience on a WRCF committee:

“I appreciated learning about how the granting model works, and seeing how much effort goes into making sure that the funding available is dispersed fairly. It’s encouraging to see that the process is organized, well-structured, and viewed through an equity lens.”

Roshan James, WRCF Volunteer, Community Grants Committee/Arts Grants Committee

Read our story on Roshan James and her experience volunteering with WRCF: wrcf.ca/news/rj-volunteer-story

“What we’re trying to look for is to ensure as much opportunity for youth as we can, to try to support different needs, different groups, and types of programming as equally as we can.”

Gary Abbott, WRCF Volunteer, Children & Youth Committee

Read our story on Gary Abbott and why he volunteers with WRCF: wrcf.ca/news/ga-volunteer-story

If you would like to volunteer with WRCF, fill out our Expression of Interest form at surveymonkey.com/r/WRCFVolunteer

Photo credit: Mathew McCarthy

Awards

In November 2023, Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) recognized three individuals and one company whose exemplary volunteerism and contributions to local communities has been making a positive change in Waterloo Region. We are pleased to share the background on the awards and the names of the award recipients.

From left to right: Marcia Smellie, Sharon Livingstone, Eric Avner, Scott Higgins, Allan Cayenne.

Walter Bean WRCF Community Volunteer Award

This award was created in memory of the founder of Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. It has been updated to recognize individuals who best exemplify and reinforce WRCF’s vision of ensuring our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving; someone who has made a continued, long-term volunteer commitment to WRCF.

2023 Recipients: Allan Cayenne and Sharon Livingstone

Ken Murray WRCF Community Catalyst Award

The Ken Murray WRCF Community Catalyst Award was created in memory of the first President of Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, to recognize individuals who are demonstrating their commitment to Waterloo Region by “doing more good”. The award recognizes a community volunteer or philanthropist who demonstrates character traits evident in Ken Murray’s life, including living a life with purpose and generosity, leadership, mentorship, and the ability to creatively tackle issues of today, with an eye to the future, by utilizing innovative philanthropic approaches and solutions.

2023 Recipient: Marcia Smellie

David Borges WRCF Organizational Goodness Award

This award was created in memory of the former Board Chair of the Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation. This award recognizes businesses or organizations located in Waterloo Region that are committed to building and supporting our community through “doing more good”. This support could be demonstrated through corporate philanthropic giving, the encouragement and motivation of employees to become involved in community, and/or community leadership in local projects and initiatives.

2023 Recipient: HIP Developments

For more information about the support these recipients provide to our community visit wrcf.ca/news/2023-awards

The colours I used in the sculptures are the same as the logo of WRCF, which represents all the strengths that we need to unify for raising a strong and supportive community.

Pamela Rojas

WRCF’s 2023 awards were designed by Visual Artist, Pamela Rojas. To learn more about what inspired the design, visit wrcf.ca/award-design-2023

11.8% RATE OF RETURN $9.35M TOTAL DONATIONS $13.3M+

8% AVERAGE TEN YEAR RATE OF RETURN $137M TOTAL INVESTMENTS UNDER MANAGEMENT

1,718 NUMBER OF DONATIONS

TOTAL IMPACT INVESTMENTS SINCE INCEPTION

11 NEW FUNDS

419 FUNDS

429 ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED GRANTS

21 NUMBER OF IMPACT INVESTMENTS SINCE 2017

$1.8M+ COMMITTED TO IMPACT INVESTMENTS IN 2023 1,109 GRANTS $81M TOTAL GRANTS SINCE INCEPTION

$8.2M TOTAL GRANTS

Let’s take

A Closer Look

We thought it would be helpful to share some of the data we collect to help you know what types of funds are held at Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF), where we’ve made impact investments as part of our portfolio—and information about the types of grants we’ve supported, and their linkage to our areas of focus and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

2023 Impact Investments

Impact investing occurs when investments are made into companies, organizations, or funds with the intention to generate social and/or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Investments can be made across asset classes, including but not limited to loans, fixed income, venture capital, and public or private equity. Organizations receiving investment must measure and report the social and/or environmental performance of the impact investment.

If you would like to learn more about partnering with WRCF to make impact investments, including establishing your own fund which is invested for impact, contact Dan Robert at dan@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 x 205

93 % of WRCF’s impact investments focused on Affordable Housing initiatives

2023 Assets by Fund Type

What is a Community Fund?

When you donate to Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF), you have the option of donating to any of the funds, including a Community Fund. The funds in our Community Funds are “unrestricted,” which means that WRCF is able to respond to grant requests from charities across Waterloo Region. A volunteer committee comprised of local residents reviews the grant applications to recommend how these funds are distributed. The applications are then approved by WRCF’s President & CEO and Board of Directors.

Commitment to direct at least 10% to impact investments, as part of WRCF’s 100% mission-aligned portfolio

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

We analyze our granting based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2015, the United Nations (UN) member countries, including Canada, agreed to focus on 17 SDGs—with targeted results achieved by 2030. The targets for the SDGs seek to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by promoting inclusive, equitable, safe and sustainable societies.

The SDGs provide an important lens to analyze WRCF’s work locally and connect it to the broader Canadian and global agenda. We asked organizations that receive funding through the Community Funds held at WRCF, or through the Ontario Endowment for Youth in Recreation Fund to indicate which of the 17 SDGs their project/initiative primarily aligns with.

The chart below highlights what percentage of those projects were linked with each of the UN SDGs in 2022 and 2023.

Unrestricted funding distribution in 2023

In 2023, Affordable Housing remained a focus area for WRCF. We also worked to ensure that we incorporated an equity mindset in everything we do (equity includes issues supporting members of our community who identify as Indigenous, Black, people of colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, women and girls, individuals with physical or developmental disabilities, or those living in poverty). We looked at our unrestricted funding (money available through the Community Funds held at WRCF) to understand the link between these two issues and what our funding supported. Here’s what we found:

Note: Many of the funded projects/initiatives were identified by the organizations as impacting more than one

Our Impact in Waterloo Region

In this section, you will see examples of the impact Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) has made across Waterloo Region through a variety of lenses. We track our impact by gathering and sharing numbers and stories. We hope this snapshot gives you an idea of the breadth of work we are doing and the range of organizations we are supporting in an effort to ensure our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving.

Icon legend: One of our key focuses in 2023 continued to be Affordable Housing. Throughout this section of the report, you will see a house symbol to indicate if the impact listed is linked to our work in that area. We’ve also highlighted actions you can take with a blue checkmark symbol.

Community Grants

WRCF’s Community Grants support the most pressing needs of our community and are distributed to organizations across Waterloo Region that offer programs and services for local residents. In 2023, these grants were focused primarily on projects linked to Affordable Housing as well as those that impacted Climate Change.

Alongside several WRCF Fundholders and donors, WRCF provided $1 million to 40 local organizations. This funding included support from the Trinity United Church Legacy Fund and additional assistance through Equitable.

Learn more at wrcf.ca/communitygrants

If you are interested in setting up a fund within our Community Funds to support the most critical needs of our community year after year, reach out to Dan Robert at dan@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 x 205

Donations to WRCF’s Community Funds are “unrestricted”, which means that WRCF is able to provide grants to address ever changing priorities in Waterloo Region. If you want to support future needs in our community, consider making a donation at wrcf.ca/donate

Affordable Housing Action

Trinity United Church is honoured to partner with WRCF’s Community Grants in carrying out our Outreach Mission. We find the granting process to be effective, thorough and fair. We encourage other faith communities to consider a similar partnership.

Cathy Baer, Trinity United Church

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region’s Aspen Place a step toward independence: Transitional housing program made possible through WRCF Community Grant

It’s so nice to see the moms and kids moving into a place where they can have a fresh start. To see them moving into their own units. Making that house their own and being able to have that time with their family and move forward.

Jenna Mayne, Director of Communications and Corporate Initiatives, Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Read our story on Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region’s transitional housing program: wrcf.ca/news/wcswr-story

Supporting Racialized Communities through the Racial Equity Fund

WRCF is dedicated to taking the necessary steps toward advancing racial equity in our community. As one component of that work, WRCF’s Racial Equity Fund supports organizations that are led-by and serve people across Waterloo Region who are Indigenous, Black, and people of colour.

Learn more at wrcf.ca/racialequity

In partnership with our Fundholders and additional support provided through Equitable, WRCF distributed $400,000 to 29 local organizations in 2023.

Donations to the Racial Equity Fund assist with funding future applications. If you are able to support the fund you can make a contribution at wrcf.ca/re-donate

Read our story about the critical connections Crow Shield Lodge is making among Indigenous Elders, youth, and the land itself: wrcf.ca/ news/crow-shield-lodge-story

Read about how DiverseWorks Dance Co. is breaking barriers for marginalized and racialized dance artists: wrcf.ca/news/ diverseworks-story

WRCF will continue to leverage our resources, alongside our partners, Fundholders, and donors, to take action and improve racial equity in our community.

Eric Avner, WRCF President & CEO

$400,000 to support 29 organizations

Supporting Arts Organizations and Collectives

WRCF continues to assist small and mid-sized arts organizations and collectives through the Arts Grants Fund. In 2023, with support from several of our Fundholders, $298,000 was provided to 21 local organizations focused on the arts in Waterloo Region.

$298,000 was provided to 21 local organizations focused on the arts in Waterloo Region.

$298,000 to support 21 organizations

$15,000

as part of a collaboration with the City of Waterloo, which donated another $10,000 to provide a total of $25,000 to a Microgrant Program facilitated by Pat the Dog Theatre Creation. This program supports individual artists in our region with $1,000 microgrants.

Learn more at wrcf.ca/artsgrants or patthedog.org/microgrants-24

Support our local arts organizations and artists! There are so many great arts events happening across our region. Show your support by attending arts events and buying art.

Read our story on Pinch Cabaret’s Monthly Variety Show Series: wrcf.ca/news/pinch-story

Read our story on Bonn Park Media’s film project “HIP-HOP HOPE”: wrcf.ca/news/bonn-park-story

If you are interested in supporting the Arts Grants Fund, consider making a contribution at wrcf.ca/ ag-donate. Donations assist with funding future applications.

There were few local funding options for individual artists prior to the Waterloo Region Microgrant Program. This initiative has assisted in “kick-starting” 92 new works by local creators. In a few short years, this program has become a critical part of the local arts funding ecology, allowing our artists to take the risks necessary for new ideas, innovations, and imaginings in their art. Both impactful and successful, this program has become a model for other communities, and was awarded the “Stand Up for Culture Award” from the Creative Cities Network in 2023.

Lisa O’Connell, Artistic Director, Pat the Dog Theatre Creation

Granting through our Partnership with Community Foundations of Canada

Community Services Recovery Fund: Strengthening the Internal Capacity of Community Service Organizations

Now more than ever, charities and non-profits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund was a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profits as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for pandemic recovery. Funding was disbursed across the country through a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada, and the Canadian Red Cross.

WRCF is part of a national movement of over 200 community foundations across Canada. In 2023, we participated in several opportunities that were made available through our partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, with funding provided to local organizations through the Government of Canada.

$3 million to support 64 local projects

Locally, WRCF partnered with United Way Waterloo Region Communities to provide $3 million in funding to 64 local projects across Waterloo Region; investing in Systems and Processes as well as Program and Service Innovation and Redesign.

Note: Additional funding was also provided locally through the Canadian Red Cross.

Visit wrcf.ca/news/csrf-results to see the list of local organizations that received funding, or visit communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca to learn more and see funding results across Canada.

My experience in the program so far has been a positive and insightful journey. The program has taught me things and given me resources a school classroom is unable to give.

I appreciated the contacts and relationships formed. I liked that everyone, including myself, was pushed out of our comfort zones to grow and put ourselves out there.

Youth participant from Hope for Community Development’s Empowering Black and Newcomer Youth through an Advanced Entrepreneurship program

Thanks to the funding from the Community Services Recovery Fund, we have been able to create a collaborative community approach to improving gender affirming care. It has allowed us to bring the community together to evaluate the full scope of the need, identify who is interested/able to be part of the work, and collectively work towards a community response. It has enhanced our partnerships and supported us to engage others in ways we have not typically had the capacity to.

Kayla Orr, Executive Director, SHORE Centre on their Barrier Free Trans Care program

Investment Readiness Program

As a Regional Partner for the Investment Readiness Program, WRCF worked with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada to lead the distribution of funding through the Central South-Western Ontario Region HUB, in partnership with three other Community Foundations and five local organizations driving social change.

$440,000 to support 8 organizations in round 3 Granting through our Partnership with Community Foundations of Canada

$230,000 to support 10 organizations in round 1

$230,000 to support 9 organizations in round 2

Through this fund, WRCF and partners awarded: For more information on the Investment Readiness Program and to see a full listing of organizations funded through WRCF and partners, visit wrcf.ca/news/irp-2023 The Investment Readiness Program is funded by the Government of Canada’s SI/SF Strategy.

Fund for Gender Equality

To create communities of true belonging, we need to advance gender equality across the country. The Fund for Gender Equality is a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund, which is supported through the Government of Canada. WRCF was pleased to be one of 21 participating community foundations.

In 2023, with additional support from WRCF Fundholders, $296,000 was provided to 12 local organizations leading initiatives to support women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals working towards a future grounded in equity, inclusion, and justice.

$296,000 to support

12 organizations

Visit wrcf.ca/gender-equality to see the list of local organizations that received funding, or visit communityfoundations.ca/grantingresults-from-the-fund-for-gender-equality to learn more and see funding results across Canada.

The Fund for Gender Equality is supported by a collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund, with support from the Government of Canada.

Building Community: It’s More than Housing

How can we build more community as we build more housing? Can we reimagine our public parks, libraries, recreation centers, and trails to connect people of all backgrounds, to cultivate trust and to create more resilient communities? Can we transform shared civic assets to foster engagement, equity, sustainability, and joy?

On November 16, 2023, WRCF invited people from across our communities to attend a Do More Good Dialogue event—Building Community: It’s More than Housing—to discuss just that. The room was filled with community members, nonprofit partners, housing developers, elected officials, sponsors, and Fundholders, along with WRCF’s Board and team.

We also heard about the challenges many of our community members face, and that people are experiencing “community” in vastly different ways—depending on their circumstances. While we don’t define community in the same ways, it was clear we all crave more of it, especially as our region grows and changes.

Eric Avner, WRCF President & CEO

Read our blog titled “Community is…” for more thoughts and impressions on our Building Community event: wrcf.ca/news/community-is

Following a keynote address and a panel discussion with local speakers, attendees participated in table discussions where we asked everyone to answer three questions. Here are a few examples of what we heard…

Question 1: Over the coming decades, Waterloo Region is expected to grow the equivalent of another city. With that influx of population, how can we continue to grow community as the community grows?

• We need more places for people to come together, make connections, and participate, that are walkable, accessible, and free

• Cross-cultural events that include food, music, and art

• All people need to feel valued and have basic needs met: housing, food, basic income

• Use existing under-utilized spaces and repurpose them, in communities for communities

• Promote sharing things amongst each other, like with the KW Library of Things

Left to right: Paul Kalbfleisch, Dr. Laura Mae Lindo, Aleksandra Petrovic

Question 2: If you could have 4-6 people around your table to help advocate for your community, who would you invite, and what issue would you be advocating for?

• The next generation (youth) and older adults —both have great input and perspectives!

• Newcomers; grass roots organizations; accessibility advocates

• All levels of government

• Urban Dreamers

• People experiencing the issue

Question 3: If we could collectively invest in one thing (space, place, program, initiative, etc.) to build community, what could that be?

• Parks and outdoor venues where folks feel welcome and able to participate

• Invest in communication; build trust between people and communities, invest in belonging

• Growth needs transportation—make it easy for people to get around without cars

• Community centres or neighbourhood hubs that are community-run with community kitchens and showcase community art

This discussion in community—with members of our community—was an important input to WRCF’s 2024 to 2027 strategic plan. It highlighted the importance of growing community as the community grows.

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Learn more about WRCF’s new strategic area of focus—social infrastructure—by visiting wrcf.ca/socialinfrastructure

Youth Impact Survey

The Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region continues to gauge the wellbeing of youth across our communities. The 2023 Youth Impact Survey resulted in a new series of Data Briefs and Snapshots, which include insights into how young people are doing post-pandemic in Waterloo Region. Similar to 2021, WRCF supported this initiative with a grant and helped amplify results.

Read the 2023 Youth Impact Survey

Data Briefs and Snapshots, and if you are an organization that interacts with youth, consider ensuring youth voices are included in the work you do: childrenandyouthplanningtable.ca/ youth-impact-survey-results

Support to BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region

BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region is an ambitious plan to create 10,000 “half-priced homes” across the region, 7,000 attainable homes for purchase, and 3,000 attainable homes for rent by 2030.

Drawing on Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region’s expertise of screening and placing deserving families in attainable housing, every one of these homes will go to a buyer or renter who needs a place to live – and none of them will be available as investment properties. Moving more people into affordable homeownership will help alleviate the pressure on our rental housing market and shelter systems. WRCF committed to support the initiative’s operations with up to $100,000.

Learn more about BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region; sign up to receive updates on this community-led partnership; and find out about how you can provide support at buildnowwr.ca

Addressing Energy Poverty in Waterloo Region

On June 8, 2023, WRCF partnered with Reep Green Solutions to host a Do More Good Dialogue focused on Addressing Energy Poverty in Waterloo Region. Speakers included Steven Ayer, President and Founder at Common Good Strategies, Mary Jane Patterson, Former Executive Director at Reep Green Solutions, and Lee Ann Hundt, Executive Director at KW Urban Native Wigwam Project. They were also joined by Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre.

Watch a recording of the session: youtu.be/2EwKTOoYYk8

I was thrilled to see the enthusiasm and dedication of our participants in addressing such a critical issue in our community. After the workshop, we formed a small working group to explore funding opportunities and advocating for increased renewable energy production. I am confident that our collective efforts will lead to tangible solutions that will positively impact the lives of residents in Waterloo Region.

Lisa Truong, Director, Climate Change Mitigation Programs, Reep Green Solutions

Affordable Housing GIC

Kindred’s Affordable Housing GIC and Loan has attracted $7.3 million in deposits in its first 18 months. Over half of that amount has resulted in affordable housing loans that support diverse solutions from community partners. Two examples: funding was directed towards affordable housing (1) in a rural area and (2) for seniors.

If you are interested in investing in the GIC, visit kindredcu.com/wealthand-investing/gics/affordable-housing-gics-and-loans to learn more and get started.

We’re excited by how Kindred’s Affordable Housing GIC and Loan is helping to address affordable housing needs, and we look forward to continued momentum

in attracting even more deposits to match the funding for affordable housing projects.

Alex Jutzi, Kindred Credit Union

Our Impact

Waterloo Region’s Vital Signs®

Affordable Housing continues to be a critical issue for Waterloo Region. As a result, WRCF researched and created the 2023 Waterloo Region’s Vital Signs® Report focused specifically on affordable housing to provide more information about this issue that matters to our community; and to help people and organizations across our region turn that knowledge into action.

Released in October 2023, the report illustrates how the housing crisis continues to hit our most vulnerable hardest—the young, non-homeowner older adults, newcomers and refugees, those who identify as Indigenous, Black or as a person of colour, those with disabilities, and individuals exiting the child welfare system. This uneven impact deepens social disparities, threatening the cohesion and diversity that makes our community strong.

Read and download Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs® Report, and watch a recording of the launch event at wrcf.ca/vital-signs

Now that we’ve done a number of presentations across the community on the data from our report, three things continue to resonate; the scale and complexity of the housing crisis, the implications of a rapidly changing community, and the diversity of organizations engaged in creating solutions.

Eric Avner, WRCF President & CEO

The data shows us:

• Home price to income ratios for Waterloo Region continue to be comparable with some of the most expensive cities in the world

• New home and rental unit builds are not keeping pace with population growth

• There is a mismatch in the housing that is available—with expanding households and shrinking spaces

• Extended households, including multi-generational households, roommates, and other shared households, grew faster in Waterloo Region than any other community in Canada

• Affordable units to buy or rent are disappearing

• Waterloo Region has the second highest in-migration and out-migration rate in the country

• And it is more than just housing. Waterloo Region residents’ sense of belonging and satisfaction with their neighbourhoods is below the national average

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2023 REPORT

Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs® Report would not have been possible without the funding provided by:

Following the release of Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs® Report, WRCF pulled together a summary document that highlights the key findings of the report in one quick summary and hopefully provides a useful reference tool.

In January 2024, WRCF released an article that explores a variety of themes and impacts across different communities in Waterloo Region. The article highlights variation in Affordable Housing across the three cities and four townships, and then discusses trends over the past year, underscoring how recent declines in home prices are not improving affordability for housing.

Read more: wrcf.ca/news/wrvs-jan-2024

Waterloo Region is growing quickly, predominantly through immigration. That growth is bringing increased diversity, and different ways of living and housing preferences. It is coupled with housing supply, affordability issues and other factors affecting everyone, and these changes continue. A completely transformed environment requires new approaches to planning and building, with diverse types of housing and communal spaces and amenities for an evolving regional community now and in the future.

Tara Bedard, Executive Director, Immigration Partnership

If you are looking for opportunities for donors and investors to take action, go to page 57 of Waterloo Region’s 2023 Vital Signs® Report found at wrcf.ca/vital-signs and the support provided by Common Good Strategies

Housing is one of the fundamental social determinants of health. Without it, you can’t settle, you often can’t work, and you often can’t feel like you belong. The bricks and mortar of a house are not the same as a home, it’s not the same as a community, and it’s not the same as belonging. It’s just the starting foundation. We need a community where everyone has affordable housing and access to other community services to ensure that people feel like they can settle, work, and belong.

Chris McEvoy, Manager, Housing Policy and Homelessness Prevention, Region of Waterloo

Fundholder Highlights

What do you care about?

Everyone is unique. We have issues or causes we care about that have impacted our lives or the lives of friends, family members, or others in our community. Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) works with our Fundholders to understand their philanthropic goals and provide options to help them make an impact now—and in the future.

Currently, we have a variety of different types of funds available at WRCF that can be established with a minimum investment of $5,000. We’ve captured stories about a few of our Fundholders who share why they chose to set up a fund, and the value of working with WRCF.

If you would like to learn more about setting up a fund, contact Dan Robert at dan@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 x 205

We’re excited about the possibilities of where we can help. We can both think about causes that are important to us but also as individuals and how we want to express that through the community.

Jessica Martinson

ENGINEERING GENEROSITY: Start-up success gives young family chance to help community for years to come with WRCF fund

Pat and Jessica Martinson share a passion for giving, so when their lives changed after the sale of Clearpath Robotics, they knew supporting the community would continue to be part of their philanthropic plan moving forward.

After a recommendation from a friend, they reached out to WRCF to set up the Martinson Family Fund, to support organizations that are dear to their hearts, as well as assist with key community needs.

Jessica and Pat Martinson with their family

‘REMARKABLE

PERSON’: WRCF fund honours spirit of Waterloo South Asian community ‘pioneer’

Laxmi Kesavan

Laxmi Kesavan dedicated her life to helping others. She was an early member of Waterloo Region’s East Indian Ladies Club, worked in local schools as a cafeteria aide, supported various community organizations, and opened her home to many, all while raising three daughters and continuing to provide regular support to family members back home.

When Laxmi passed away in 2022, her family established the Laxmi Kesavan Memorial Fund at WRCF to ensure her legacy of giving back will live on.

Read our story on the Laxmi Kesavan Memorial Fund: wrcf.ca/news/kesavan-story

It was important to us that my grandmother’s spirit… she was a pioneer in the community… that part of her legacy lives on in Waterloo. This permanent fund through WRCF was a way to honour that legacy.

Dileep Srihari

‘WE’VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE’: Mike Stork says ‘the privilege to give back’ is what drives his philanthropy, including a new fund established through WRCF

Mike Stork is known across Waterloo Region for his investments, his mentoring, and his philanthropy. In 2007, prior to WRCF’s unification, Mike served as a Board member of the Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation, where his family established a fund designated to support Cambridge Shelter Corporation.

In 2023, he and his wife, Hennie, set up a second “Stork Family Fund”—this time Donor Advised—to support additional organizations they care about.

Read our story on the Stork Family Fund: wrcf.ca/news/stork-story

Our family has always believed that the ability to give back is not just a privilege, but a responsibility. When you’ve done well, thanks in large part to the energy of your community, and to the amazing people you’ve worked with to build the successful companies you have invested in, there’s an obligation to give back. Mike Stork

Laxmi Kesavan with her six grandchildren. Left to right: Dileep Srihari, Arun Srinivasan, Kavita Sarathy, Laxmi Kesavan, Rahul Srinivasan, Anand Sarathy, Ashok Srihari

Hennie and Mike Stork

2023 Funds

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) offers a variety of fund types to support our Fundholders based on their philanthropic interests, the level of involvement they want in annual granting decisions, the amount of money they want to distribute, and the legacy they want to leave.

WRCF works with individuals, families, companies, other charitable organizations, groups, and municipalities to establish and operate funds customized to suit their unique philanthropic goals. We are ready to talk to you about a personalized plan for how you want to support the community now and in the future.

Fund Types Include:

11

New Funds

419 Funds

While most funds are established as permanent endowments, it is possible to establish a non permanent fund, such as a spend-down fund, where the capital is still invested in our investment pool, but with the intention to grant it all out over a period of time until the fund is fully depleted. This option would benefit those donors who want to disburse only during their lifetime.

Charitable Organization Endowment Fund: As a registered charity, your fund provides a sustainable source of revenue back to your organization through annual grants. Your focus is on building the endowment through donations and we take care of the rest.

Community Fund (unrestricted): Grants from your fund are determined by our grants committee to support the most pressing needs of our community, including future needs that often can’t be anticipated at the time a fund is established.

Designated Fund: You choose the charities you want your fund to support upfront, and annual grants are made to them, forever.

Donor Advised Fund: Operating similar to a private foundation (but without having to do any of the administrative work!), you choose annually which charities you want to support, and you can also lean on our expertise to help with your granting decisions along the way.

Donor Advised Fund – Invested for Impact: Similar to a traditional Donor Advised Fund (see previous), except your fund is part of a separate investment pool, which is invested 100% for social and/or environmental impact and used to make impact investments.

Field of Interest Fund: You identify community issues you care the most about, such as children & youth, affordable housing, arts & culture, or the environment, and we make grants on your behalf. You can also update your areas of interest as they evolve.

Student Financial Assistance Fund: You direct grants from your fund to support students directly in their educational pursuits. We can help you determine eligibility criteria to meet your desired outcomes.

For more information about setting up a fund at WRCF, contact Dan Robert at dan@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 x 205

Funds — Market Value (as of December 31, 2023)

Waterloo Region Community Fund 19,962,593

A. Edward Johnson Fund 843,101

Alberta & Roderick Jack Fund 33,130

Amanda Knapp & Family Fund 5,000

Barbara Hill and David Rutherford Fund 20,000

BF Goodrich Foremen’s Club Fund 285,226

Bob and Georgina Wagner Fund 49,591

Dare Family Trust 1,435,100

Deer Ridge Golf Club Endowment Fund 5,000

Eleanor Davidson Fund 50,000

Fred and Dora Mae Blayney Fund 133,324

Fryday-Field Family Trust 5,000

Gary F. Parker and Family Fund 104,736

Gordon A. MacKay Fund 20,628

Greg and Jane Barratt Fund 8,461

Howard Jasper Fund 5,570

J.T. “Sam” Hill Fund 231,254

Jacqueline and Claude Macorin Family Fund 5,000

James F. Robertson Fund 11,614

Jane Humphries Family Fund 32,232

John M. Harper Fund 5,525

Jonas Bingeman Fund 11,032

Keith and Bobbie Gummow Fund 100,783

Keith Shantz Memorial Fund 1,518,111

Kitchener Downtown BIA Fund 9,286

Kitchener Mayor and Council Fund 46,408

Larry and Debra Murray Fund 32,357

The Lisa McLean Memorial Fund 26,462

M. Grace Schmidt Fund 10,000

Mullan Family Fund 30,050

Noreen and Robert Blake Fund 15,006

Pearl Weber Estate Fund 5,000

Robert Warren Learning Legacy Fund 2,500

Roland & Dae Harris Fund 40,200

Ronald and Mabel Dalton Fund 13,950

Ross Arthur Bergey Fund 15,000

Ross Edward Hahn Fund

Roy Ellsworth Jefferson Estate Fund

Trillium Estates Limited Fund

Van Kalsbeek Family Fund

W.C. Haves Fund 15,000

Waterloo Manufacturing Company Fund 30,500

The William D. and Deen Smith Fund 2,700

Zlateff Family Fund

Cambridge Community Fund

Beatty Family Fund

Bob and Jane Neath Family Fund

Chris Jones Fund

Claudette Millar Community Fund

Dr. Gary Ramsay Fund 11,676

Gwyn & Sam Purdy Fund

Hornell Kennedy Family Fund

John and Marlene Krebsz Fund

Leslie and John Doherty Family Fund

Marilyn Savage and David Hysinger Fund

Marjorie Short Family Fund

Mildred and Mahlon Fisher Fund

St. Andrews Dental Team Fund

Walker Family Fund (Endowment)

North Dumfries Community Fund

Edward Higgins, Jr. Family Fund

Linda and Lloyd Gower Fund

North Dumfries 2012 International Plowing Match Fund

Tom Taylor Memorial Fund

Ages Foundation Fund

Ainsworth Family Fund

Alex Schmidt Memorial Fund

Alfred C. & Shirley E. Filsinger Fund

The Alice (Braley) Judges –Walter Judges Fund

Alice and Angus Ferguson Fund

Alice Elizabeth Brown Fund

Amy Hallman Snyder Award Fund

Andrew & Madeleine Poynter Forestry Fund

Angelo Longo Fund

Anne and Allan McKay Scholarship

D.H. Falle Family Fund

87,352

Daidy and James Flavelle Fund 11,990

Dan Snyder Fund 202,302

David and Denise Thomas Scholarship Fund 24,997

The David and Eleanor Yach Family Fund 302,400

David Clare & Susan Ferne Bender Family Fund 116,140

David Johnston R+T Park Community Impact Fund 303,031

Dian and John Bell Family Fund 49,957

Don Dance Family Fund 139,967

Don Hutzler & Elaine King Fund 505,283

The Donald Lynes Family Fund 165,675

Dorothy and Donald Engel Family Fund 40,741

Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Award Fund 141,448

Douglas Brock Fund for Conservation & Music 116,544

Douglas Mitten Endowment Fund 596,159

Downtown Resilience Fund 15,998

Dr. Eric (Ric) Soulis Memorial Trees for Schoolyards Endowment Fund 9,328

Dr. John D. Stewart Fund 2,856,185

Dr. Ralph Adams Memorial Award Fund 38,730

Dylan & Warren Galilee

“Love, Joy, Laughter” Fund 32,613

Edna Staebler Legacy Fund 131,800

Edward Ratcliffe Fund 175,486

Elizabeth and Cam Witmer Family Fund 8,284

Elizabeth Pavey Multilingual Learner Scholarship Fund 56,360

Emmerton Fund 249,509

Environmental Legacy Fund 28,228

Erb & Good Family Funeral Home Community Fund 90,361

Eric and Muriel Misch Family Fund 692,278

Ernest Kendall Award Fund 32,525

The Essentials Fund 1,726

Esther Bingeman Gascho Fund 62,353

The F. P. Schneider Memorial Fund 107,353

Farwell4Hire Fund 318,264

Fiddlesticks Endowment Fund 41,453

Firecracker Fund (In Memory of Lynsey Frangakis) 23,801

Florence Louise Marsland Fund 374,289

The Footbridge Fund 75,947

France-Anne Sweeny

“Making A Difference” Fund 676,749

Frances and Edward Best Fund

Frank and Lois White Family Fund

Frank Johnson Memorial Fund

Fred and Dora Mae Blayney Fund 559,657

From “a St. Jerome’s Boy” Fund 257,957

From “a St. Jerome’s Boy” Fund (St. Jerome’s High School)Mr. Dave Fund (A RAK comes back) -

Fung Family Fund 43,423

Galt Knights of Columbus Council 2184 Fund

General Youth Endowment Fund 184,124

George and Luella Egoff Fund 33,998

George Chatzis Legacy Fund 17,443

George Cluthe Fund

Georghiades McGlynn Family Fund 5,051

Geri Williston Endowment Fund

Gerry & Joanne Hines and Family Fund 97,330

Gerry & Margaret Hooper Family Fund 70,533

Gilbert & Sullivan Society Musical Performance Growth Fund 15,862

Gina and Kuldeep Chhatwal Family Trust 135,169

The Girard Family Fund 35,127

Grand National Legacy Fund 26,305

Grand River Conservation Fund 42,112

Grand River Jazz Society Fund 53,276

Greater KW Chamber of Commerce –Corporate Challenge Fund

GreenShield Cares Sherry Peister Community Impact Fund

Gummow Hospital Support Fund

The Hajra and Ross Wilson Fund for the Arts

Harding Family Fund

Harold and Gloria Chapman Family Fund

Hartman and Brenda Krug Family Fund

Heart Beats Hate Fund

Heinz Kuhl Fund

Helen and John Beynon Family Fund

Helen Swediuk-Melichercik Memorial Fund

Hickey Family Fund

The Hilde English Memorial Fund

Hoegy Scholarship Fund

Homer Watson House & Gallery Endowment Fund

Horace and Rita Coelho and Family Unsung Heroes Fund

Hospice of Waterloo Region Endowment Fund

The Howard G. Schneider Cancer Care Fund

Hughraine Fund

Hussey Philanthropic Fund

Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives

In Memory of Alvin Poll Fund

Intentions of A and M Fund

Iris Mitten Scholarship Fund

Isabel & Laurence M. Savage Fund

J.D.

Jack & Lyn Rutherford Family

Jackie Mattson Fund

James E. Lipskie Memorial Fund

Mary Bales Fund 294,365

The Matthew & Rochelle Family Fund 8,571

Maureen and Steve Peacock Fund 12,674

McGregor Marigold Friendship Fund 26,893

McMurtry Family Fund 1,040,214

Menno S. Martin Contractor Ltd Community Fund 16,323

Merv and Diane Redman Family Fund 130,535

The Michael and Jocelyn Horner Fund 36,964

Miller Thomson Community Fund 44,278

The Moe Norman Memorial Fund

Moffat Family Endowment Fund

Morley Family Fund

The Motz Family Endowment 1,593,142

Muirhead Family Fund 281,627

Murray Fried Fund 250,380

The Musagetes Fund 10,512,935 Music Fund 140,686

N. Grace & Jacob Jutzi Family Fund 19,081

Nancy and Frank Mensink Community Fund 76,417

Nancy Borusiewich Fund 18,716

Neil and Sharon Parkinson Family Fund 86,068

NHLPA Dan Snyder Memorial Student Award Fund

Nina Suttie Children’s Summer Camp Fund 77,512

Norm and Joy Casarin Music Endowment Fund 12,878

Norris VanWonderen Family Fund

O’Donovan Family Fund

Ormston Family Fund 329,651

Ovi and Ligia Grada Family Fund 14,417

Palliative Care Fund

Parents for Community Living Robert Denomme Fund

Paul Kuntz Legacy Fund

Payne Family Fund 18,306

Performing Arts Fund 26,039

Phil and Anne Heinrichs Fund 98,685

Pinnington Family Fund 20,929

Planned Lifetime Networks Fund

Pollock Family Fund

PSR Fund

R. Jack Middlemass Memorial Fund

Racial Equity Fund

Ralph and Virginia Adams Youth Endowment Fund

Ray and Wendy Miske Neighbourhood Association Fund

RCWR Amethyst Community Fund

Renwick Family Fund

Retired Business & Professional Men’s Club of K-W Fund

Reuben Edwin Cleghorn Fund

Rev. Carl & Jean Wagner and Family Fund

Reverend C. L. Wagner Memorial Fund

Riggs Foundation Fund

The Robert Caldwell Fund

Robert Family Fund

Rosalind & Dieter Kays Family Fund

Ross-Shire Foundation Fund

Run for Life Scholarship Fund

Ruth Doelle Fund

Rutherford Hill Fund

S. Halvorsen-Good Family Fund

The Savvas & Lenia Chamberlain Fund

Schneider Employees’ Association Community Fund

School Sisters of Notre Dame Legacy Fund

School Sisters of Notre Dame Legacy Fund (Cambridge)

Scouts Canada - North Waterloo District Endowment Fund

Sharon and Paul Good Fund

The SHORE Centre Choices Fund

The Smith Family Fund

Social Assistance Fund

Souder Family Fund

Spectrum’s Rainbow Community Fund

The Spinnaker Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation Physician’s Endowment Fund

Steele Family Fund

Steffensen Family Fund

Stephanie Scandrett Community Fund

Stork Family Fund

Stork Family Fund

Strahan Chan Community Endowment Fund

TD Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community Development Fund

TD Employees Endowment Fund

The Ted and Andrea Witzel Family Fund

Fund names in colour indicate a new fund in 2023. Bold indicates an umbrella fund, italics represent its corresponding sub-fund(s).

The Community Services Recovery Fund was a new fund set up to receive funds through the Government of Canada and distribute them to organizations in 2023. It was a one-year initiative and is now closed, so it doesn’t show in the above listing.

1,718 Donations in 2023 totalling $9.35M

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) couldn’t do the work we do without the support of our donors and Fundholders. Their generosity, along with their confidence in our ability to serve Waterloo Region, inspires us to continue our mission of ensuring our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving. We make it easy for people to do more good by supporting the causes they care about most. Donors have the option to contribute to an existing fund at WRCF, use their donation to establish their own fund, or flow their donation directly to an organization impacting a cause they care about. Donors can also contribute directly to support the operations of WRCF to assist our work in helping the community.

If you are interested in making a donation to WRCF, visit wrcf.ca/donate to see the options available to you. If you are unsure of where to direct your support, consider making a gift to a Community Fund at WRCF, which empowers responsive granting to a wide variety of needs now and into the future. As a donor, you can choose the type of donation that best meets your financial situation and personal wishes. For more information about the types of gifts you can make to WRCF, contact Dan Robert at dan@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 x 205

Total Donations Received in 2023 (thousands)

Accumulated Donations to December 31, 2023 (Over $5,000)

Donations over $10,000,000

Michael Barnstijn & Louise MacCallum

Donations over $5,000,000

John A. & Joyce Pollock

Keith M. & Winifred Shantz*

Estate of Thora Vance

Donations over $1,000,000

Anonymous

Beachday Fund

Colin Baxter & Ruth Harris

Community Foundations of Canada

Dare Family Trust

Jim & Sue Hallman

Doris Higgins*

Lyle S. Hallman*

Lyle S. Hallman Foundation

Jessica & Patrick Martinson

Ken & Norah Rae

Gord* & Maggie Renwick

Dr. John D. Stewart*

Hennie & Michael Stork

United Way Waterloo Region Communities^

Brenda & Dave Walden

Estate of George Weiland

YW Kitchener-Waterloo^

Donations $500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous

Estate of Fred Blayney

Community Support Connections

Foundation^

GreenShield

Jean & Walter Hachborn*

Brenda & Peter* Hallman

Ric Hewson & Dorothee Retterath

Don Hutzler & Elaine King

Estate of A. Edward Johnson

Donald S. McMurtry

Eric* & Muriel Misch

Douglas & Iris Mitten*

Kenneth G. Murray*

Notre Dame Foundation (Burlington) Inc.

Schneider Employees’ Association

Lonsdale* & Roberta Schofield

Vermont Community Foundation

David J. Westfall

Donations $250,000 - $499,999

Anonymous

Aberdeen Homes

Virginia Adams*

Mary N. Bales*

Jim & Sandy Beingessner

BF Goodrich Foremen’s Club

Ann E. Bradley

Alice E. Brown*

Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community Development Fund

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery^

Dr. Derek & Kathleen Coleman

David Johnston Research+Tech Park

Ruth Doelle*

Economical Insurance

EXEL Research Inc.

The Brian Fisher Family

Keith L. Gummow*

Barry J.* & Shirley Humphrey

Estate of Walter Colin Judges

KidsAbility Foundation^

Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club^

Dave Kurek

Florence L. Marsland*

Carla & John A. McLennan

Margaret A. Motz

Catherine & Paul J. Motz

Bill & Laura Muirhead

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation

Gert* & Jean Steffensen

Estate of Thomas Taylor

Waterloo Region International Plowing Match Committee

The Waterloo Region Record

Westmount Golf & Country Club

Woodside Properties

Donations $100,000 - $249,999

Anonymous

Keith & Sheila Ainsworth

Aqueduct Foundation – The Helmut and Margaret Oberlander Foundation

Arriscraft International

Walter A. Bean*

David Clare & Susan Ferne Bender

Douglas G. Brock

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce

Canada Trustco Mortgage Company

Lenia* & Savvas Chamberlain

City of Kitchener

Estate of Reuben Edwin Cleghorn

Estate of Victoria Cleghorn

George Cluthe*

Cober

Columbia Fraternal Holding Association

Community Support Connections^

D.H. Falle Foundation

Don Dance*

Deutschmann Law Professional Corporation

Estate of Thelma Emmerton

The Fairmount Foundation

Estate of Ronald Ferrier

William Fisher*

Estate of Murray Fried

Friends of the Schneider Haus

The Gina Chhatwal Trust

Linda & Lloyd Gower*

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Barb* and Bill Hall

Hamilton Community Foundation

Estate of Charles Heller

James T. (Sam) & Jane G. Hill*

Roy E. Jefferson*

Juscon Corporation

Irma Karley*

Dr. Dieter & Rosalind Kays

Kitchener Sports Association^

John* & Marlene Krebsz

Karin & Paul* Kuntz

Kyle Loveless

The Donald Lynes Family

Manulife Financial

Mersynergy Charitable Foundation

Beverley L. Middlemass

Claudette Millar*

Ray & Wendy Miske

Audrey & Gerald P. Moser*

Estate of Murray H. (Moe) Norman

Mary & Dr. Warren Ober

Sheila O’Donovan*

Ian C. & Marguerite Ormston*

Gary & Susan Parker

Diane* & Merv Redman

Chris Rigby

John* & Lyn Rutherford

Stephanie Scandrett

Frederick* & Jane Schneider

Dorothy Shoemaker*

Neil W. Smith

Southbridge Equities Inc.

Spaenaur Inc.

Sun Life Financial

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.

Trillium Estates Limited

Helen M. Wagner

Bryce & Nancy Walker

Waterloo Public Library^

Hazel & Ralph Westfall*

Hajra* & Ross Wilson

David & Eleanor Yach

Estate of Thelma Eileen Zlateff

Donations $50,000 - $99,999

Anonymous

50 Plus Team

Brian & Irene Allison

Don Balanoff & Connie Mayor

Dian & John Bell

Dorothy M. & Urie A. Bender*

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region^

Edward & Mary Brough

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Gloria & Harold* Chapman

The Cloverleaf Foundation

Communitech Technology Association Inc.

The Dan Snyder Memorial Foundation

Eleanor M. Davidson*

Elliott Coach Lines (Fergus) Ltd.

Al Filsinger

Randy Fowlie

Robert D. Frank

Esther Gascho

Hazen & Janis Gilks

Gill Ratcliffe Foundation

Paul & Sharon Good

Stacey Good

Ligia & Ovidiu Grada

Grand River Jazz Society Corp.^

Grand River Valley Newspapers

Philip Heinrichs*

Barbara Hill & David Rutherford

Gerry & Joanne Hines

Estate of Helen Hoegy

Gerald & Margie Hooper

Peter Kerr

Brenda & Hartman H. L. Krug

Dr. Desta F. Leavine

Barb & Tom LeBrun

London Life Insurance Company

Estate of Stella Mann

Florence & Walter Martin

Frank & Nancy Mensink

Ann & Robert Miller

Dr. John & Dolores Moffat

Jane & Scott Morley

Oktoberfest Charity Pro-Am

Golf Tournament

Onbelay Capital Inc.

Ormston Family Charitable Foundation

Neil & Sharon Parkinson

Alan & Susan Quarry

RBC Investments

Estate of John R. Robins

Irene Rooney

Ross & Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation

Betty Schneider

Scocam Investment Corporation

Dr. Ninetta Scolieri & Dr. John Suljak

Sero Sed Serio

Barbra Shaw*

SHORE Centre^

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation^

Estate of Eva Gladys Stoltz

Gladys Sullivan & Richard Sullivan Jr.

Nina Suttie*

Estate of Helen Swediuk-Melicherick

TD Bank Financial Group

Toronto Foundation

Harold* & Joyce Turnpenny

Estate of Ruth Werlich

William H. Kaufman Inc.

Benjamin Williston

Chris & Nicole Williston

Rebecca-Lyn Williston-Ali & Riaz Ali

The Winnipeg Foundation

Zonta Club of Kitchener Waterloo Charitable Foundation^

Donations

Anonymous

$25,000 - $49,999

2012 Waterloo Region International

Plowing Match

Active Cambridge Inc.

Aqueduct Foundation - Jalynn H. Bennett Foundation

Jane Arnold & Tim Jackson

George & Gwen Barrie

Irene & W. Donald Bean

Edward Best*

Helen & John Beynon

Estate of Judith Arlene Bickerton

Christine Bird

Anne* & John Blasman

BMO

Gay & Dr. Michael Booth

Bridgeway Foundation

J.F. Brooke

Brush With Art

Cambridge Kiwanis Foundation^

David & Lina Caputo

City of Cambridge

Lavonne & Robert Collins-Wright

Conestoga College Mac Voisin Scholarship Series

Karen Coviello

Ed & Martha D’Agostino

Gisele & Peter Denomme

Equitable

Erb & Good Family Funeral Home Ltd.

Jim & Marianne Erb

Alice Ferguson

Fiddlesticks Community Centre^

First Echo Group Inc.

Betty & Stewart Fisher*

Jack & Margaret Forbes*

Phyllis & Ralph Forbes*

Ann Frank & Dr. Peter H.* Nash

Fred Elliot Coach Lines Limited

Joseph & Xiaopu Fung

Grand River Conservation Foundation^

Jenny & Mark Guibert

Wendy Hallman

Cathy & Lorne Harding

Jim & Susan Harkins*

Estate of Roland A. Harris

James & Sandra Hill

HIP Developments

Homer Watson House Foundation^

Laurie Hornell* & Patrick Kennedy

Jocelyn & Michael Horner*

Alberta & Roderick N. Jack

Art & Barb Janzen

Michael Janzen

Junior Achievement of Waterloo Region^

Barbara & James Kavanagh

Elizabeth & John* M. Kerr

Robert Kerr

Kitchener Public Library^

Estate of Henry Knell

KPMG Foundation

Mary & Robert* Kuntz

Braden Kurczak

KW Counselling Services^

Lions Club of Kitchener

The Longevity Company of Canada Inc.

Gordon* A. Mackay

Steve Mansell

Mark-Milne Inc.

Larry & Margaret Marsland

John & Susan McDonald

Denise Marigold & Ian McGregor

Meridian Edge Consulting

Metroland Media Group Ltd.

Miller Thomson Foundation

Miller Thomson LLP

MNP LLP

Janice Moore

Motz Family Foundation

Doreen & William* Motz

Kevin P. Mullan

Jacqueline & Jeffrey Murphy

Debra & Larry Murray

Iris & Monty* Ward

Lois Norris & Len VanWonderen

Charles M. & Elaine Ormston

Margaret & Terry Osbourne*

Kelly & Mike Peasgood

Estate of Helen I. Pollock

Andrew & Madeleine Poynter

Preston IODE

Rae & Lipskie Investment Counsel Inc.

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Harvey & Sandra Reid

Estate of Ida K.I. Sanford

Scouts Canada – North Waterloo District^

Anne & Malcolm Shantz

Elizabeth & Peter Sims*

Rosemary Smith

Springbank Investments

Jean & Jeffrey D. Stacey

Marie-Josee Boily Sweeny & Paul Sweeny

Dr. David Taylor

David & Denise Thomas

Janet & Scott Uffelman

UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival Inc.^

Karin W. E. Voisin

Bob & Georgina Wagner*

Carl & Jean Wagner*

The Walter Bean Grand River Community

Trails Foundation

Waterloo Manufacturing Company Limited

Frank & Lois White

Karen Wilkinson

Marilyn Wilkinson

Andrea & Ted Witzel

The Woolwich Community Fund

Jan & Ron Woynarski

Zehrs Markets Limited

Donations $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous

John* & Marjorie Acheson

Active Towing & Recovery

Acxsys Corporation (Interac)

African Community Wellness Initiative

Astley Family Foundation

Judith & Robert M. Astley

ATS Automation Tooling System Inc.

Andrew & Lillian Bass

BCE Inc.

Amy & Richard Beatty

The Bellringer Family Foundation

Barbara Berg

Estate of Ross Arthur Bergey

Barb & Greg Billo

Dora Bingeman*

Bingemans Inc.

Peter Black*

G. Robert & Noreen Blake*

Boston Pizza Foundation

Budd Canada Inc.

Estate of Bullock

Brenda & Dr. Robert Burchell

C3 Group Inc.

Robert C. Caldwell

Cambridge Jaycee Senators

David & Joyce Carse

Joy & Norm Casarin

Centre For International Governance

Innovation

Simon Chan & Erin Strahan

Daisy & Jim Chaplin*

Child Witness Centre^

Anthony Christie

Charlie & Jane Cipolla

Gail Clark & Bruce Martin

ClearRock Financial

Penny Cleaver

Horace & Rita Coelho

The Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation

Cora Group Inc.

Cecilia Cotton & Christopher Mendes

Matthew Cowan & Inga Rinne

Sandra & Steven Currie

Dawn & Donald Daggett

Ronald Dalton

Dianne Dance

Laura* & Leo Del Bel

Deloitte LLP

Drumbo Transport

Don Dychuck

EBS Geostructural Inc.

Marion Edgar*

April & Kael Edworthy

John & Sue Egoff

Deborah Eisenberg & Gary S. Levene

Dorothy M. Elliott*

Elmira Bus Lines

Kevin & Tracy Elop

Hilde* & John R. English Fair Ventures Inc.

FaithLife Financial

Fashion Show Funds, Ont. End. for Children & Youth

Dianne Fisher

Carolyn Ann & Michael Fitzpatrick

Noreen & Patrick* Flynn

Estate of Margaret Gwen Forbes

Brenda & Mike* Forristal

Freedom Pet Supplies

Estate of Reginald J. Friesen

Clare & William Fuller

Raymond T. Gibney*

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Waterloo Regional Branch^

Annabelle & Eugene Girard

Google

Gore Mutual Insurance Company

Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Graham Mathew Professional Corporation

Grand Valley Fortifiers

H B Gordon Education Foundation

H.L. Staebler Company Limited

Merle & Murray Haase

Estate of Ross Edward Hahn

Elizabeth & George Hahn

Greg & Nicole Hallman

John M. & Mary Harper*

Paul G. Haslam

Jackie Hatherly-Martin & Keith Martin

Ewout Heersink

Heffner Lexus Toyota

Heidi Henschel

Highland Road United Church

Penny & Richard Hobson

David & Judy Horman

Christopher R. Howlett

Investment Planning Counsel Inc.

Howard* & Patricia Jasper

Cathie & Wilfred Jenkins

Anna & Arthur* E. Jones

Grace & Jacob Jutzi

Ernest Kendall*

Marlene Kennedy

David Kerr & Sandra Walneck

KidsAbility Centre for Child Development^

Dr. Robert M. Kilborn

Kinbridge Community Association^

Jennifer King & Christopher McIntyre

Kitchener Beverages Ltd.

Kitchener Waterloo Civitan Club

Bryce & Kelly Kraeker

Terry Kratz

Merv & Myra Lahn*

Langs Farm Village Association^

C. McKenzie (Mac) Lewis III

Brian & Shelley Lipskie

Angelo & Rina Longo

Betty & David Luft

David & Janice MacIntosh

Jonathan MacNaughton

Holly Harkins Manning & Richard Manning

Maple Leaf Consumer Foods Inc.

Adam & Noreen Marchand

Mark Eamer Professional Corporation

John & Mary Ann Martin*

Nora & Tim Martin

Dr. Jeff Matyas & Timothy Tanz

Helen & Mark McArdle

Andrew & Catherine McKay

Malcolm McKay

Micheline McKay-Comparey

Chris McLean

Ian McLean

Menno S. Martin Contractor Ltd.

Richard G. Meunier*

Michael Miller & Daria O’Reilly

Lucille & Paul* Mitchell

Lori & Marc Morin

Gary & Karen Mottershead

AJ & Kerry Mueller

Joyce Nickel

Robert Nickel*

Sara Nixon & Chuck Phillips

Oldfield, Greaves, D’Agostino & Scriven

Ontario Lottery Corporation

Ontario Plowmen’s Association

David Paleczny & Mary Reynolds

The Paulin Family Foundation

Pavey Law LLP

Don Pavey

Lori & Rob Payne

Maureen & Steve Peacock

Petman Foundation

David & Joan Petras

David & Lyn Pinnington

Clare Plumtree

John & Ruth Pratten

Ingrid Pregel

Programmed Insurance Brokers

Gwyn & Sam Purdy

Quarry Integrated Communications Inc.

Carole & Philip Rason

Elinor Ratcliffe

RBC Dominion Securities

RBC Foundation

Estate of Annabelle Catherine Ritchie

Riverside Brass & Aluminum Foundry Limited

James F. & Mary Robertson*

Rogers Communications Inc.

Tim Rollins

Rombach Investments

Robert W. Rombough

Paula Rostrup

Brian & Mary Ann* Ruby

Marilyn Rutherford

Sheila Savage

M. Grace Schmidt*

David Schooley

Edward W. Schooley

Schorn Consultants Inc.

Joan & Michael Schurter

Scotia Bank

ScotiaMcLeod

Estate of Carol Winifred Shields

Gordon & Lynne Short

Glenn E. Smith

Don & Mary Snider*

Daintry Snyder

Teresa & Tim Sothern

Deb & Dennis Souder

Marjorie Souder*

Bryan & Joan Stewart

Robert L. Strouth*

Anna Suljak

Swenco Limited

Elizabeth & Keith* Thomas

Bertha & John Thompson

Thomson Reuters

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Lorne Underwood*

United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries

Unitron Hearing

Uvaro

Kyrie Vala-Webb & Ryan Voisin

Vantage Wealth Management

Frank Voisin*

Mac Voisin

W.C. Haves Professional Corporation

Karl H. Wahl*

Waterloo Lions Club

Alison & Alistair Watson

Peter & Tracey Weiler

Shelley Wilken

Geri* & Terry Williston

Jon & Lynn Woeller

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region^

Woodlawn Bowl

Ken Wright*

Heather Wright

Nola Young

Sarah & Victor Zamin

Zehr Management Inc.

Ziggy’s Cycle & Sport Ltd.

Vivian Zochowski

Donations $5,000 - $9,999

1993 Lahn Family Trust

2064961 Ontario Ltd

Aardvark Drilling Inc.

Randy Adams

Mac Adamson & Dorothy Kerr*

Steve & Vera Aldersley

Ancient Mariners Canoe Club of Cambridge

Karen Atkinson

Audi Kitchener-Waterloo

Automated Machinery Design Inc.

Eric Avner & Adrienne Cowden

John & Kelly Ayres

Barnraising Associates Inc.

Greg Barratt

Shelley & Timothy Barrie

BDO Canada LLP

Mary Beaton & Bill Bennett

Beer Store

Braden Bennett & Jennifer Houghton

Rochelle Benoit & Matthew Weber

Brett & Jaime Bickerton

BlackBerry Limited

BLM Group Inc.

BMO Employee Charitable Foundation

Andrea & Andrew Bocking

T. Larry Bourk

John & Susan Bowden

Ed & Eleanor Brubaker*

Trudy & Dr. William* Bryant

David* & Millie Buehlow

R.M. Buie

Colleen & Paul Bulla

C3 Specialty Glazing Solutions

Ursula* & William S. Carter

William Cassels

Bruce Caughill

Central Ontario Chinese Cultural Centre

Celia & Gordon Chaplin

Veronica Chapman

Dr. Albert & Alicia Chaves

Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc.

Chubb Insurance Company of Canada

Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty

Common Good Strategies

Conestoga Insurance Brokers Limited

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Ltd.

Manfred & Penny Conrad

Cowan Benefits Consulting

Don* & Marilyn Craig

Crawford & Company (Canada), Inc

Suzanne Crichton & Ross Earnshaw

Crompton Co.

Cycling Into The Future

Mary D’Alton

Dairy Queen

Andrew Davidson

Carolyn Davidson & Tim McIntyre

Heidi & Neil Davidson

Scott Davidson

Deer Ridge Golf Club

Dejero

D’Arcy & Sandy Delamere

Developmental Services International

Chris & Rick DeVrye

John Doherty

Barbara Donaldson

Michael Doughty

Jim Dreher & Sharon Gilroy-Dreher

David Drewe & Avvey Peters

Paul Drouillard & Carolyn West

Shannon Earnshaw

Michael & Patricia Ennis

Walter Enns

EY

Esentire

Fabulous Sparkly Unicorns Inc.

D’Arcy & Steve Farlow

Dr. Brian Field & Karen Fryday-Field

Gerald & Marg Finnen

Bryan & Joan Fisk

Janet Fitzpatrick

Mary Flatt & Stephen Swatridge

Jeff & Kim Fowler

Nyle H. Futher

Dianne & Mike Galbraith

Warren* Galilee & Elizabeth Heald

Kathy & Steven Gallant

Nancy & Dr. Stephen Garrett

Gateman-Milloy Inc

The Georgina Wagner Alter Ego Trust

Ruth Germann

Giftfunds Canada

Rodney N. Goetz

Grand Place Limited

Dorothy Greb

H M Advisors Inc.

Arthur H. Hahn*

Derek Hall

Jac N. & Kusum Hanemaayer

Mary Helen & Patrick Harrigan*

Doina & Mark Hartley

Estate of Martha M. Hauck

Donald & Jo-Anne Haycock

Heffner Motors Limited

William R. Henderson*

William Herzog*

Hi-Tech Hockey League

Estate of Herbert Hofer

Hogg Fuel & Supply

Jane Humphries*

Hussey Philanthropic Consulting

Suzanne Hyatt

Dave Hysinger* & Marilyn Savage

Imasco Limited

Brenda & Chris Isley

Ivey Foundation

Martha & Victor Jakowlew

Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Ltd.

James & Lee Kay

Martha Kays*

John & Sandy Kendall

Anita Kesavan Srinivasan

Karl Kiefer

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Inc.

Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo

Iain & Jane Klugman

Carl* & Jean Knell

Darcy Krahn

Allyson & Dave Kroetsch

Ollie* & Owen Lackenbauer

Heather & James Lackner

George W. Lange

Lear Corporation Canada Ltd.

Legacy Foundation of Canada

Stephen Lindt & Diane B. Wolfenden

Linwood & District Lions Club

Lone Wolf Technologies

Alison Lopes

Elizabeth Maccabe

Douglas & Helen MacMillan

Maranatha Christian Reformed Church^

Theresa Marks

Michael J. Marshman

Marion Martin

Dr. Greg & Leslie Mason

Gytis T. Matulus & Jean L. Hein

Harvey Ian McIntosh

Angus & Sarah McKay

McNeil Consumer Healthcare

Andrew & Nicola Melchers

Melloul-Blamey Construction

Andrea Mickie

William A. Moeser*

Corinne Moffatt*

Carol Moogk-Soulis & Eric* Soulis

Yaeko Munemasa

Donna & Stanley Nahrgang

Mary Nairn

Bob & Jane Neath

Netwerx Media Solutions Inc.

Ontario Die International

Ontario Seed Co. Limited

Tammy Pacheco

Penguin Power

Carol & Reg Petersen

Margot & Thomas Pick

Planned Lifetime Network of Waterloo, Wellington and Oxford^

Pollock and Williams Limited

Dr. Ronald Pond

The Probus Club of Kitchener-Conestoga

Promotional Graphics Group Inc.

Puslinch Lake Golf Course Ltd.

Queen of Hearts Tea House & Gift Shop

rare Charitable Research Reserve

William C Redmond

Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd.

Coleen & Paul Reitzel

The Renna Financial Team

Retired Business & Professional Men’s Club

Richardson GMP Limited

Gordon* & Jean Riedlinger

Rimowa North America Inc.

Barb & Randy Robbins

Dan & Sheena Robert

Carol & Trent Robinson

Craig & Nancy Robson

Michael & Pauline Ronzio

Frank Rovers

Royal Trustco

John W. Rumpel*

Run For Life

S.G. Cunningham (Kitchener) Limited

Sandvine Incorporated

Edward G. Schafer

Schiedel Construction Incorporated

Michael Schmidt & Suzanna Walter

Kristine & Mark Schumacher

Ron & Susan Schwark

Kathryn & Ken Seiling

John & Rebecca Short

Derek & Kristen Smith

Harold F. Snyder*

Terry & Wayne Snyder

Lindsay & Louise Somerville

Southworks Outlet Mall

SPECTRUM^

Dr. Donald & Helen Spink*

S-S Technologies

Stanley Park Community Association

Stanley Park Rosemount Preschool

The Steele Group Financial & Workplace Services Inc.

Adam Stephens

Daniel Stiplosek

Stork Holdings 2010 Ltd.

Sweeny & Co Architects

Donald S. Sykes*

Brent & Jean Taylor

Gerald & Susan Taylor

Ellen Todd*

Anne Trussler

David & Kitty Uffelmann

Leslee Urquhart

Tami Van Dyke

Tracy Van Kalsbeek

Tatyanna & Terry van Lenthe

Vidyard

Connie & Harry Vogt

Jim & Stephanie Walker

Elizabeth Walter

Barb & Robert L.* Warren

Catherine & Don E.* Weaver

Weber Supply Company

Cindy & Rob Weber

Estate of Pearl Weber

Janice & John* Weber

Kerry-Lynn Wilkie

Larry & Maggie Williamson

Charlie Wilson

Duncan & Harriet Winhold*

Lukas Winter

Dr. Cam & Elizabeth Witmer

Woeller Group

Jean Woeller

Jeffrey Woeller

Roger Woeller

Words Worth Books Limited

Alex Woznuk

George Woznuk

Jennifer Germann Wright & John Wright

John & Julie Wynen

Judith & Dr. Peter Wyshynski

Yusani Holdings Inc.

Legacy Leaders

Legacy Leaders are Donors who have indicated their support to WRCF through Bequests, RRSP’s, RRIF’s, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder annuities, or life insurance.

Anonymous (33)

Brian & Irene Allison

Ellen Baynton-Walker

Barbara Berg

Douglas Brock

Penny Cleaver

Karen Coviello

Carman Curtis

Esther Gascho

Elizabeth & George Hahn

Carl & Joyce Heck

John Hesse

Terry Kratz

Barb & Tom LeBrun

Janice Moore

Dianne & Wayne Moser

Lois Norris & Len VanWonderen

Mary Lou & Milne Oakes

Lori & Rob Payne

Maureen & Steve Peacock

Alan & Susan Quarry

Irene Rooney

Stephanie Scandrett

Anne & Malcolm Shantz

Brent & Jean Taylor

Brenda & John Thompson

Gary & Lucinda Wallace

Beverley & Dennis Watson

Michele & Rob Way

David J. Westfall

Ross Wilson

Note:

* Indicates Donor is deceased.

Placement of the * after a first name indicates one individual is deceased. Placement after the last name indicates that both individuals are deceased.

^ Indicates the organization holds a Charitable Organization Endowment Fund.

2023 Grants

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) is committed to strengthening local organizations, spaces, and experiences to increase connection with communities across Waterloo Region. Building on our connections and knowledge of the non-profit sector, in partnership with our Fundholders and donors, we provide grants throughout the year. Together, we help organizations across Waterloo Region make a difference by providing them with funds for programs, capital needs, student financial assistance, and much more.

In 2023, WRCF distributed $8.2 million, including $7.1 million into communities across Waterloo Region and $1.1 million into other communities, of which $2.4 million of the total was granted via flow through.

WRCF continues to allocate a portion of investment earnings to Stabilization Reserves for each of our funds, which allows us to grant in years when markets are challenging. 2023 resulted in a positive year for our investments, which will help us start to replenish balances that were needed last year.

$81 million in total grants since inception

Community Funds

Waterloo Region Community Fund

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

ACCKWA

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Beyond Housing

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Canadian Aweil Youth Association

Child Witness Centre

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

Community Healthcaring

Kitchener-Waterloo

Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region

Conrad Grebel University College

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

Hope for Community Development

House of Friendship

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

Kinbridge Community Association

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

oneROOF Youth Services

Parkwood Mennonite Home

Preston Heights Community Group

Project READ Literacy Network (Waterloo-Wellington)

Sanguen Health Centre

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

SHORE Centre

Social Development Centre Waterloo Region

Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

St. Mary’s Parish

Strong Start

United for Literacy

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

Cambridge Community Fund

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

North Dumfries Community Fund

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Argus Residence for Young People

Ayr Curling Club

Dawn Centre

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Arts Grants Fund

The Freedom Marching Project

Kaleidoscope Collective

Kinbridge Community Association

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre

Mel Brown Music Festival and Symposium

Midtown Radio

Pat the Dog Theatre Creation Pinch

The Registry Theatre

Textile

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Racial Equity Fund

Adventure4Change

African Women’s Alliance of Waterloo Region

Anishnabeg Outreach

Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

Child Witness Centre

Crow Shield Lodge

The Freedom Marching Project

Kinbridge Community Association

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

Muslim Women of Cambridge

Nigerians in the Region of Waterloo

Rohingya Centre

Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre

SPECTRUM

Waterloo Region Chinese Canadian Association

YMCA of Three Rivers

CFC Partnership Programs through WRCF

Community Services Recovery Fund –

Community Foundations of Canada

Adventure4Change

African Women’s Alliance of Waterloo Region

AONation

Canadian Mental Health Association

Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW)

Epilepsy South Central Ontario

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre

Hope for Community Development

Hospice Waterloo Region

Interfaith Community Counselling Centre

Islamic Centre of Cambridge

MT Space

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

Neruda Arts

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Reception House Waterloo Region

Sanguen Health Centre

SHORE Centre

Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services

Thresholds Homes and Supports

Unwrap Theatre

Waterloo Region Family Network

Wilmot Family Resource Centre

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Fund for Gender Equality –

Community Foundations of Canada

Canadian International Development Organization

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region

Pat the Dog Theatre Creation

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

Shelter Movers

SHORE Centre

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

World Wide Opportunities for Women Inc.

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Donor Advised Funds

The “50” Plus Team Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada

Nutrition for Learning

Ages Foundation Fund

Cambridge and District Humane Society

Cambridge Food Bank

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund

Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank

Espanola Regional Hospital Foundation

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

rare Charitable Research Reserve

University of Waterloo

Alex Schmidt Memorial Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Strong Start

Alfred C. & Shirley E. Filsinger Fund

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

Marillac Place

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Ann Frank Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

Anonymous Fund

Beyond Housing

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Community Support Connections

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

House of Friendship

Kinbridge Community Association

Reception House Waterloo Region

Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada

Strong Start

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

Waterloo Region Family Network

The Working Centre

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Anonymous Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Canadian Mennonite

City of Waterloo

Conrad Grebel University College

First Mennonite Church

Focus on the Family Canada

House of Friendship

KidsAbility Foundation

K-W Seniors Day Program

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

Parkwood Mennonite Home

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate

Shalom Counselling Services

Silver Lake Mennonite Camp

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Willowgrove

The Working Centre

YMCA of Three Rivers

Anonymous Fund

House of Friendship

Anonymous Fund

WRCF Operating Fund ***

Anonymous Fund

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Ayr Community Theatre

Ayr Paris Band

Cambridge Community Players

Conestoga College

Art & Barb Janzen Fund

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

Audrey and Gerald Moser Trust

Volunteer Waterloo Region

Barb and Bill Hall Charitable Fund

Canadian Cancer Society

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

The ILC Charitable Foundation

McMaster University

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

The Barry and Shirley Humphrey Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Beachday Fund

Lumsden Beach Camp

Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

Bickerton Family Fund

Woolwich Community Services

Black Community Solidarity Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Bowden Family Fund

National Service Dogs

Brenda and Peter Hallman Family Fund

Breslau Mennonite Church

Community Support Connections

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

Hospice Waterloo Region

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate

Brian & Irene Allison Fund

Horse Rescue Ontario & Sanctuary

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo

& Stratford Perth

National Service Dogs

Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Pound Dog Rescue

Pride Stables

The Brian and Pauline Fisher Fund

Canadian Red Cross

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s Parish

The Terry Fox Foundation

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

Voice of Carmona Worldwide Society (Tinig ng Carmona)

Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council

WRCF – The Essentials Fund ***

Brooke Myers Legacy Fund

Drayton Entertainment

K-W Musical Productions

Bruce and Sal Scandrett Memorial Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

K-W Seniors Day Program

Bryce and Nancy Walker Family Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Rideau Waterway Land Trust

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

C. McKenzie (Mac) Lewis Memorial Classics Fund

University of Guelph

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory Fund

Trout Unlimited Canada

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Fund

Business & Education Partnership of Waterloo Region

Carol and Reg Petersen Fund

Galt Collegiate Institute

Jacob Hespeler Secondary School

Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School

Preston High School

Southwood Secondary School

St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Woodland Christian High School

CJ Moore Memorial Phoenix Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Cotton Mendes Family Fund Seeds of Diversity

Cynthia McIntyre Memorial Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

D. Bruce Davidson Fund

The Working Centre

D.H. Falle Family Fund

Central Presbyterian Church

Dan Snyder Fund

Township of Woolwich

The David and Eleanor Yach Family Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

House of Friendship

Strong Start

David Clare & Susan Ferne Bender Family Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Grand River Hospital Foundation

HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre

KidsAbility Foundation

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

David Johnston R+T Park Community Impact Fund

SPECTRUM

Dian and John Bell Family Fund

COMPASS Refugee Centre

Don Dance Family Fund

Ayr Rockets Girls Hockey Association

Don Hutzler & Elaine King Fund

Community Support Connections

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

House of Friendship

KidsAbility Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Strong Start

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Regio

The Donald Lynes Family Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterlo Region Foundation

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

House of Friendship

Meaford Food Bank and Outreach

Meaford Hospital Foundation

Reep Green Solutions

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Southwestern Ontario

SPECTRUM

Dorothy and Donald Engel Family Fund

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

The Working Centre

Douglas Mitten Endowment Fund

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

House of Friendship

Saint Luke’s Place

Downtown Resilience Fund

WRCF – Racial Equity Fund ***

Dr. Eric (Ric) Soulis Memorial Trees for Schoolyards Endowment Fund

Bruce Trail Conservancy

Dylan & Warren Galilee “Love, Joy, Laughter” Fund

Kawasaki Disease Canada

Edna Staebler Legacy Fund

Kitchener Public Library

Elizabeth and Cam Witmer Family Fund

Belwood Lodge and Camp Pride Stables

Erb & Good Family Funeral Home Community Fund

St. Mary’s Parish n

Eric and Muriel Misch Family Fund

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

KidsAbility Foundation o Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

The Essentials Fund

Brain Injury Association Waterloo-Wellington

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Canadian Arab Women’s Association of Kitchener-Waterloo

Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Sanguen Health Centre

Send’em Off Smiling

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

SHORE Centre

Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

Waterloo Region Family Network

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Farwell4Hire Fund

Cystic Fibrosis Canada

Firecracker Fund (In Memory of Lynsey Frangakis)

Ryan Saturno Patient Amenities Fund

Young Adult Cancer Canada

Florence Louise Marsland Fund

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

KidsAbility Foundation

Frank Johnson Memorial Fund

DiverseWorks Dance Company

From “a St. Jerome’s boy” Fund

(St. Jerome’s High School)

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School

Resurrection Catholic Secondary School

St. John’s Catholic Elementary School

St. Paul Catholic Elementary School

Fung Family Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

George Chatzis Legacy Fund

United for Literacy

Georghiades McGlynn Family Fund

United for Literacy

Gerry & Joanne Hines and Family Fund

KidSport Canada – Ontario – KW Chapter

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

Gerry & Margaret Hooper Family Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Gina and Kuldeep Chhatwal Family Trust

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

Sanguen Health Centre

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

WRCF – ToastyToes Waterloo Region Fund ***

The Girard Family Fund

St. Anne’s Parish

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Grand National Legacy Fund

Grand National Exhibition Association

Greater KW Chamber of Commerce –Corporate Challenge Fund

Business & Education Partnership of Waterloo Region

Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

GreenShield Cares Sherry Peister

Community Impact Fund

Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services

The Hajra and Ross Wilson Fund for the Arts

WRCF – Arts Grants Fund ***

Harding Family Fund Adventure4Change

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre

KidsAbility Foundation

Seeds of Diversity

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

Shelter Movers

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Harold and Gloria Chapman Family Fund

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Social Development Centre Waterloo Region

Hartman and Brenda Krug Family Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Heart Beats Hate Fund

Nutrition for Learning

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Helen and John Beynon Family Fund

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

The Hilde English Memorial Fund

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Canadian International Development Organization

Grand Philharmonic Choir

Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra

University of Waterloo

Horace and Rita Coelho and Family

Unsung Heroes Fund

House of Friendship

Hughraine Fund

Amnesty International Canadian Section

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Canadian Warplane Heritage

Centre Wellington Food Bank

Elora Pastoral Charge

Engineers Without Borders Canada

Farm Radio International

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

KW Access-Ability

The Leprosy Mission Canada

Save the Children Canada

TVO

UNICEF Canada

United Church of Canada

World Federalist Foundation

Hussey Philanthropic Fund

ERDO

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

J.D. Walden Family Fund

Bereaved Families of Ontario –

Midwestern Region

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

Brain Injury Association Waterloo-Wellington

Child Witness Centre

Conestoga College

Crane Lake Discovery Camp

Epilepsy South Central Ontario

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

Langs

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Jack & Lyn Rutherford Family Fund

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Kinbridge Community Association

Jackie Mattson Fund

The Working Centre

James E. Lipskie Memorial Fund

The Working Centre

Jane & Ken Wright Family Fund

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre

Janice and Robert Deutschmann Family Fund

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

Cambridge Food Bank

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Indwell Community Homes

MT Space

oneROOF Youth Services

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Ray of Hope

Shelter Movers

Social Development Centre Waterloo Region

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

Wilfrid Laurier University

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

WRCF – The Essentials Fund ***

WRCF – ToastyToes Waterloo Region Fund ***

Jenkins Sauer Fund

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

The Jim and Sandy Beingessner and Family Fund

Beyond Housing

Chalice

Equestrian Order of Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Eastern Canada

Grand River Conservation Foundation

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

KidsAbility Foundation

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

The May Court Club of Kitchener-Waterloo

Right to Life Association of K-W & Area

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s Parish

St. Vincent De Paul Society,

Our Lady of Lourdes Conference

Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

University of St. Michael’s College

The Working Centre

The Jim and Sue Hallman Family Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

City of Kitchener

Drayton Entertainment

The Elora Festival

Erb Street Mennonite Church

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Hallman Chapel

Hockey Helps the Homeless K-W

House of Friendship

KidsAbility Foundation

KidSport Canada – Ontario – KW Chapter

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation

Marillac Place

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

Mennonite Economic Development

Associates of Canada

Nutrition for Learning

oneROOF Youth Services

Parkwood Mennonite Home

Silver Lake Mennonite Camp

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Strong Start

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Jim Wilken Fund

Rohingya Centre

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

John A. McLennan Family Fund

Amici Camping Charity

Canadian Mental Health Association

Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW)

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

Village Community Foundation

Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Ken Murray Fund

Anchored Minds Foundation

Boys and Girls Club of Niagara

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Carleton Public School

The Elora Festival

Heartland Forest

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Niagara Artists Centre

University of Waterloo

Wilfrid Laurier University

The Working Centre

Kenneth & Norah Rae Family Fund

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

KidsAbility Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Stella’s Place

Krahn Family Fund

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

Kyle Thomas Hanna Legacy Fund

Anishnabeg Outreach

Landmann Family Fund

Adventure4Change

Button Factory Arts

Calcutta Rescue Canada

CAMH Foundation

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Canadian Red Cross

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

The Coping Centre

Days for Girls

Hospice Waterloo Region

Mainline Theatre

oneROOF Youth Services

Parents for Community Living

Rohingya Centre

Sanguen Health Centre

Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

United for Literacy

WWF-Canada

Lions Club of Kitchener Community Service Fund

Quest Life Skills Incorporation

Lonsdale and Roberta Schofield Fund

Scouts Canada – Central Escarpment Council

Strong Start

United for Literacy

WRCF – Arts Grants Fund ***

WRCF – Racial Equity Fund ***

Lorne and Vera Caughill Education Fund

Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

Machelle and Tony Denison Family Fund

Strong Start

Madelyn Ann Dalrymple Memorial Fund

Ayr Cemetery Company

Ayr Community Theatre

Hospice Waterloo Region

Marianne and Jim Erb Family Fund

Beyond Housing

Sanguen Health Centre

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

SHORE Centre

Silver Lake Mennonite Camp

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

WRCF – The Essentials Fund ***

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Mary and Warren Ober Fund

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

The Matthew & Rochelle Family Fund

oneROOF Youth Services

Maureen and Steve Peacock Fund

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

WRCF – Waterloo Region Impact

Investment Fund ***

McMurtry Family Fund

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

Shad Canada

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

The Working Centre

YMCA of Three Rivers

Menno S. Martin Contractor Ltd

Community Fund

Coalition of Muslim Women Kitchener-Waterloo

Merv and Diane Redman Family Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

The Moe Norman Memorial Fund

Easter Seals Ontario

Fellowship Bible Church

University of Waterloo

Waterloo Regional Crime Stoppers

Moffat Family Endowment Fund

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Ontario Christian Gleaners

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Morley Family Fund

Shelter Movers

The Motz Family Endowment

Brain Injury Association Waterloo-Wellington

Cambridge Community Players

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

Kaleidoscope Collective

Mel Brown Music Festival and Symposium

Neruda Arts

Pinch

Preston Heights Community Group

Silverheights Neighbourhood Association

St. Mary’s Parish

WeCare Centre

The Working Centre

Mr. Dave Fund (A RAK comes back)

Queensmount Public School

Muirhead Family Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Child Witness Centre

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation

House of Friendship

Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation

Parkminster United Church

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

UNICEF Canada

Wilfrid Laurier University

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

YWCA Peterborough Haliburton

The Musagetes Fund

Anishnabeg Outreach

Art Gallery of Guelph

CAFKA – Contemporary Art Forum

Kitchener + Area

Cambridge Public Library Board

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Eden Mills Writer’s Festival

The Elora Festival

Guelph Hiking Trail Club

Inter Arts Matrix

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

MT Space

The New Quarterly

Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound

Pinch

rare Charitable Research Reserve

THEMUSEUM

University of Waterloo

Unwrap Theatre

N. Grace & Jacob Jutzi Family Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Nancy Borusiewich Fund

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Ovi and Ligia Grada Family Fund

Love Gives 3:16

Paul Kuntz Legacy Fund

Hospice Waterloo Region

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

The Working Centre

Payne Family Fund

WRCF – Racial Equity Fund ***

Pollock Family Fund

Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance

Breakaway Community Services

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Covenant Foundation

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada

Environmental Defence

Grand River Conservation Foundation

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hope for Wildlife

Junior Achievement South Western Ontario

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Canada

KidsAbility Foundation

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Nota Bene Players & Singers

Ontario Nature

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

Providence Christian School

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Red Door Family Shelter

Sinai Health Foundation

St. John’s Kilmarnock School

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre

Town of Banff

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

University of the Fraser Valley

University of Waterloo

Wildlife Preservation Canada

Wilfrid Laurier University

PSR Fund

Crow Shield Lodge

WRCF – Kitchener Public Library

Access to Education Fund ***

The Robert Caldwell Fund

Beyond Housing

Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth

Sick Kids Foundation

Rosalind & Dieter Kays Family Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Hospice Waterloo Region

Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Rutherford Hill Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

House of Friendship

The Working Centre

S. Halvorsen-Good Family Fund

SHORE Centre

The Savvas & Lenia Chamberlain Fund

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Kinbridge Community Association

Pathways to Education Canada

School Sisters of Notre Dame Legacy Fund (Cambridge)

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Kinbridge Community Association

Strong Start

Sharon and Paul Good Fund

Child Witness Centre

Grace Lutheran Church

Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada

The Smith Family Fund

The Pregnancy Centre

The Spinnaker Fund

Adventure4Change

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

Nigerians in the Region of Waterloo

United for Literacy

Waterloo Region Chinese Canadian Association

White Owl Native Ancestry Association

Wilfrid Laurier University

YMCA of Three Rivers

Steffensen Family Fund

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre

Hospice Waterloo Region

Stephanie Scandrett Community Fund

Community Support Connections

The Working Centre

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Strahan Chan Community

Endowment Fund

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

TD Employees Endowment Fund

University of Waterloo

The Ted & Mary Brough Fund / The RaeLipskie Partnership

WRCF – Woolwich Community Fund ***

The Ted and Andrea Witzel Family Fund

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

Terry Kratz Fund

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

ToastyToes Waterloo Region Fund

A Better Tent City Waterloo Region

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

oneROOF Youth Services

Reception House Waterloo Region

Sanguen Health Centre

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

Thresholds Homes and Supports

Wilmot Family Resource Centre

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Unicorn Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Grand Philharmonic Choir

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Pathways to Education Canada

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s Parish

The Working Centre

YMCA of Northeastern Ontario

Uvaro Community Fund

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Pathways to Education Canada

The Victoria D’Agostino Children’s Benefit Fund

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Scouting Waterloo Region

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Victoria J. Suljak Memorial Fund

Bereaved Families of Ontario –Midwestern Region

Conestoga College

Ray of Hope

St. Anthony Daniel Church

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

The Working Centre

Wagner Livock Fund

Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation

Walter and Florence Martin Endowment Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Walter and Jean Hachborn Fund

Beyond Housing

Waterloo Region Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis

Woolwich Community Services

Westfall and Hill Family Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

Pride Stables

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

YMCA of Three Rivers Foundation

Westmount Charity Golf Tournament Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Westmount Oktoberfest Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

The William Roberts Family Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Zamin Family Fund

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

Designated Funds

Alice and Angus Ferguson Fund

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Alice Elizabeth Brown Fund

CODE

Operation Eyesight

Andrew & Madeleine Poynter

Forestry Fund

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Barbara and James Kavanagh Fund

Cambridge Family Early Years Centre

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Black Brass Fund

Humber College

Jazz.FM91

The Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble

Toronto All Star Big Band

Bob and Ann Miller Family Fund

Cambridge Food Bank

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Cambridge J.C.I. Senators Endowment Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

The Charles E. Heller Fund

Trillium Lutheran Church

Chris Robbins Foundation Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Cipolla Family Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Collins-Wright Fund Strong Start

Daidy and James Flavelle Fund Strong Start

Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Award Fund

Kitchener Public Library

Dr. John D. Stewart Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Edward Ratcliffe Fund

SHORE Centre

Emmerton Fund Alzheimer

Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington

Emmerton Fund Heart & Stroke

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Emmerton Fund Hospital Equipment

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Emmerton Fund House of Friendship House of Friendship

Esther Bingeman Gascho Fund House of Friendship

The F. P. Schneider Memorial Fund

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

The Footbridge Fund

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Galt Knights of Columbus Council 2184 Fund

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

The Catholic Community Foundation of Waterloo Region

Christmas Basket Fund

Committee Of Galt Professional Fire Fighters Association

Society Of Saint-Vincent De Paul – St. Patrick Conference

Society Of St Vincent De Paul, St Ambrose Conference, Cambridge

Geri Williston Endowment Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Strong Start

Gummow Hospital Support Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

The Howard G. Schneider Cancer Care Fund

Grand River Hospital Foundation

In Memory of Alvin Poll Fund

Special Olympics Ontario

Intentions of A and M Fund

Carmel of St. Joseph

Isabel & Laurence M. Savage Fund

Strong Start

J.F. & Luella Slee Memorial Fund

KidSport Canada – Ontario – KW Chapter

Jon and Lynn Woeller Family Fund

YMCA of Three Rivers

Joyce and David Carse Family Fund

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

YMCA of Three Rivers

The Marion Edgar Fund

Strong Start

The Michael and Jocelyn Horner Fund

Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Miller Thomson Community Fund

WRCF – Waterloo Region Community Fund ***

Murray Fried Fund

City of Kitchener

Scouts Canada – Central Escarpment Council

The Nancy Paul-Fisher Memorial Fund

Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Neil and Sharon Parkinson Family Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Nina Suttie Children’s Summer Camp Fund

YMCA of Three Rivers

Norm and Joy Casarin Music Endowment Fund

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

O’Donovan Family Fund

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Phil and Anne Heinrichs Fund

Bridges to Belonging

Ray and Wendy Miske Neighbourhood Association Fund

Bruce Trail Conservancy

Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation

Kinbridge Community Association

Langs

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

Ontario Christian Gleaners

Stephen Lewis Foundation

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

YMCA of Three Rivers

Retired Business & Professional

Men’s Club of K-W Fund

Junior Achievement South Western Ontario

Reuben Edwin Cleghorn Fund

University of Guelph

Wilfrid Laurier University

Rev. Carl & Jean Wagner and Family Fund

Community Support Connections

Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada

Ruth Doelle Fund

Canadian Bible Society

Canadian Lutheran World Relief

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Grand River Hospital Foundation

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Souder Family Fund

Community Living Cambridge

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Stork Family Fund

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Terry and Margaret Osbourne Family Fund

Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington

Cambridge and District Humane Society

Strong Start

The Urie A. and Dorothy M. Bender Endowment Fund

House of Friendship

Victoria Cleghorn Fund

Waterloo Education Foundation Inc.

William and Vera Fisher Family Fund

Cambridge and District Humane Society

Preston Lawn Bowling Club

Preston Scout House Band Inc.

William Bernhardt Fund

Canadian Food For Children

Catholic Missions in Canada

Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Ontario)

Right to Life Association of K-W & Area

Serra Foundation of Canada

Field of Interest Funds

Adams Family Fund

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

The Alice (Braley) Judges –

Walter Judges Fund

rare Charitable Research Reserve

White Owl Native Ancestry Association

Amy Hallman Snyder Award Fund

University of Waterloo

Anonymous Fund

Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services

Anonymous Fund

Ayr Community Theatre

Kinbridge Community Association

Ashley MacIsaac Fund

Ayr Community Theatre

Barrie Family Fund

Cambridge Food Bank

Berg Family Trust Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

Blasman Family Fund

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Brush with Art Visual Arts Fund

Createscape Waterloo Region

Bryan and Gayle Webber Family Fund

Ayr Summer Fun Hockey Skills Program

Douglas Brock Fund for Conservation & Music

The Elora Festival

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Environmental Legacy Fund

Canadian Wildlife Federation

Frances and Edward Best Fund

Langs

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Frank and Lois White Family Fund

Cambridge Food Bank

Fred and Dora Mae Blayney Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

First United Church

Green Light Arts

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

University of Waterloo

Wilfrid Laurier University

General Youth Endowment Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

YWCA Cambridge

George Cluthe Fund

ACCKWA

Hickey Family Fund

Child Witness Centre

Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives

WRCF – Racial Equity Fund***

Jan and Ron Woynarski Family Fund

Ayr Summer Fun Hockey Skills Program

The Keith and Winifred Shantz Fund for the Arts

AONation

CAFKA – Contemporary Art Forum

Kitchener + Area

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Coalition of Muslim Women

Kitchener-Waterloo

Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Kinbridge Community Association

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

University of Waterloo

Langdon Hall Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

LeBrun Family Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

The Leland and Thora Vance Fund

Avon Maitland District School Board

Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology

Centennial College

Conestoga College

Fanshawe College

Fleming College

Fresh Wind Revival Centre

Georgian College

King’s University College

Knox Presbyterian Church

Lakeland College

Queen’s University

Redeemer University

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

St. Clair College

St. Francis Xavier University

St. Paul’s-Trinity Anglican Church

University of Alberta

University of Guelph

University of Ottawa

University of Waterloo

Western University

Wilfrid Laurier University

Wingham and District Hospital Foundation

Wingham Bible Chapel

Wingham Golf and Curling Inc.

Wingham Protestant Reformed Church

Lisa Schurter Memorial Fund

Seeds of Diversity

YMCA of Three Rivers

Lyle S. Hallman Fund

Preston Heights Community Group

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre

The Lyle S. Hallman Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

The Malcolm and Anne Shantz Fund

Blyth Festival

The Salvation Army Kitchener Community Family Care Centre

Marion Woeller Community Arts Fund

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre

Mark & Doina Hartley Family Fund

Strong Start

Mary Bales Fund

oneROOF Youth Services

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

Music Fund

The Freedom Marching Project

Palliative Care Fund

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Performing Arts Fund

Ayr Community Theatre

Pinnington Family Fund

Cambridge Food Bank

Langs

Ralph and Virginia Adams Youth Endowment Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

Langs

Ross-Shire Foundation Fund

Cambridge Food Bank

Schneider Employees’ Association Community Fund

Beyond Housing

Food4Kids Waterloo Region

Pathways to Education Canada

School Sisters of Notre Dame Legacy Fund

African Women’s Alliance of Waterloo Region

TD Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community

Development Fund

Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

The Freedom Marching Project

Kinbridge Community Association

United for Literacy

Turnpenny Family Fund

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Verna & Valera Fisher Fund

Rhythm & Blues Cambridge

Visual Arts Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

Waterloo Region International Plowing

Match 1995 and 2012 Fund

Bereaved Families of Ontario –

Midwestern Region

Countryside Camp & Conference Centre Assoc.

Crane Lake Discovery Camp

Junior Achievement South Western Ontario

Nutrition for Learning

rare Charitable Research Reserve

The Ripple Effect Education

Seeds of Diversity

Send’em Off Smiling

Strong Start

The Waterloo Region Record –

Lyle S. Hallman Foundation

Kids to Camp Fund

Adventure4Change

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

Anishnabeg Outreach

Belwood Lodge and Camp

Button Factory Arts

Camp Quality Canada

Campfire Circle

Canadian Arab Women’s Association of Kitchener-Waterloo

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

City of Kitchener

Community Music School of Waterloo Region

Diabetes Canada

Drayton Entertainment

Easter Seals Ontario

Elite Camps Cares

Epilepsy South Central Ontario

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

Fiddlesticks Community Centre

Great Big Theatre Company

Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre

Hespeler Village Neighbourhood Association

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

Kinbridge Community Association

Langs

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

Preston Heights Community Group

Pride Stables

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Silverheights Neighbourhood Association

STEM Camp

THEMUSEUM

Wilmot Family Resource Centre

YWCA Cambridge

The Waterloo Region Record Literacy Fund

Beneficent Relief

Crane Lake Discovery Camp

Levant

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region

Weiland Family Foundation Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Child Witness Centre

Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre

HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre

House of Friendship

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

John Howard Society of Waterloo-Wellington

Langs

Supportive Housing of Waterloo

Volunteer Waterloo Region

Wilkinson Family Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

The Woolwich Community Fund

Brain Injury Association Waterloo-Wellington

Camp McGovern

Crane Lake Discovery Camp

Junior Achievement South Western Ontario

Kate’s Kause

Nutrition for Learning

Riverside Public School

Strong Start

The Woolwich Community Fund –Fountain of Memories Award

Crane Lake Discovery Camp

Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Fund

White Owl Native Ancestry Association

Youth in Recreation Fund – Ontario

Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund

Adventure4Change

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

Langs

Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

oneROOF Youth Services

Seeds of Diversity

SHORE Centre

Volunteer Waterloo Region

White Owl Native Ancestry Association

YMCA of Three Rivers

Student Financial Assistance Funds

Active Cambridge Scholarship Fund

The Catholic Community Foundation of Waterloo Region

Waterloo Education Foundation Inc.

Ainsworth Family Fund

Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice

Angelo Longo Fund

Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School

St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Anne and Allan McKay Scholarship Fund

Southwood Secondary School

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region Promise Scholarship Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

The Christine Fisher Memorial Student Award Fund

Western University

David and Denise Thomas Scholarship Fund

Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School

Dr. Ralph Adams Memorial Award Fund

Preston High School

Elizabeth Pavey Multilingual Learner Scholarship Fund

Galt Collegiate Institute

Ernest Kendall Award Fund

Elmira District Secondary School

France-Anne Sweeny “Making A Difference” Fund

Adventure4Change

Anishnawbe Health Foundation

Business & Education Partnership of Waterloo Region

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

Children’s Health Foundation

Conestoga College

Cystic Fibrosis Canada

Dalhousie University

Islamic Relief Canada

Kids Help Phone

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

International Aid Fund

Kitchener-Waterloo Christian Fellowship

Lifesaving Society

McMaster University

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

Nipissing University

Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario

The Period Purse

Sick Kids Foundation

Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre

University of Guelph

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

Volunteer Waterloo Region

Western University

Wilfrid Laurier University

YMCA of Three Rivers

George and Luella Egoff Fund

Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School

St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Hoegy Scholarship Fund

Glenview Park Secondary School

Iris Mitten Scholarship Fund

Jacob Hespeler Secondary School

Jennifer Sims Scholarship Fund

Jacob Hespeler Secondary School

The John R. Robins Fund

McMaster University

Keith Taylor Big Brothers Big Sisters

Memorial Scholarship Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club Scholarship Fund

Brock University

Saint Mary’s University

St. Francis Xavier University

University of New Brunswick

The Mac Voisin Scholarship Series Fund

Conestoga College

NHLPA Dan Snyder Memorial Student Award Fund

Carleton University

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

R. Jack Middlemass Memorial Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

University of Ottawa

Wilfrid Laurier University

Thompson Centre for Art and Design Fund

University of Waterloo

Tim Walker Memorial Fund

Southwood Secondary School

The Walter A. Bean Scholarship Fund

University of Waterloo

Charitable Organization Endowment Funds

Anselma House Endowment Fund

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Ayr Horticultural Society Fund

Ayr Horticultural Society

Ayr Library Fund

Ayr Public Library

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo

Region Endowment Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

Cambridge Kiwanis Fallen Sparrows Fund

Cambridge Kiwanis Foundation

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health Endowment Fund

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Endowment Fund

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Child Witness Centre Endowment Fund

Child Witness Centre

Note:

Christ Church Ayr Fund

Christ Church Ayr

Community Support Connections Fund

Community Support Connections

Fiddlesticks Endowment Fund

Fiddlesticks Community Centre

Gilbert & Sullivan Society Musical Performance Growth Fund

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society –Waterloo Regional Branch

Grand River Conservation Fund

Grand River Conservation Foundation

Grand River Jazz Society Fund

Grand River Jazz Society Corp.

Homer Watson House & Gallery Endowment Fund

Homer Watson House & Gallery

Hospice of Waterloo Region Endowment Fund

Hospice Waterloo Region

Junior Achievement Terry Burch Memorial Fund

Junior Achievement South Western Ontario

KidsAbility Foundation Endowment Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

Kinbridge Community Association Fund

Kinbridge Community Association

Kitchener Conestoga Rotary Club

Endowment Fund

Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club

Kitchener Sports Association

Legacy Fund

Kitchener Sports Association

Langs Farm Village Association Fund

Langs

Parents for Community Living

Robert Denomme Fund

Parents for Community Living

Planned Lifetime Networks Fund

Bridges to Belonging

Ralph and Virginia Adams Memorial Fund

KidsAbility Foundation

Scouts Canada – North Waterloo District Endowment Fund

Scouts Canada – North Waterloo District

The SHORE Centre Choices Fund

SHORE Centre

Social Assistance Fund

Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Cambridge

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

Physician’s Endowment Fund

St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation

United Way Capacity Fund

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

United Way Families and Children Fund

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

United Way Rod Cleaver Memorial Fund

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

United Way Seniors at Risk Fund

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

United Way Susan Harkins

Innovation Fund

United Way Waterloo Region Communities

The Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival Endowment Fund

UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival

WPL Endowment Fund

Waterloo Public Library

WPL Summer Reading Club Fund

Waterloo Public Library

WRCF Operating Endowment Fund

Waterloo Region Community Foundation

YW Emergency Shelter Fund

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

YW General Fund

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Zonta Club of Kitchener Waterloo Fund

Zonta Club of Kitchener Waterloo

Charitable Foundation

Additional Funding

Investment Readiness Program –Community Foundations of Canada Baysil*

Branching Out Support Services*

Cambridge Shelter Corporation

Dufferin Board of Trade*

Fanjoy Cooking up Change*

Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington

Pat the Dog Theatre Creation

Union: Sustainable Development

Co-operative*

Racial Equity Fund

A Womb With a View

The Canadian Helpers Society

Kind Minds Family Wellness

Levant

Women of Dignity International

WRCF Investments

2023 Financial Results and Investments

We acknowledge the stewardship responsibility and related accountability that has been entrusted to us. We make an unwavering pledge to meet our community’s expectations for ethical, trustworthy, accountable, and professional behaviour.

As of December 31, 2023, Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) managed an investment portfolio of approximately $137 million, including WRCF’s owned assets of approximately $115 million and an additional $22 million that we manage on behalf of 13 charities.

In 2023, WRCF’s return on pooled investment funds was 11.8% versus the benchmark return of 12.3%. (The benchmark combines performance results from the S&P/TSX Composite Index, the MSCI World (Net) Index, and the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index). Our Investment Committee continues to monitor the portfolio with an overall goal to maximize returns while protecting the capital of our investments over the long term.

We are pleased to report that over the past 10 years our portfolio has averaged 8.0%, and since inception in 1984, WRCF’s investment return has averaged 9.3%.

Additional Financial Background

The key to successful endowment funds is investment. Our experienced Investment Committee works closely with WRCF’s Investment Managers and Consultants to assess returns, risks, and long-term investment goals, while protecting the capital investments.

In December 2022, WRCF’s Board of Directors approved an updated Responsible Investment Policy that is 100% mission-aligned. What that means is we have extended our commitment to investing and

growing our assets, but have consciously made the decision that we will do so in a way that is socially responsible without compromising financial returns. As we continue on our journey to ensure mission aligned investment, we are strategically reviewing our investment approach and portfolio. In 2023, we took another step in that journey with the appointment of RockCreek as WRCF’s outsourced Chief Investment Officer. In 2024, with the assistance of RockCreek, our team and Investment Committee will continue

to make smart and calculated choices in partnership with our investment managers, and, over time, ensuring we are consistently providing both a financial and social return how and where we invest.

As part of that process, the Investment Committee reviews the target investment portfolio mix regularly and controls allocations to each asset class using the following asset-mix targets:

2023 Portfolio of Impact Investments

WRCF has committed 10% of its current investment portfolio to impact investments.

As of December 31, 2023, there were 12 active deals in place totalling approximately $7.6 million.

• 10C Shared Space

• 55 Franklin GP (2)

• House of Friendship

• Indwell Community Homes

• The Knossos Housing Corporation of Waterloo Region

• St. Paul’s Historic Church

• StandUp Ventures II

• Supportive Housing of Waterloo

• Union: Sustainable Development Co-operative

• Windmill Microlending

• The Working Centre

Operating costs for WRCF are funded primarily by fees levied on assets under management. The average fee that supports our operations is 1.8%, which includes Investment Management fees.

2023 Financial Results

Waterloo Region Community Foundation Condensed Financial Statements

Statement of Financial Position as at December 31, 2023, with comparative information for 2022

[Note 1]

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

Non-owned Assets [Note 2]

Condensed Statement of

and Changes in Fund Balances

Condensed Notes to Waterloo Region Community Foundation Financial Statements

Note 2. Non-owned Assets

WRCF holds certain securities for custody and management on the behalf of other charities. These assets, as well as investment income and gains or losses on disposition of investments, are on account of these organizations and, accordingly, are not reflected in the financial statements of WRCF.

The audited financial statements for Waterloo Region Community Foundation (Auditing firm KPMG LLP), are available on our website at wrcf.ca or by mail. Please call 519-725-1806 to request a copy.

A sincere Thank You

For assisting with our auditing needs:

KPMG LLP

For assisting with our legal needs:

Miller Thomson LLP

For assisting with our need for office, meeting and event space:

SDG Idea Factory (City of Kitchener)

Galt Collective

Ridgewood Holdings

The Walper Hotel

For supporting our operations:

Blitzen / Decision.io

CarefreeIT

City of Kitchener

Cober

Common Good Strategies

Evergreen Digital Marketing

Ian Shantz

Teneile Warren

For assisting us with media support:

570 News

The Ayr News

Bonn Park Media

Cambridge Times

Cambridge Today

CBC News

CityNews Kitchener

The Community Edition

The Cord

CTV News

Global News

New Hamburg Independent

TL;WR

Waterloo Chronicle

Waterloo Region Record

The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette

Woolwich Observer

And a special thank you to our 2023 sponsors and partners!

This report was designed by The Blondes and printed by Cober. We want to thank them for their innovative ideas, partnership and ongoing support.

Our Team

Blessing Akpan

Director, Community Impact

519-725-1806 x 206

Dan Robert

Director, Philanthropy 519-725-1806 x 205

Dani Siddique

Digital Marketing Associate 519-725-1806 x 215

Elva Zhou

Project Lead – Finance & Strategic Initiatives

519-725-1806 x 208

Eric Avner

President & CEO

519-725-1806 x 201

John Bowden

Director, Financial Services 519-725-1806 x 202

Lila Kennedy

Community Impact Coordinator 519-725-1806 x 103

Lynne Short Vice President 519-725-1806 x 204

Mackenzie Ainlay

Philanthropic Services Specialist 519-725-1806 x 207

Neha Pingua

Financial Services Associate 519-725-1806 x 213

Rochelle Benoit

Marketing & Communications Lead 519-725-1806 x 209

Back left to right: Rochelle Benoit, Dan Robert, Lynne Short, Neha Pingua, Eric Avner, John Bowden, Lila Kennedy, Mackenzie Ainlay.

Front left to right: Blessing Akpan, Elva Zhou, Dani Siddique. Our Team

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About Waterloo Region Community Foundation

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) collaborates with partners to ensure our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving. We strengthen local organizations, spaces, and experiences to increase connection with communities across the three cities and four townships of Waterloo Region. We make philanthropy easy for individuals and companies to support organizations and issues they care about. WRCF is focused on Granting, Investing, and Mobilizing to make measurable and sustainable impacts. Gifts are directed to WRCF’s endowed funds, with the income generated being distributed in partnership with Fundholders through grants and investments that support a wide range of charitable causes that drive positive change within our community. We are growing our assets in a socially-responsible way without compromising financial returns, and transitioning to a 100% mission-aligned portfolio. These investments include directing at least 10% of our portfolio to impact investments. As a leading community-building organization, we also work to amplify voices and issues of importance by mobilizing conversations and sharing information, which leads people to action, while approaching our work with an equity mindset. In 2024, WRCF is focused on improving social infrastructure in Waterloo Region. www.wrcf.ca

Registered with Canada Revenue Agency (#132170994 RR0001).

Waterloo Region Community Foundation issues official receipts for income tax purposes.

KITCHENER (main/mailing address)

SDG Idea Factory

200-2 King Street West Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3

WRCF.CA 519-725-1806 | info@wrcf.ca

101-135 George Street North Cambridge, ON N1S 5C3

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