Recent Grants

Since its 1974 beginnings the Foundation has made 488 grants amounting to $3,951,892 of which $405,000 remains outstanding.

The median of the first 488 grants is $2,000, and the average is $8,097. However, of the grants made since 2001, the median is $5,000, and the average is $14,836--but the average is skewed by two or three large grants.

2009 New Grants
➤ Conrad Grebel University College
➤ Parkwood Mennonite Home
➤ Orchestra London (3-year) [$30,000]
➤ Grand River Conservation Foundation - Snyder’s Flats (2-year) [$25,000]
➤ FIDA (Haitian Project) [$20,000]
➤ Fanshawe Pioneer Village (Proof Line Tollgate)[$25,000]
➤ The Arts Project (London - Building Renovation) [$15,000]
➤ University of Western Ontario
➤ Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society SOLRS (2-year)
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ London Potters Guild (2-year)[$15,000]
➤ McMichael Gallery [$5,000]
➤ London Arts Council
➤ Silver Lake Camp
➤ Tillsonburg Parkland Trust
[Total of Grants Paid: $202,000]

2008 Grants
➤ Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery [$15,000]
➤ Conrad Grebel University College
➤ DaCapo Chamber Choir (3-year grant)
➤ Habitat For Humanity
➤ K-W Symphony Orchestra [$25,000]
➤ K-W YWCA (Mary’s Place) [$5,000]
➤ London Arts Council
➤ MEDA (Pakistan Project) [$5,000]
➤ Museum London
➤ Museum London Foundation
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ RCR Museum Capital Campaign [$5,000]
➤ Stephen Lewis Foundation (African Aids)
[$25,000]
➤ University of Western Ontario (Davenport
Theatre & Faculty of Music) [$27,000]
[Total of Grants Paid: $192,500]

2007 Grants
➤ Arcady (Norfolk Singers) [$1,000]
➤ Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
➤ Children’s Health Foundation (London)
➤ Conrad Grebel University College
➤ Encore, The Concert Band (London) [$1,500]
➤ Fanshawe Chorus [$1,000]
➤ Grand River Conservation Foundation
➤ Hospice of Waterloo Region [$12,000]
➤ Independent Living Centre, Waterloo Region
➤ K-W Art Gallery
➤ K-W Working Centre (Staebler Project) [$10,375]
➤ London and Area Food Bank [$25,000]
➤ Orchestra London
➤ Palace Theatre (London) [$10,000]
➤ Parkwood Mennonite Home
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ rare Charitable Research Reserve
➤ ROOF, K-W
➤ SARI Therapeutic Riding (London) [$10,000]
➤ Thames Valley Children’s Centre
➤ Theatre & Company (Kitchener)
➤ The Registry Theatre (Kitchener)
➤ University of Western Ontario
➤ Ventures Drum and Bugle Corps Inc.
➤ Vincent Guerrero Mission, Baja, Mexico
[Total of Grants Paid: $235,040]

2006 Grants
➤ Big Brothers, Big Sisters of K-W [$5,425]
➤ Big Sisters, London
➤ Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery [12,000]
➤ Community Justice Initiatives, Waterloo Region
➤ Conflict Resolution Network
➤ Conrad Grebel University College
➤ Detweiler Meeting House
➤ King’s College Foundation (Library)
➤ K-W Multicultural Centre
➤ London International Children’s Festival
➤ Lutherwood Foundation
➤ Menno Youth Singers [$2,000]
➤ Museum London Foundation
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ University of Waterloo (UWIDA)
[Total of Paid Grant: $202,040]

Our fiscal year is April 1st to March 31st and most grants are awarded in the first part of the fiscal year. Thus,”2010 Grants,” for example, lists the new grants for 2010-11. Some grants are paid out over several years as noted in the listing. Any amounts listed are for the total grant and not the annual instalments.

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2010 New Grants
➤ Al Purdy A-frame Trust (2 Years)
➤ FreeSchool World Literacy [$5,000]
➤ Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
➤ The Grand Theatre, London [$20,000]
➤ Heritage London Foundation [$15,000]
➤ The Jason Edmonds Foundation [$1,250]
➤ K-W Symphony Orchestra [$5,000]
➤ London Regional Children’s Museum (2-Year) [$25,000]
➤ Lost & Found Theatre, Kitchener-Waterloo [$5,000]
➤ Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
➤ Operation Walk--Guatemala Project (2-year)
➤ Pacific Opera Victoria (2-year) [$25,000]
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ Thames Valley Children’s Centre [$2,000]
➤ University of Western Ontario
[Total of Grants Paid: $221,750]

“Total of Grants Paid” includes only those grants and parts of multi-year grants actually paid or payable in the fiscal year. It is not the total of grants committed in the year,

2005 Grants
➤ Active Living Resource Centre (Kitchener)
➤ Arcady (Norfolk Singers)
➤ Boys’ & Girls’ Club (London)
➤ Brescia College (UWO)
➤ Conrad Grebel University College
➤ Child Witness Centre (Waterloo)
➤ Gallery Stratford
➤ Homer Watson House [$10,000]
➤ Hospice of Waterloo Region
➤ K-W Art Gallery
➤ K-W Multicultural Centre
➤ Mennonite Central Committee (Tsunami Relief)
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
➤ Pride Stables Developmental Riding Program (K-W)
➤ YMCA of K-W
[Total of Paid Grants: $221,995]

2011 New Grants
➤ Conrad Grebel University College (5 Years)[ $500,000]
➤ Stratford Summer Music (3 Years) [$6,000]
➤ K-W Counselling Services [$2,000]
➤ Township of Wilmot--Castle Kilbride History
➤ Queen of Puddings Music Theatre--Svadba Production
➤ The Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association [$10,000]
➤ The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery [$7,500]
➤ K-W Symphony Orchestra [$5,000]
➤ Arcady
➤ Centre in the Square- Community Ticket Program
➤ Youth Opportunities Unlimited-Cornerstone Project
➤ Conservatory Canada [$7,000]
➤ Lost & Found Theatre
➤ London Museum School Program [$1,500]
➤ Drayton Entertainment [$5,000]
➤ Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre
➤ Philanthropic Foundations Canada
[Total of Grants Paid: $243,500]