Hamilton Community Foundation grants almost $1.3 million to student programs

Sandra Ramelli is an accomplished strategist, human resources, and organizational development practitioner with experience in multiple sectors including health care, steel and education. For the past decade Sandra has held several senior roles in health care and has served as a trusted advisor and coach to many administrative and physician leaders. She has extensive experience in strategic planning, leadership and team development, quality improvement, human resources and in leading complex transformational change. As an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, Sandra supports the growth and development of physicians through the delivery of leadership development programs and coaching. In addition to her professional experience, Sandra is a Certified Health Executive, an ICF certified coach, a certified LEADS® coach and facilitator, and is certified in Kaplan-Norton Balanced Scorecard methodology, She holds a Master of Business Administration from York University Schulich School of Business, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University.

As a newly appointed member of the Board of Directors for the Hamilton Community Foundation, Nazia is passionate about promoting equity and inclusion within our Hamilton community. With over a decade of experience in social services, community development and mental health counseling, she has dedicated her career to advocating for marginalized groups, specializing in providing trauma-informed, person-centered care to diverse populations, including children, youth, and older adults. Thought out her career, Nazia has actively contributed to creating inclusive policies and programs. With a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and fluency in multiple languages, she is dedicated to advancing the foundation’s mission to drive positive change and improve the quality of life in Hamilton.

Melissa Alzaeim brings a wealth of experience and a commitment to community engagement, equity, and strategic leadership to the Board of Directors of Hamilton Community Foundation. With a distinguished career spanning academia, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and international development, Melissa is dedicated to driving positive change and fostering inclusive communities.

Her international experience in research operations and grants management, including roles at McMaster University and Sheridan College, highlights her strategic oversight, financial stewardship, and governance expertise.

An immigrant to Canada with a multicultural background and fluency in multiple languages, Melissa’s engagement with diverse communities aligns with the Foundation’s values of equity and Reconciliation. Her skills in project management, strategic planning, financial management, and community engagement are essential for effective governance.

Committed to upholding integrity, ethical leadership, and accountability, Melissa is dedicated to advancing the Foundation’s goals and contributing to a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive Hamilton.

As founder of Mary J Williams Coaching & Consulting Inc, Mary works with leaders across the country as an executive leadership coach and thinking partner. Mary has more than three decades of experience and leadership in educational and not-for-profit advancement. As McMaster University’s past Vice-President, Advancement, Mary led an award winning team with a mandate that included communications and marketing, government and alumni relations and fundraising. At the University of Toronto, Mary supported more than 30 academic divisions in their activities to work towards the university’s $4 billion campaign fundraising goal. As an active volunteer in her communities, Mary has extensive governance experience and has served on a wide range of non-profit boards locally, provincially and nationally. She is a graduate of three universities and has completed the McMaster Chartered Directors program.

Kevin Tom is the Chief Investment Officer of Hamilton based FirstOntario Credit Union. He has over 25 years of experience within the financial services industry in British Columbia and Ontario. One of his current areas of responsibility includes the alternative investments portfolio, which is active in the affordable housing space, through policy advocacy, development and acquisitions.

Kevin is an advocate for social justice and equality. He is involved in organizations that seek to increase the affordable housing inventory in our communities and currently sits on the board of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion.

Jason is a born and raised Hamiltonian. An urban planner by profession, Jason led the City of Hamilton’s Planning and Economic Development Department from 2014 to 2024. Currently in private practice as an urban planner, Jason works across the country helping communities of all sizes tackle complex urban challenges. Prior to his career as an urban planner, Jason worked for several years in environmental advocacy, including with local groups such as the Bay Area Restoration Council and Bruce Trail Association. Jason lives in the heart of downtown Hamilton with his partner, where he frequently enjoys experiencing Hamilton’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene.

FINAL REPORTS for 2023-24 grants from the Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund are due DECEMBER 1, 2024. A link to the report form has been emailed to all grantees. If you did not receive this link, please contact Tami Henderson at 905.523.5600 x 241, or t.henderson@hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca

We are no longer able to accept final reports via email.  Your final report MUST be submitted through the online portal.  To access this form, you will first need to log into your HCF online account through the portal. The final report form can be found under the ‘Requirements’ tab.

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Sarah has been involved with the Hamilton Community Foundation since 2007. She has a long track record of community service and is passionate about giving back and has provided volunteer leadership to a number of local charities, service clubs and philanthropic organizations.

Sarah brings to her role extensive experience as lead Portfolio Manager, Senior Wealth Advisor and head of The Murphy Investment Group at CIBC Wood Gundy. With over 20 years of experience, Sarah values educating and empowering her clients, which include individuals, multi-generational families, charities and large institutions. Sarah was chosen as one of Canada’s Top Wealth Advisors: Best in Province by The Globe and Mail and Shook Research.

Amy Montour is a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River community and brings Two-Eyed Seeing to her role, incorporating her knowledge as an Indigenous person and Western-trained physician to Hamilton Community Foundation’s work.

Amy is currently co-lead for the Division of Indigenous Medicine in the Brant Community Healthcare System and a palliative care physician servicing Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and Haldimand County. Her work focuses on improving the experience of Indigenous people accessing health systems and includes advocacy, education, clinical practice and system innovation.

Cheryl Jensen is the retired president of Algonquin College and also had a long career at Mohawk College, where she held the title of Vice President, Academic. Cheryl first joined Mohawk as a Chemical Engineering Technology professor in 1983 and served as Dean, Executive Dean, and Vice President of Engineering Technology, Apprenticeship and Corporate Training.

Cheryl has served on numerous boards related to education, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. She is known for her organizational and community leadership which has been recognized with numerous awards in Hamilton, Ottawa and nationally through the Association of Canadian Community Colleges.

Charles’ governance experience spans five decades. He has chaired many organizations including Sons of Italy (Hamilton & National), Burlington Community Foundation, Villa Italia Retirement Complex, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton Health Sciences, The Sicilian Cultural Society of Hamilton. Charles was a lawyer from 1985 to 2018 and is now a mediator and arbitrator in commercial law disputes and is also a construction law adjudicator.

Charles has received several awards including Italian Canadian Citizen of the Year (2010), Festitalia Heritage Award (2015), CIBPA Professional Excellence Award (2018) and Sicilian Ambassador (2022).

Cam Beatty is an accounting and finance professional who is accustomed to advising businesses and not-for-profit organizations, and provides his input and support to HCF through this lens, and with a keen interest in the short- and long-term well-being of the Hamilton community.

Cam has been a Partner of Durward Jones Barkwell & Company LLP (DJB) since 2007 and is the current chair of its executive committee.  In this role, Cam helps to set and shape the firm’s strategic direction as well as serving clients in a variety of industries.

Shylo Elmayan has over 15 years of experience working in Indigenous community relations. She is currently the Owner and Lead of Niibin Advisory Services, an Indigenous consulting firm specializing in policy development and community engagement.  She was recently the Director of Indigenous Student Services at McMaster University and was responsible for leading a department that supports all aspects of the student experience and success of McMaster’s Indigenous. She had worked previously at McMaster to develop and administer the university’s employment equity census.

Prior joining McMaster, Shylo was a Senior Project Manager with the City of Hamilton and led the development of Hamilton’s first urban Indigenous strategy.  Shylo previously worked at Hydro One Networks progressing to Senior Manager, First Nations and Métis Relations. Other previous employment include policy advisor with the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and tenant rights advocate with Aboriginal Legal Services.

Shylo is Anishinaabe and lives in Caledonia. She is a member of the Long Lake #58 First Nation and her family’s traditional territory is located near Hornepayne, Ontario.  She has a Bachelor’s degree in First Nations Studies and Political Science from the University of British Columbia and Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University.

Sandra Edrupt is retired from her role as General Manager Strategy & Business Planning at ArcelorMittal Dofasco and has worked in a variety of management roles in strategy, marketing, quality systems, communications and public affairs, corporate planning and sales.

Sandra is an involved member of the community with extensive governance and other volunteer senior leadership experience with numerous organizations in health care, education, the arts and philanthropy.  Recognition for Sandra’s leadership includes distinguished service awards from both the McMaster Alumni Association and McMaster Association of Part-Time Students.

Pranav Pandya is a financial executive with over 20 years of private market and impact investment experience. He is a Principal at Black Hills Advisory Group, providing investment advisory services to institutional investors. Prior to this role, Pranav was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at a Toronto-based private equity firm specializing in renewable energy, infrastructure, growth equity, and real estate. Pranav is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Haider Saeed is a family physician with the Hamilton Family Health Team and the Shelter Health Network. His broad scope of practice brings him in contact with a wide variety of patients, giving him a window into the challenges and stressors they face.

As a medical editor, Haider has a strong understanding of evidence-based medicine and using data to make decisions. He has a long-term interest in urban geography and advocates for people to live healthier lives within cities.

Elizabeth Gray (Mi’kmaw) was born in New Brunswick and has been an active member of the Hamilton Urban Indigenous Community for over 30 years. She brings over a decade of non-profit board experience to HCF, including serving as a director with Dundas Valley Non-Profit Housing, Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing and De dwa da dehs nye>s Hamilton Aboriginal Health Centre.

Elizabeth holds a BA (McMaster), Master of Social Work (Laurier), an Indigenous Educators Certificate in Indigegogy (Laurier) and a Certificate in Reconciliation, Conflict Prevention and the Promotion of more Inclusive Societies (McGill).

Elizabeth is currently the Indigenous Counsellor for Mohawk College and also volunteers as an advisor for Centre for Community Engaged Narrative Arts, Body Brave, a National Indigenous Advisory Committee for GBV in the Media and the Hamilton Indigenous Consultation Circle. Elizabeth has been named one of Laurier’s Inspiring Indigenous Alumni.

Assad is an award-winning senior leadership professional with over two decades of experience in the architectural, engineering and construction industry.  After more than a decade of working in private sector, Assad has held senior positions with the Niagara Parks Commission, Town of Lincoln, Hamilton Public Library and Conservation Halton.  As a leader in sustainable projects, Assad loves to create innovative, inclusive, and inspiring places and spaces.  As an HCF director, Assad draws from his individual area of expertise in strategic and capital planning to provide sound lived advice.

CityHousing Hamilton (Sponsor: City of Hamilton)	$21,200
De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre	$25,000
Elizabeth Fry Society	$5,000
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.	$10,000
Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton	$25,000
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic	$10,000
Hamilton Downtown Mosque	$20,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club	$8,800
Hamilton Foodshare	$20,000
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre	$20,000
HamSMaRT (Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team) (Sponsor: The AIDS Network)	$10,000
Living Rock Ministries	$20,000
Mission Services of Hamilton	$25,000
Muslim Association of Hamilton	$15,000
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Hamilton)	$20,000
Refuge (Sponsor: Empowerment Squared)	$15,000
Shelter Health Network (Sponsor: Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton)	$10,000
St. Matthew's House	$10,000
The Salvation Army Hamilton Booth Centre	$25,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton	$15,000
Wesley Urban Ministries	$25,000
YWCA Hamilton	$25,000

Body Brave	Support to meet needs of Hamilton clients unable to access usual hospital supports at this time	$10,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton Hamilton	Supports staff coverage and volunteer training for program to identify and connect with highly vulnerable children in their programs for weekly well-being check-in and encouragement/engagement	$15,000
Cancer Assistance Program	Support delivery of essentials to clients	$7,500
Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton	Food security for kinship families and children in care, and basic needs for youth aging out of care	$16,000
City Housing Hamilton	Food support for highly vulnerable populations, and support for personal hygiene products	$5,300
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice	Support PPE and ipads for patients to stay connected to families	$10,000
Elizabeth Fry Society Southern Ontario Region	Essential hygiene, food and childcare needs	$5,000
Elliott Heights Baptist Church	Food support for vulnerable children and families in the Larch After School Program	$5,000
Elliot Heights Baptist Church	Maintain and expand Larch After School program during COVID-19	$10,000
Empowerment Squared	Support to help newcomer families access government assistance and other resources	$25,000
Eva Rothwell Centre	Food security	$4,000
Good Shepherd Centres	Support for most-needed items including food, diapers, hygiene products, and technology to engage with clients	$25,000
Grenfell Ministries/Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton	Purchase of basic needs and harm reduction supplies for vulnerable people and Overdose Prevention Line and small grants for people just released from corrections	$3,500
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion	Support to Caremongering program, food security prioritizing racialized and disabled people	$15,000
Hamilton Habitat for Humanity	Provide free home repairs for vulnerable homeowners living in unsafe conditions	$10,000
Hamilton Jewish Federation	Food security	$5,000
Hamilton Foundation for Student Success	Support for equitable access to learning in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$50,000
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board	Support for equitable access to learning	$30,000
HAMSMaRT/Keeping Six	Support outreach coordinator and peer support worker roles and provide essential supplies for clients	$20,000
Immigrants Working Centre	Technology and computer literacy support for newcomer individuals and families	$7,020
Institute for Advancements in Mental Health	Support to meet needs of Hamilton clients unable to access usual hospital supports at this time	$10,000
Interval House of Hamilton	Support enabling existing staff to focus on COVID-19 related issues and tasks	$4,120
Interval House of Hamilton	Support initiatives to keep women experiencing intimate partner violence safe, connected and comfortable during the pandemic	$6,650
Islamic Relief- IR Canada	Culturally appropriate basic necessities for newcomers/refugees, people with low income and seniors	$15,000
L'Arche Hamilton	Technology to administer proper care remotely, and to prepare isolation spaces	$15,000
Learning Disabilities Association of Halton	Provide supports not covered elsewhere for Hamilton students with learning disabilities and exceptionalities	$5,324
Liberty For Youth	Support ability to provide mentorship, mental health and other services online, and to provide basic needs and other support for vulnerable youth affected by pandemic	$20,000
Micah House Refugee Reception Services Inc.	Support basic needs of tenants in shelter	$5,000
Mohawk College	Purchase basic needs items for packages for international students/families in financial need	$25,000
Neighbour 2 Neighbour Centre	Support food access through gardening for families and individuals living on low-incomes	$14,200
Parkview Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance	Purchase essential items for food boxes for people in need	$15,000
Refuge: Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health/Empowerment Squared	Support translation services for Refuge clients	$15,000
Second Harvest Food Support Committee	Expand foodrescue.ca platform to Hamilton, to facilitate donation of surplus food from businesses to social service organizations	$15,000
Sex Workers' Action Program of Hamilton/Hamilton AIDS Network	Support for emergency food, housing, transportation, hygiene items and other small grants related needs arising from COVID-19	$5,000
Shalom Village	Support staff costs for resident care related to COVID-19	$24,000
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario	Offset administrative costs related to online platforms for staff, clients, family and caregivers	$6,000
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation	Support Mobile Nursing Clinic to assist outpatients managing mental illness	$50,000
Victorian Order of Nurses - Hamilton	Maintain services and connection to clients and caregivers while day and respite care services are closed	$5,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre	Support to maintain services to multiple vulnerable populations normally supported by thrift store revenues	$25,000
Wellwood Resource Centre	Continuation and expansion of transition to virtual programming, online self-help resources and online peer-mentoring	$10,000
Wesley Urban Ministries	Provide hot meals to vulnerable people in Hamilton	$15,000
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford	Basic needs of tenants in transitional housing	$25,000
Total		$609,114

Afro Canadian Caribbean Association	Offset revenue loss and buying PPE, sanitation supplies and dividers.	$20,000
Afro Canadian Caribbean Association	Create a virtual program where seniors can connect and provide culturally-centred mental health supports	$30,000
Alzheimer Society	Reconfiguring space, cleaning supplies and costs to continue online and in-person programming	$12,300
Ancaster Community Services	Partial recovery of revenue lost from cancelled fundraisers, purchase of PPE, program costs, purchase of a new staff laptop.	$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters	PPE, staffing, equipment and covering youth activitiy fees for in-person physical and social program for youth	$15,158
Body Brave	Curriculum development and knowledge translation.	$10,000
City Kidz Ministry	Buying PPE, wages for program delivery, program materials and staff training.	$10,000
Culture for Kids in the Arts	Move resonance choir for children and youth with disabilities online	$15,000
Dundas Valley School of Art	Program equipment and equipment for staff to work remotely.	$10,000
Dundas Valley School of Art	Supplies for online art therapy for frontline workers	$17,100
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy	Offsets revenue loss to allow for continuation of programming.	$10,000
Elliot Heights Baptist Church	Offsets revenue loss to allow for continuation of child/youth programming.	$10,000
Empowerment Squared	Offsets revenue loss to allow an Educational Program Coordinator for racialized newcomer youth to continue.	$10,000
Essential Aid & Family Services of Ontario	Offsets revenue loss to allow for providing essential needs.	$10,000
Friends of the Aviary	Offsets revenue loss to allow vet visits and buying bird food.	$8,000
Hamilton Artists Inc.	Supports efforts to further engage BIPOC artists in an effective way during and post-pandemic. Also supports BIPOC-focused professional development for staff.	$8,000
Hamilton Children's Choir	Online programming and social distancing practices in-person.	$10,000
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts	To develop new forms of program delivery in the context of the pandemic.	$3,000
Hamilton Jewish Federation	Food, hygiene supplies and transportation expenses related to winter essential kits and kosher food bank support	$11,500
Hamilton Naturalists' Club	Supports GO Explore outdoor education program in schools.	$9,000
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra	Moving performances online.	$15,000
Hamilton Theatre Inc	Supports replacement of revenue loss.	$10,000
Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra	Space rental and equipment for virtual performances.	$20,000
Living Rock Ministries	Supports replacement of revenue loss and buying safety supplies and equipment.	$15,000
Micah House	Materials related to settlement program for new refugees	$18,844
Mohawk College Foundation	Address food security issues related to COVID-19 for Mohawk College Indigenous students/households	$20,000
Native Women's Centre	Supports board members' ability to connect remotely during the pandemic.	$9,081
Neighbour 2 Neighbour	Offsets revenue loss used to fund the emergency food program.	$10,000
Parkview Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance	Supports replacement of revenue loss.	$10,000
Portugese Community Support	Online programming and preparing physical space and PPE for socially-distanced programing for adults and families with disabilities	$8,517
Refuge (Sponsor: Empowerment Squared)	Outreach worker and program supplies to support mental health of racialized youth	$30,000
Salvation Army	Mobile unit and PPE to allow women on conditional release to safely visit with social supports during pandemic	$14,000
Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton	Retrofitting of office space.	$2,000
Somali Community in Hamilton	Online programming and safe reopening of offices.	$10,000
Somali Community in Hamilton (Sponsor: Afro Canadian Caribbean Association)	Educational and other resources to reduce and prevent negative health outcomes	$25,000
St. Matthew's House	Moving fundraising online.	$10,000
Student Open Circles	Supports replacement of lost revenue and moving services online.	$14,000
Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton	Supports replacement of revenue loss.	$7,500
The Baby Depot	Rental of additional space in order to serve more families, and buying PPE.	$17,000
The Equestrian Association for the Disabled (T.E.A.D.)	Supports replacement of revenue loss.	$10,000
The SPACE Youth Centre	Safe reopening of offices.	$10,000
Tottering Biped Theatre	Supports replacement of revenue loss	$10,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre	Funding for adapting volunteer supports.	$10,000
Total		$550,000

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre	Indigenous Community Event and Vaccine Education	$28,000
Hamilton Social Medical Response Team (HAMSMaRT)	Expand peer-based harm reduction work in serving street-entrenched and drug user populations	$77,450
The John Howard Society	Cleaning and equipment costs	$25,000
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg	Poverty reduction worker providing culturally relevant wrap around supports	$62,000
Social Planning and Research Council (SPRC)	Financial empowerment program supporting Hamiltonian’s access to financial benefits to which they are entitled	$75,000
Total		$267,450

A Rocha Canada	Supporting grant	$15,000
ACORN Institute Canada	Helping tenants access their housing rights during COVID-19	$15,000
Afro-Canadian Caribbean Association	Black Community Wellness Project: providing culturally appropriate mental health services	$46,250
Amity Goodwill Industries	Pandemic community meal relief in support of De Mazanod Door outreach program	$44,850
Art Gallery of Hamilton	Learn - Artist-led projects for children in Grades K-5	$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and Hamilton	Systems navigation support for wraparound services	$30,000
Body Brave	Urgent treatment and support for women struggling with COVID-19-triggered mental illness	$20,000
Brott Music Festival	Brott In The Park: Socially distanced concert series	$10,000
Cancer Assistance Program	Supporting drive & ride van program	$15,000
Carnegie Gallery	Programming, equipment upgrade and operating assistance	$12,500
Catholic Youth Organization	Camperships and equipment to allow for social distancing	$27,600
Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts	Arts-based modules for isolated seniors	$15,000
City Housing Hamilton	Prepared meals for seniors	$9,000
Compass Community Health	Pathways Hamilton summer food security and social work services	$56,000
Culture for Kids in the Arts	Support for virtual programming	$16,650
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice	Advancing health care directives, grieving during COVID-19, equipment and trauma bereavement supports	$30,000
Dundas Valley Orchestra	–Support for providing outdoor, distanced rehearsals and concerts	$6,980
Dundas Valley School of Art	Support for fund development staff	$20,000
Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown	Mental health therapy for children and youth	$10,000
Elizabeth Fry Society Southern Ontario Region	Supporting grant	$10,000
Elliot Heights Baptist Church	LARCH after-school program - hot meal delivery and re-integration supports	$20,000
Factory Media Centre	Digital collaboration software and web design for artists	$5,000
Filipinas of HamOnt (Sponsor: Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion)	Organizing Hamilton Asian Alliance	$5,000
Fit Active Beautiful Foundation	FAB Girl and volunteer coach recruitment	$5,000
Flamborough Information & Community Services	Virtual programming to support rural seniors	$15,000
Ghana Association of Hamilton (Sponsor: Church of Pentecost Canada)	Supporting seniors in need through a buddy system	$25,000
Good Shepherd Centres	Individual and group social/recreational activities	$41,500
Grace Anglican Church	Purchase of exterior freezer to store donations	$37,958
Grenfell Ministries	Survival supplies for street-involved individuals	$10,000
Hamilton & District Extend-A-Family	Transitions and program expansion	$15,000
Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts	Subsidizing tickets for low-income households and seniors to attend The Nutcracker ballet in December	$5,000
Hamilton Community Benefits Network	Extended medical, mental health, dental and paid sick days for precarious employees	$40,000
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic/Clinique juridique communautaire de Hamilton	Speakers series - addressing hate crimes	$16,640
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic/Clinique juridique communautaire de Hamilton	Social work supports for mental health consumers	$35,000
Hamilton Downtown Mosque	Food kits for marginalized families	$27,878
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club	Operational support – grant writer and increased staffing hours	$23,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club	Meal kits for families in need	$16,000
Hamilton Festival Theatre Company	Building box office and outreach capacity	$15,000
Hamilton Filipino Community Centre (Sponsor: Jesus is Live Community Inc.)	Malasakit sa Kapwa: A pandemic response aid and data gathering for house-bound Filipinos in Hamilton	$5,000
Hamilton Habitat for Humanity	Assisting with home repairs for low income individuals/families	$20,000
Hamilton International Baptist Church	Tulong sa Pandemya: An aid response, organizing, and basic data collection project for care worker Filipinas in Hamilton	$5,000
Hamilton Music Collective	Program continuation	$20,000
Hamilton Theatre Inc.	Sound system installation and safety barriers	$10,000
Hamilton Foundation for Student Success	Critical student needs	$100,000
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board	Critical student needs	$80,000
International Association For Refugees Canada	Providing support to refugee claimants	$13,361
Immigrants Working Centre	Project supports for an Arabic speaking settlement worker	$28,702
Indwell Community Homes	Enhanced support programs in Hamilton	$56,000
Interval House of Hamilton	–Continued support for services of mobile mental health worker	$44,745
Islamic Relief- IR Canada	Barakah Box - addressing food insecurity	$30,000
Jennifer Ashleigh Children's Charity (JACC)	Food and shelter needs for seriously ill children in Hamilton	$5,000
Learning Disabilities Association of Halton	Building capacity and advocacy support	$35,341
Empowerment Squared	Computer lab upgrade	$26,220
Liberty For Youth	Mentoring program	$30,000
Living Rock Ministries	Youth drop-in and outreach	$34,000
Mealshare Aid Foundation	Rebuilding to Help End Youth Hunger in Hamilton inking restaurants and charitable partners	$14,000
Métis Women's Circle	Support for the recovery and mending of pandemic-disrupted relationships	$23,050
Mishka Social Services	Sanad Case Management & Counselling Program	$25,000
Munar Learning Center	Digital devices and IT support	$5,000
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre	Support for coordinators of community gardens during COVID-19	$7,000
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre	Support to newcomers and persons experiencing ongoing barriers to settlement .	$25,000
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg	Indigenous support and food security	$50,000
Options for Independent Living and Development	Increased hours for day-program staffing	$10,000
Rainbow's End Community Development Corporation	Employment training for mental health consumers	$24,000
Refuge: Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health	Support for hiring and training interpreters and cultural facilitators	$20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities South Central Ontario	Providing food to families	$20,000
Royal Botanical Gardens	Virtual school field trips	$10,000
Second Harvest Canada	Revitalizing food rescue and distribution	$20,000
Sex Workers' Action Program of Hamilton	Harm reduction packages for sex workers	$18,457
Sexual Assault Centre (Hamilton and Area)	Support for victims of sexual assault	$64,480
Shakespearience Performing Arts	Moving programming on-line	$5,500
Shalem Mental Health Foundation	Outdoor, distanced art activities for youth	$17,212
Start2Finish Canada	Mental health supports for families engaged in Start to Finish program	$10,000
The AIDS Network	Food, PPE, and sanitary items	$30,000
The Bridge From Prison to Community	Transitional housing program and wraparound reintegration supports	$15,000
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind	Virtual programming addressing significantly increased isolation during COVID-19	$15,000
The Equestrian Association for the Disabled (T.E.A.D.)	Operating support for horses and therapeutic riding instructors	$15,000
The Harlequin Singers of Hamilton	Operating support	$2,500
The John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area	Emergency release and reintegration services	$54,088
The King's Way Outreach Centre	Supporting grant for operational costs	$25,000
The Learning Partnership	Resources and activities to activate literacy, numeracy and play-based-learning	$13,600
The Westdale Theatre	Family movie weekends	$10,000
Threshold School of Building	Support for job developer position	$25,000
Tottering Biped Theatre	Project adaptations	$20,000
Wayside House of Hamilton	Integrated virtual care and communication program- men with addictions	$16,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre	Food access and community visitation for seniors	$45,000
Wellwood Resource Centre	–Self-care kits for people with cancer	$15,000
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford	Support rent subsidies for residents facing eviction and for employment counselling services	$50,000
YWCA Hamilton	Meals, engagement, & capacity building for transitional living program	$13,500
Total		$2,080,562

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre	$25,000
Elizabeth Fry Society	$5,000
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.	$10,000
Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton	$25,000
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic	$10,000
Hamilton Food Share	$50,000
Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team (HamSMaRT)	$10,000
Living Rock Ministries	$20,000
Mission Services of Hamilton	$25,000
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Hamilton)	$20,000
Shelter Health Network	$10,000
St. Matthew’s House	$10,000
The Salvation Army Booth Centre	$25,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton	$10,000
Wesley Urban Ministries	$25,000
YWCA Hamilton	$25,000
Total	$305,000

Financial highlights

Donations to the Foundation are invested for the long term in public markets and in alternative investments. Investment income is then allocated annually to support granting, community leadership and operations. The summary and charts presented here provide both a financial snapshot and a history of recent activity that underlies the grants and community leadership activities represented in this annual report, made possible by remarkable donors.

Donations

Donations to the Foundation are from individuals, corporations and other charities. Donors may contribute to named endowment or flowthrough funds, to the Board-directed Community Fund, or to HCF’s community leadership projects.

The $35.1 million in donations this year is the second highest total in HCF’s history. Annual donations are influenced by the timing of the realization of donations in wills and significant one-time donations like the $27.7 million in donations of property and private equity. As illustrated in Chart 1, annual donations have ranged between $3.2 and $35.1 million over the past eight years. The five-year rolling average of donations ranges from $5.0 million to $13.3 million over the past eight years.

The five-year rolling average number of donations is 1,787 with 2019-20 at 1,853. The number of donations fluctuates based on “in memoriam” donations and the number and nature of events sponsored by donors to raise money for their funds.

Chart 1

Grants and community leadership

Grants are made annually from both endowed and flowthrough funds. Because flowthrough fund balances are distributed in a shorter time period, granting from these funds can materially influence HCF’s total annual amount granted.

As illustrated in Chart 2, grants and community leadership project spending over the past eight years has ranged from $4.7 million to this year’s historic high of $11.5 million. Granting from endowment funds was reduced in 2013 as a result of the decline in investment returns in 2012 which a) lowered the asset base used for the granting calculation (currently four percent of the fund balances), and b) resulted in less income available to grant. Flowthrough granting and expenditures on community leadership projects has ranged from 22 to 56 percent of total granting in any given year and is dependent on the timing and nature of flowthrough and project activity. At 893, the number of grants for this year is 37 percent higher than the eight-year average.

Chart 2

Investments

Investments traded in active markets are reported at fair market value. Investments not actively traded are recorded at their cost less any impairment of their value.

To support our strategy of aligning our assets with our mission and to provide a more diverse and robust portfolio, HCF has committed to investing in alternative asset classes including loans to charities and not-for-profits, private debt, real estate, infrastructure and private equity. These alternatives are consistent with the Foundation’s long-term investment horizon and liquidity requirements. Since these investments are not actively traded, they are valued at cost in the investments. These alternatives total $25.8 million.

HCF invests according to policy guidelines established by the Board of Directors. Two committees of the Board oversee investments to ensure compliance with the policy:

• Public market portfolios are managed by two professional investment firms and are overseen by the Finance and Investment Committee. This committee reviews the investment managers’ reports quarterly to assess each manager’s performance and formally evaluates their performance semi-annually.
• Impact investments are overseen by the Impact Investment Committee, with due diligence and other support from professional consultants.

As an endowment builder, HCF’s policy focuses on long-term investing and is supported by reserve accounts that are currently at their policy maximum.

The investment policy sets out a total portfolio target asset mix, as well as a range around these targets. The public market investment managers have mandates within this targeted asset mix and use their discretion to invest the portfolios within this range. Chart 3 reflects the current and target asset mix. Note: $25 million of private equity relates to a fund established by a donor and is not part of the asset mix or the consolidated portfolio results.

Chart 3

Public markets

Two long-term portfolios are invested in the public markets with Jarislowsky Fraser, and Connor, Clark & Lunn. Chart 4 compares those portfolios against benchmarks as follows:

• Returns for each year against the annual investment policy benchmark for that year
• Seven-year annualized return against the seven-year annualized investment policy benchmark
• Both return rates against the targeted investment policy long-term return range

Benchmarks reflect the performance of each market index based on HCF’s specific target asset mix. Comparing actual results to the benchmark measures the value added by investment managers compared to the average market performance. HCF’s investment policy target is a long-term investment return in the 6.5 to 7.5 percent range.

Chart 4

The effect of the global pandemic has materially affected investment returns, resulting in a -8.4 percent public market return for the year.  The seven-year annualized return at 6.8 percent is within the targeted investment policy range and is 1.2 percent higher than the 5.6 percent benchmark. As noted in the financial highlights, the current 10-year annualized return of 7.0 percent is in the target range and is higher than the benchmark by 1.2 percent.

Impact investments

Impact investments enable donations to endowed funds to drive positive change beyond granting, because they represent investments of capital that deliver financial returns coupled with positive social and/or environmental outcomes. In addition, these investments provide a pool uncorrelated to the public markets which, in turn, buffers the portfolio from the volatility currently experienced.

More than 15 percent of our long-term assets are in impact investments. Chart 5 illustrates HCF’s impact investing progress over the past five years, with $25 million currently placed or outstanding and another $15 million committed. This brings the total commitment to $40 million, up from $34 million last year. Impact investments cover areas including affordable housing, arts, environment and sustainable development.

Chart 5

Locally

Local loans since inception total $9.7 million with $7.1 million outstanding at year end.  Chart 6 shows the impact areas our loans have supported. Since the loan program’s 2012 inception, $2.6 million in loan principal has been repaid and recycled as new loans.  In addition, the interest from these loans supports HCF granting.

Chart 6

Investment Readiness Program (IRP)

IRP is a Government of Canada program being delivered nationally by partners including Community Foundations of Canada. As the first phase in the government’s long-term investment in social finance, the IRP’s goal is to make social-purpose organizations “investment ready” so they can make a difference in new and innovative ways through their participation in the social finance market. HCF has partnered with community foundations in London and Niagara, and the McMaster Innovation Park to manage the program regionally on behalf of Community Foundations of Canada.  The first request for proposals for funding in January created enormous interest nationally and garnered 65 submissions to our regional partnership.  Approved funding is expected to be released in June 2020.  As an additional benefit, the IRP brought a growing number of potential opportunities for local loans to HCF’s attention.

Nationally/Globally

These investments include private equity, private debt and real estate investments. Many of these investments are long term in nature, are maintained at cost and do not have a regular income stream.  As these investments are maintained at cost, their results include interest income and realized gains, but not unrealized gains. Results for these investments are closely monitored and are reported when realized. Chart 7 identifies the investment areas, with $18.0 million placed and a total commitment of $33 million across 21 investments.

Chart 7

Total investment returns

Operations

Operating expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 total $2.5 million and were 2.5 percent higher than last year. Staffing costs related to the Foundation’s 22 employees represent 70 percent of HCF operating costs.

In addition to breaking out cost by type, operating costs are allocated to each of the Foundation’s operating areas: grants administration, community and philanthropic leadership, community relations and knowledge dissemination, development activities, and administration and governance. Examples of community and philanthropic leadership include convening around the city’s critical issues and fostering the growth of philanthropy by sharing staff time and knowledge to support other charities. Charts 8 and 9 illustrate these costs by operating area and by expense type.

Charts 8 and 9

The Foundation’s annual development expenses are not necessarily attributable to the donations received in that year. The nature of donations to the Foundation can result in costs preceding the receipt of the donation by several years (for example, donations through wills). As a result, consistent with the community foundation sector, operating costs are evaluated by a ratio of total operating expenses to average total assets. Ratios fall within a range depending on the size and stage of the community foundation’s development.

Management considers the ratio of 1.26 percent (1.25 percent in 2019), as illustrated in Chart 10, to be within an acceptable range for a foundation of HCF’s size, stage and level of community leadership, compared against benchmarks established in the community foundation sector. We continue to monitor both the actual results and the benchmarks on an ongoing basis.

Chart 10

Total assets

Hamilton Community Foundation’s total assets of $201 million at March 31, 2020 include balances of HCF funds and funds held on behalf of others at $1.7 million.

HCF fund balances

Hamilton Community Foundation’s fund balances, illustrated in Chart 11, represent accumulated donations plus the net investment earnings on these donations, minus granting and operating costs. Funds include both endowed and flowthrough funds. Endowed funds are held permanently and grant from investment earnings. Flowthrough funds are fully distributed as grants over a pre-determined term.

Chart 11

The fund balances have grown 55 percent to $198 million at the year ended March 31, 2020 from $128 million in 2013. Donations of $35.1 million included $4.4 million in flowthrough donations that were largely distributed as grants in the year and, as a result, do not remain in the fund balances at year end. This results in a modest total funds balance growth of 4.8 per cent for the year. The number of funds has grown 19 percent to 377 from 318 in 2013.

Advisors

Auditors
BDO Canada LLP

Bankers & Custodian
Bank of Montreal and BMO Private Banking

Solicitors
Gowling WLG

Investment Managers
Connor, Clark and Lunn Private Capital Ltd.
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.

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Grants by recipient organization I-R
ICNA Relief Food Bank
Brant County	10,000
Imagine in the Park Children's Arts Festival/Rotary Club of Hamilton AM
Supporting grant *	3,000
Industry Education Council of Hamilton
Hamilton Code Clubs *	176,430
Indwell Community Homes
Encouraging creativity and art expression *	2,000
Supporting grant *	1,000
Interval House of Hamilton
Be More Than a Bystander	1,000
Mom's Rock	5,000
Supporting grant	9,603
The Hero's Journey Program *	10,000
Jazz.FM91 Inc.
Supporting grant	598
The John Howard Society
ACHIEVES *	180,000
YARD program *	60,937
Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation
Supporting grant	10,500
Journalists for Human Rights
Supporting grant	50,000
Jump In Foundation
Physical activation program	10,000
Jump Math
Supporting grant	50,000
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre Foundation/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Supporting grant	2,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Supporting grant	1,145
Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation
Green Shield Canada Sherry Peister Community Impact Fund	490,000
Lake Avenue Elementary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Flash mob presentations	3,000
Makerspace Across the Grades	5,000
L'Arche Hamilton
Community Café	23,270
Creative Hands Art Studio *	9,725
Supporting grant	650
Learning Disabilities Association of Halton
Reading Rocks expansion and subsidies *	2,500
Reading Rocks literacy intervention *	7,225
The Learning Partnership
Entrepreneurial Adventure *	10,000
Supporting grant	25,000
Let's Talk Science
Youth in a digital future *	10,000
Supporting grant	25,000
Liberty for Youth
Bright Choices *	10,000
Prodigal Sonz *	5,000
Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children
Supporting grant	3,000
Lions Foundation of Canada
Autism Assistance Dog Guide Program	2,000
Canine Vision Canada	1,785
Wishlist	1,000
Living Rock Ministries
Arts of August	1,400
Operation Christmas Blessing	4,000
Pandemic relief *	20,000
Rock Resources	25,000
Street-involved young moms	650
Supporting grant	2,000
Supporting grant *	8,007
Weekend program	11,609
Loran Scholars Foundation
Supporting grant	80,000
Lynwood Charlton Centre
Under the Willows	20,000
Supporting grant *	4,402
MacNab Street Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant	11,959
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Supporting grant	500
March of Dimes Canada Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Jason's House	2,000
MaRS Discovery District
Centre for Impact Investing	75,000
Solutions Lab	150,000
SVX	25,000
Mathstronauts/McMaster University
STEAM Engine Program *	38,390
McGill University
Friends of McGill Hockey	200
School of Nursing	2,000
McMaster University
Art Gallery	2,000
McMaster Community Poverty Initiative	2,500
MCYU and Neighbour to Neighbour Mentorship Program *	18,700
Midwifery bursary	10,000
Museum of Art	1,940
Mealshare Aid Foundation
Tackling Youth Hunger in Hamilton	20,000
Melrose United Church
Supporting grant	6,238
Mission Services of Hamilton
Pandemic relief *	25,000
Supporting grant	11,704
The 196 *	124,950
Youth Wellness Program	15,000
Missionaries of Charity
Supporting grant	200
Mohawk College
Pathfinder Program	35,000
MADD Canada
SmartWheels	2,000
Musicata
Supporting grant	2,000
Muskoka Conservancy
Supporting grant	2,000
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Hamilton)
Children and Senior Chinese Community Folk Dance *	500
Community Food Centre - Peer Advocate Skills Mentorship	2,000
Eco-Explorers and Eco-Advocates *	10,000
Food skills programming	15,000
Jack Parent Reading Program	1,040
Jack Parent Reading Program *	15,000
Math Success Program *	52,000
Pandemic relief *	20,000
Net Ministries of Canada
Supporting grant	2,000
Never Gonna Stop Community Centre for the Arts/Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
Summer programming *	2,000
New Hope Community Bikes
Ride Smart *	10,000
New Vision United Church
Supporting grant *	10,084
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg
Completing the Circle	25,000
NYA:WEH Elementary - HWCDSB *	180,000
NYA:WEH Elementary - HWDSB *	360,000
Traditional Knowledge and Skills Outreach *	20,000
No. 9 Contemporary Art & the Environment
Imagining My Sustainable Community Hamilton *	44,000
Notre-Dame de Perpetual-Secours
Supporting grant	23,200
The Owl Foundation
Supporting grant	4,500
Paroisse Saint-Philippe
Supporting grant	8,000
Pathways to Education Canada
Supporting grant *	10,000
Philpott Memorial Church
Supporting grant	9,096
Players' Guild of Hamilton Inc.
Supporting grant *	5,105
Prince of Wales Public School / Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Healthy Cooking on a Budget	5,000
Queen Mary School / Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Student programming	5,000
Rainbow Railroad
Supporting grant	10,000
Rainbow's End Community Development Corporation
Growing Strong	25,000
Re-create Outreach Art Studio/Shalem Mental Health Network
Art Journaling: Drawing our way towards mental health *	3,839
Textile Stories *	11,425
Redeemer University College
Supporting grant	4,000
The Rob Freeman Foundation
Supporting grant	2,500
Robert Land Community Association/Eva Rothwell Centre
Supporting grant	4,424
Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton
Haiti Fund	2,000
One Heart, One Soul Campaign	10,000
Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation St. Ann's Parish
Supporting grant	8,000
Rotary Club of Hamilton AM
Imagine in the Park Children's Arts Festival	3,000
Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Children's Christmas Celebration	2,650
CORE Kids - Youth Achievers Program *	25,000
Supporting grant *	8,007
Royal Botanical Gardens
Supporting grant	11,871
Supporting grant *	3,883
Royal Canadian Humane Association
Supporting grant *	3,621
Royal Conservatory of Music
Supporting grant	500
Rygiel Homes Housing Corporation
Supporting grant	1,000
Rygiel Supports for Community Living
Supporting grant	2,274
Supporting grant *	1,713

Community Fund: Unrestricted fund

This fund is used to address the highest charitable priorities in the community.

Fund	Amount
#HamOnt Forever Fund	5,000
A. May Davis Fund	41,598
A.H. Tallman Bronze Co. Ltd. Fund	21,790
Alfred Charles & Pearl Gertrude Swanwick Fund	200,000
Alice Redman Gooch Fund	25,025
Alice Vera Morgan Fund	338,065
Alphonse Dirse Fund	48,344
Anne M. Biggar Fund	460,327
Annie S. Nieman Fund	36,081
Anonymous fund	81,942
Averil Gray & Florence Gray Fund	1,172,308
Bertha Savage Fund	47,806
Brenda & Reg McGuire Fund	5,150
Brenda Morris Fund	5,000
Cameron K. MacGillivray Fund	9,325
Caroline May Alvey Fund	118,000
Catherine C.H. Murray Fund	50,050
Charles & Catherine Ralph Fund	43,131
Charlotte Cauley Fund	34,987
Christina Cooper Fund	173,405
Christina I. Hammant Fund	250,000
Clare B. Hunter Fund	13,079
D. Argue Martin Fund	20,340
Dan and Helen Geagan Fund	20,174
Daniel T. Lawrie Fund	115,529
Diffey Family Fund	5,000
Donald A. Cooper Fund	40,126
Donald & Alice Cannon Fund	14,625
Donald H. Henderson Fund	408,597
Donald J. Allan Fund	103,514
Doreen & Gordon Birk Fund	98,409
Doris M. Allen Fund	172,918
Dorothy & Travice Broadbent Fund	7,000
Dorothy Cauley Fund	78,831
Dorothy I. Linfoot Fund	20,588
Dr. Alexander A. Numbers Fund	5,844
Dr. Carl Martin Memorial Fund	5,000
Dr. Ronald P. Graham Fund	16,814
E. Francis Dennee Fund	24,322
Edna E.R. Reeves Fund	78,766
Edna Fern Flewelling Fund	29,761
Edna Robertson Memorial Fund	29,000
Eleanor Foster Fund	869,072
Eleanor Jean Milton Fund	63,610
Eleanor M. Smith Fund	10,000
Elizabeth Lee Fund	11,775
Elizabeth Mary Hamilton Fund	30,000
Elsie M. Husband Fund	12,300
Erie Hossack Fund	58,638
Erma Z.L. Goering Fund	888,437
Ernest & Ruth Brunton Fund	28,000
Ethel H. Prouse Fund	181,684
Eulalia D. Wall Fund	170,977
Evelyn & Richard Geraghty Storms Memorial Fund	25,000
Evelyn Patricia Lyons Fund	5,000
Fell Family Fund	38,065
Flora L. McNeil Fund	30,165
Florabel Condy Fund	25,000
Frances W. Ambrose Fund	5,600
Francis Spence Hutton Fund	32,650
Frederick J. Mills Fund	26,189
Gallagher Family Fund	82,700
George Earle Drewett and Arline Myra Drewett Memorial Fund	50,000
Gilbert P.V. Belton Fund	175,088
Gladys A. Whittaker Fund	26,205
Gordon & Ethel Holmes Fund	97,572
Grace J. Smith Fund	13,030
Hanna & Joseph Dubeck Fund	5,000
Harold E. Clarke Fund	86,120
Harvey and Audrey Smith Fund	544,860
Helen Gertrude Harrison Fund	34,222
Helen Mary Archambeault Fund	25,316
Henrietta F. Campbell Fund	104,959
Herbert P. and I. Flora Frid Fund	354,466
Horace A. Bennett Fund	10,000
Howard & Edna Tugman Memorial Fund	100,000
Ian & Donna Cowan Fund	5,750
Irene Caldwell Memorial Fund	10,000
J.M. Walter Hahn Fund	5,000
Jack A. Winser Fund	155,007
Jack McNie Fund	26,000
James & Irene Wilson Fund	6,000
James & Mary Phin Fund	106,545
James D. Redmond Fund	6,033
Jane Milanetti Fund	13,450
Jessie Rumney Fund	10,000
Joan W. Rutherford Fund	5,000
John and Joan Bothwell Fund	10,000
John H. Frid Fund	548,347
John Shea Memorial Fund	8,387
Josephine Magee Fund	204,057
Kathleen L. McBride Fund	11,632,794
Kathryn Jones Fund	30,186
Lakin Family Fund	14,580
Laurence Cholwill Patterson Fund	351,146
Leanora M. Spicer Fund	26,600
Lillian Boyd Barnby Fund	10,000
Lindsay M. McLennan Fund	78,022
Lois G. Greenall Fund	145,085
Lulu Blanche Hart & Harry Utter Hart Memorial Fund	778,782
M. Jessie Chagnon Fund	71,196
Mabel Beatrice Studd Fund	15,000
Mabel D. Leadlay Fund	75,891
Margaret & William Gilmour Fund	8,380
Margaret Anne Hayward Fund	797,598
Margaret E. Tschetter Fund	383,739
Marjorie L. Allan Fund	5,000
Marjorie Wild Fund	30,724
Marnie & Bill Brehm Family Fund	39,500
Marnie Spears Fund	22,195
Martha McKinnell Serrels Fund	94,682
Mary & Earl Brooks Fund	1,354,969
Mary E. Hatch Fund	116,000
Mildred E. Hunter Fund	100,878
Mount Hamilton United Church Legacy Fund	20,000
Noreen & Seymour Wigle Fund	15,000
Patricia Eileen Smith Fund	5,150
Peter & Rose Marie Palmer Fund	7,385
Petra Cooke Memorial Fund	31,300
Project Sunday Fund	8,771
Ralph E. Ingraham Fund	16,017
Ralph W. & Evelyn J. Cooper Fund	151,000
Renate & Bob Davidson Fund	11,000
Reynolds Family Fund	141,839
Robert C. & L. Ann Glass Fund	100,000
Robert D. Crockford Fund	14,075
Robert George Sparre Fund	34,410
Robert J. & Joan Harrison Fund	10,266
Robert P. McBride Fund	1,636,012
Royal Hamilton College of Music Faculty Fund	5,963
Russell & Mae Lindley Fund	10,400
Ruth G. & Fred J. Spencer Fund	23,000
The Samuel & Dora McFarlane Fund	14,000
Samuel Ringer Fund	70,586
Sandra & John Black Fund	160,594
Sarah Smith Fund	230,729
The Spectator Fund	10,000
Stait Family Fund†
Stewart Philp Fund	45,000
Tim and Dale Langs Fund	189,409
Tod Laing Fund	7,950
The Unicorn Fund	12,611
Vangie M. Crosthwaite Fund	41,292
Vera M. Elwin Fund	536,235
Vincenza Travale Fund	21,200
W. Jones Fund	25,920
West-Moynes Fund	8,500
Wheeler Family Fund	10,900
William F. Brand Fund	8,404
William Gordon Kitchener Fund	60,000
William S. Sparham Fund	25,236

Thank you to our 2019-20 donors:
Layla Abdulrahim-Moore	Matt & Sarah Goodman	Scott Page & Vanessa Foreman Page
Mary Aduckiewicz	Susan Goodman	Peter & Rose Marie Palmer
Agro Zaffiro LLP	Grant Thornton LLP	Michael Parente
Jane E. Allison	Green Shield Canada	Jane E. Peacock
Jane Anderson	Lisa Habisreutinger	Jennifer Pearson
Jill Anderson	Tanis Hall	Terri Petrachek
Peter Anderson	Brian & Morag Halsey	Raong Phalavong
Maria Antonakos	David Hamber	Shirley Picken
Annette Aquin & David Malcolm	Hamilton Foundation for Student Success	The Pioneer Group Inc.
Callie Archer	Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation	Steve & Mary Prime
H. Anthony & Anne Arrell	Hamilton Law Association	Elisha Proietti
The Honourable Harrison S. Arrell & Diane Arrell	Hamilton Technology Centre	Punk Rock Realty, Inc.
The Atkinson Charitable Foundation	Annette Hamm	Judith Pyke
Robert & Carol Balint	Elizabeth Harris	Rally Assets Inc.
JoAnne Barresi	Roberta D. Harris	Carol Rand
Glenn & Kim Barrett	Barbara Harwood	Gail Rappolt
Dr. Philippe & Mary Barrette	Rhoda Hassmann	Diane Rawsthorn
Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair	Hasty Market Corporation	Jim Ray & Annette Dufresne-Ray
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	Ruth Hatch	Paul Ray
Robert P. Beres	Maureen Hayes	Brian Reid
Robert & Marion Bethune	Dr. Joan B. Heels	Heather Rex
Bike for Mike supporters	Corey Helie-Masters	Gabrielle Richards
Charles & Rosi Bisaro	Rob & Tami Henderson	Don & Ann Ridpath
John & Sandra Black	Heidi Henschel	Rise and Shine-Strategic B2B Content Marketing
Julie Boateng	Thomas A. Hickey	Carol Ritchie
Katharine L. Borczak	Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)	Tanya Ritchie
Edward G. & Karin Bossence	Geoffrey H. Hogarth	Susan M. Roberts
Duane Bouyea	Cathy Holland	Gail Robinson-Gow
Katherine Braedley	Assad Hoosein	Barbara E. Rogers
Maria Bragues	Nathan H. Hough	Larry Roos
Bill & Marnie Brehm	Wendy J. Hough	Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Adele Brierley	Emily M. Hunt	Nancy K. Rundle
Ray Brillinger & Cy Hack	Bruce & Linda Hutchinson	John & Dr. Leila W. M. Ryan
Broadcast Services International Inc.	The Hutton family	Sheila Sammon
Hazel M. Broker	Dean Jeffries	Brennan Sarich
Browne Law Office Professional Corporation	Shirley A. Johnson	Stu Saunders
Ernest & Ruth Brunton	Nigel Johnston	Bob & Peggy Savage
Burlington Parks & Open Space Friends	Rosalind Johnston	Erik Schaefer & Amy Lazier Schaefer
Mary Buzzell	Jim Jones	Sandy J. Schwenger
Cake & Loaf Bakery Ltd.	Kabuki Spa & Skin Centre	Stan & Keitha Seneco
Dr. Gordon Cameron	Greg & Danielle Kaiser	Lori Serafini
Neil & Judy Cameron	Barry J. Kay	Karen Shaver
Ward Campbell	Jennifer Kaye	Donna Sheldrake
Alice A. Cannon	Katharine R. Kingsmill Marsales	Courtney Sheppard
Janet E. A. Cannon	Carolyn Kinsley	Jonathan Shrubsole
Paul & Sara Cannon	Helen Kirkpatrick	Risa Shuman
Stewart & Jane Capell	Rob & Melissa Klaver	Teresa Silvestro
Richard & Carole Capling	Mike A. Kluk	John Simpson
Mike Carnegie	Marinus J. Kok	Kim Smith
Dr. Ignacio Castillo	Miriam P. Kramer	Teresa Smith
Sharon Charters	John Krawchenko	Melanie Sodtka
Denise Christopherson	Alyssa Lai	Marnie Spears
Benjamin J. Ciprietti	Sara Laidlaw	St. Joseph's Health System
City of Hamilton	Paul & Pam Lakin	Victoria Staite
Alan & Marlies Clark	Stuart Laurie	Sandra Stephenson
John Clinton	Janice M. Lawson	Doreen Stermann
Derek Collins	Melissa Leaist	Patrick K. Sun
Columbia International College	Ann Leon	Carolyn F. Swadron
Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation	Elizabeth Lesser	Charles & Ret Swire
Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.	Dr. Mark & Hinda Levine	Glen & Debra Swire
Terry Cooke & Maureen Wilson	Joy Levy	Elisha Szafran
William Cooke	Angel Li	Pauline Taggart
Elizabeth Coons	Dr. Dana Liang	Rose Taylor-Weale
Chantal Copithorn	Celeste Licorish	Anne Tennier
Georgia Corkins	Lodge of the Ancient Landmarks	Dr. Robert & Deborah Tester
R. Ian Cowan	Losani Family Foundation Fund supporters	Joshua E., Amy & Liam Thorne
Jeannie Crawford	Joan Lowry	Margaret E. Thurston
Robert D. Crockford	John MacDonald & Susan Greer	Helen Tomasik
Francina Cunningham	Shylah MacIntyre	Dr. Ninh Tran & Sarah Bennett
Margaret Cunnington	Alix MacLean	Vincenza Travale
Ray & Joanne Cunnington	E. Shirley Macnamara	Ross & C. Anne Tucker
Lisa Dalia	Jean Madadi	Kerry Turcotte
Dr. Juliet Daniel	Dr. Kim Madden	Laura Turkstra
Kenna-Lynn Danyliw	Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security	Peter & Karen Turkstra
Dr. Liane Davey	Rick & Anne Martin	Sarah Turkstra
Bob & Renate Davidson	Ginny Mattuzzi	Laura Tutte
Rosaline Dean	Mary McClelland	Kenneth J. Tyler
Paul Del Bello	Stacie McCormick	Unicorn Rebellion
William M. & Susan J. Dell	Sheila M. McDougall	UnMarketing Inc.
Sabrina Denicola	James & Laura McGrath	Mark & Jentine Van Beveren
Francis A. DeSantis	Dr. Don & Kathryne McLean	Joan Van Damme
Alan R. & Joan Dessau	McMaster University	Paul Vayda
Lori Dessau Tauber	McMaster University Women’s Health Review	Vincero Capital Management Inc.
Terry & Grace Diffey	Wendy McNally	Alan & Janet Walker
Kevin & Karen Dore	Rev. Alan & Maureen McPherson	Geoffrey F. & Joan Walker
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation	Archie J. McQueen	Randall E. Walker
Sandra L. Edrupt	The Honourable Derek Mendes da Costa	Barbara J. Wallace
Julie Ellis	Virginia Mendes da Costa	Patricia A. Walsh
William Ernst	Grahame & Sheree Meredith	Yulena Wan & Scott Newport
Dr. Bill & Jane Evans	Ruth Merz	Sarah Wardrope
Lois Evans	The Honourable Jane A. Milanetti	Dr. Gary & Joy Warner
The Fairmount Foundation	John Mills Sr.	Kathy Watts
Kate Feightner	Paul & Carolyn Milne	Dr. Sarah Wayland
Don Fell	Martha Mitchell	Beth Webel
Fengate Asset Management	Alan Moffett	Trevor Westerhoff
The Honourable William Festeryga & Doris Festeryga	Mortgage Teacher	Kate Whalen
Find the Red Thread	Jenna Morton	Jean & John Wheeler
Margaret Fischbuch	Dr. Henry & Betty Muggah	Rob Wiersma & Tracy Varcoe
Frank & Lydia Fitz	Christina Mulder	Boris Williams & Sunniva Buskermolen
Peter & Gaye Fletcher	Justin Mulder	Gwyn & Gail Williams
Tom Flood	William & Patricia Mungar	Peter B. Williamson
FMC Truck Auto & Marine	Sarah M. Murphy	Robin L. Williamson
Freewheel Cycle Inc.	Joyce Neal	Richard Wilson
Melanie Froese	Richard Nelson	Veronica Wilson
Patricia Fulton	Christopher Nichols	The Winnipeg Foundation
Paul Gibel	John & Anna M. Nisbet	Marnie Wolfe
Mary S. Gilmour	Dermot P. Nolan	Marita Zaffiro
Richard & Justine Giuliani	Erin O'Neil	Juliana Zaremba
Patricia Glover	Gerry & Sheila O'Reilly	Zonta Club of Hamilton I
Bruce Goodbrand & Donna Tweedell	Eileen Page

We would like to acknowledge those people who made a direct financial contribution to ABACUS in 2019-20:
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	Sarah Glen	Dr. Henry & Betty Muggah
The Fairmount Foundation	Lisa Habisreutinger	Rose Taylor-Weale

Grants from designated funds	Amount
Adam and Olive Clark Memorial Fund	15,742
Anonymous	188,522
Art and Barb Worth Fund	5,838
Barbara and Ronald Bayne Fund	3,206
Cygnus Fund	1,812
Douglas J. Clark Fund*	6,191
Eva Rothwell Resource Centre Fund	4,424
Frank Charles Miller Fund*	85,237
James P. & Mary S. Phin Charitable Fund	10,098
Joe, Filomena and George Seliga Holdings Fund	109,753
Phenix Fund for Animal Welfare	5,670
Samaritans' Tithe Fund	13,277
Stoney Creek Health Fund	37,860
United Nations Culture of Peace Hamilton Fund	1,265
United Way Fund/Kenneth R. Walsh	11,201
Walter & Mildred Danby Fund*	22,739
TOTAL	522,835

Grants from scholarships and bursary funds	Amount
Albert & Betty Walters Fund	400
Amanda Marie Cowan Memorial Scholarship Fund	1,284
Bernie Morelli Memorial Bursary Fund	1,339
Charlie and Mabel Duncan Memorial Bursary Fund	1,339
Christina Hamilton Scholarship Fund	4,232
Cowan Family Fund	2,416
CPRS Hamilton Legacy Fund	2,000
Daniel Giannini Fund	45,000
Eugene B. Eastburn Fellowship Fund	90,000
General Bursary Fund/Genevieve A. Chaney & Cordelia C. Ensign	34,666
Geritol Follies Bursary Fund	11,500
Howard Fairclough Organ Scholarship Fund	2,600
James Darby Bursary Fund	6,800
Jeff Dickins Memorial Fund	1,000
Jervis B. Webb Company of Canada (Daifuku) Scholarship Fund	27,500
John E. VanDuzer Scholarship Fund	2,000
Mildred Dixon Holmes - Artist of the Year Fund	2,000
Music Bursary Fund	1,934
Ross F. Webb Bursary Fund	3,267
Rundle Foreign Study Bursary	2,500
Russell & Elizabeth Lindley Fund	7,618
William Allison Haynes Fund	3,400
TOTAL	254,795

Grants from donor-advised funds	Amount
Ambery Fund	80,000
Anonymous	325,872
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Children and Youth Fund	11,609
Bisaro Family Fund*	2,843
Chedoke Health Foundation Fund	150,840
Clark Family Foundation Fund	53,000
Cooke Family Fund*	1,027
David Davis Memorial Fund	1,000
Dr. Bob & Mildred Kemp Palliative Care Education Fund	5,000
Ed Smee Conserver Society Environmental Fund	6,429
Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund	509,314
Elham & Joseph Farah Family Foundation Fund*	8,185
Ella Baird & Grace Baird McQueen Memorial Fund/A.J. McQueen	2,261
Ellen Creaghan Fund	30,000
Fengate Community Foundation Fund*	27,068
Fengate Recreation Fund	22,725
The Gilmour Fund	20,000
Glen & Debra Swire Fund	3,030
Great Lakes Trust Fund*	981
Green Shield Canada Community Granting Fund	2,270,000
Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund	60,930
Heather & Ross Hamlin Fund*	593,267
Heels Family Vocal Award Fund*	13,029
Hogarth Family Foundation Fund	303,000
Hugh C. Arrell Memorial Fund	3,500
Hundred Waters Foundation Fund*	1,552
Hutton Family Fund*	103,334
John & Esther Marshall Memorial Fund	11,901
John & Mary Reesor Fund	7,710
Kathleen C. Nolan Education Fund	1,940
Kirkpatrick Fund	3,500
Lawyers' Legacy for Children the Ray Harris Fund	15,131
Lee Hepner Award Fund	1,800
Lois Evans Natural Heritage Fund	7,500
Losani Family Foundation Fund	95,000
The Malloch Foundation Fund	30,000
Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Fund	73,875
Mark & Barbara Nimigan Fund	4,000
Marlies & Alan Clark Fund	81,000
The Martin Foundation Fund	77,825
Mayberry Family Fund*	10,683
McCallum, McBride Fund	54,900
Meredith Family Fund	2,600
Michael Chamberlain Fund	60,000
Mildred Dixon Holmes - Youth Orchestra Fund	5,640
The Milne McGrath Fund	43,064
Ray Brillinger & Cy Hack Fund	6,000
The Ron & Gina Fraser Endowment Fund	5,489
Rotary Club of Hamilton East-Wentworth Foundation Fund	5,000
Shirley M. Elford Artist's Fund	2,600
Sons of Italy Hamilton Trieste Lodge Legacy Fund	1,000
Tara Lynn Giuliani Foundation	14,600
Ted & Karin Bossence Fund*	49
Thorne Family Fund	5,250
Tran Family Fund*	3,298
W. L. Carpenter Memorial Fund*	100,436
Williams Family Fund*	3,658
The Young Fund*	1,755,335
TOTAL	7,100,580

Grants from field-of-interest funds	Amount
#HamOntForever Fund	2,000
Alfred & Joan Robertshaw Memorial Fund	24,958
The Alice Jean Ainsworth Memorial Fund	84,551
The Angel Fund*	6,311
Anonymous	3,370
Antonina Lombardo Fund	7,508
Arthur & Helena Lemon Fund	5,342
Barbara & Bob Harwood Fund	9,479
Barbara Bethune Fund*	6,632
Barbara Farnan Fund	5,000
Betty & Jack George Family Fund	1,438
Bill & Tina Seale Fund	16,014
Charles & Ret Swire Fund	10,553
Delaware Fund	21,563
Dougher Community Fund	129,730
Edward & Gladys Halloran Memorial Fund	40,411
Everard Hambro Fund	2,282
First Place, Hamilton Tomorrow Fund	13,008
Florence E.S. Hutton Fund*	23,688
Foxcroft Family Youth Fund	1,500
Fund for Underprivileged Children	32,048
George & Shirley McBride Foundation Fund	26,909
Gibson Trust/Town of Flamborough	1,713
Giovanni & Grazia Criminisi Literacy Fund*	1,780
Hogarth Family Pioneer Energy Fund	65,000
Ike & Shahnaz Ahmed Foundation Fund	1,300
Jeanne Scott Fund*	49,015
Joan C. Watt Memorial Fund	1,862
Kenneth Boothe Young & Marie Catherine Young Fund	65,055
Lillian & Marvin Goldblatt Family Fund	7,339
Lillian M. Shaw Fund	14,402
Marchese Health Care 50th Anniversary Legacy Fund	5,466
Mary Lauder Cassidy Fund	12,800
Nelson Allan Fund	7,282
Note-Able Music Fund	3,192
Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund	59,688
Ray Lowes Environmental Fund	20,810
Royal Canadian Humane Association Fund	3,621
Russell I. Elman Fund	65,500
School Nourishment Fund	99
School Sisters of Notre Dame Legacy Fund	10,808
Shirley M. Elford Gift of Today Fund	6,012
Terry & Brenda Yates Fund	45,000
The Van Dusen Fund*	40,835
Vera & Percy Tomlinson Fund	5,267
W. Robert & Marion S. Shivas Conservation Trust Fund	15,532
Women 4 Change Fund	55,250
Youth & Philanthropy Fund	23,236
TOTAL	1,062,158

Grants from Community Fund	Amount
ABACUS	1,051,945
Community Arts Fund	200,000
Community Fund: Environment Endowment Fund	63,250
Community Fund: Arts Endowment Fund	5,705
Neighbourhoods	21,000
Other	470,959
Pandemic Response Fund	305,000
TOTAL	2,117,859

Grants by recipient organization S-Z
The Salvation Army Hamilton Booth Centre
Dundas Stride Circles *	14,000
Environmental Community Opportunities project *	14,000
Pandemic relief *	25,000
Populating the Forest *	7,350
Supporting grant	6,819
Scientists in School
Hamilton STEM Enrichment	10,000
Scleroderma Society of Ontario
Supporting grant	10,000
Supporting grant *	1,000
Scouts Canada - Central Ontario Service Centre
Supporting grant	250
Seniors Activities in Southwest Hamilton
Physical and mental health programs *	5,000
Sexual Assault Centre
Supporting grant	822
Supporting grant *	5,000
Shakespearience Performing Arts
School programs	6,000
Shalem Mental Health Network
Counselling Assistance Fund	20,000
Shelter Health Network/Canadian Mental Health Association, Hamilton Branch
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Supporting grant *	2,500
Sheridan College, Oakville Campus
Music, Theatre, Performance	500
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Supporting grant	1,136
Simon Fraser University
John Juliani Memorial Fund	1,000
Skills for Change
Bridging the Gap *	17,000
Society of our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Canada)
Supporting grant	39,435
Soroptimist International of Hamilton-Burlington
Live Your Dream	5,000
St. Jerome's University
Supporting grant	5,000
St. John Ambulance - Hamilton Branch
Therapy Dog Program *	8,500
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
Mental health services at West 5th location	10,000
Supporting grant	21,000
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Youth Empowerment Fund	5,000
St. Joseph's Home Care
Supporting grant *	13,008
St. Joseph's Villa Foundation
Enhancing care *	5,000
Hospice care	5,000
Smart Board Resident Engagement *	20,000
Supporting grant	35,000
St. Matthew's House
Adopt-a-Family/Seniors’ Christmas Program	4,000
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Seniors’ Community Inclusion Project *	10,000
Seniors’ Drop-In Support Centre *	750
Supporting grant	22,845
St. Patrick's Parish
Heritage Fund	50,000
Supporting grant	272
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant	2,261
St. Raphael's Parish Church
Supporting grant	6,000
Start2Finish
Junior Coach Leadership Development Program Expansion *	27,000
Running & Reading Clubs	13,000
Running & Reading Clubs *	17,000
The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting grant	50,000
Student Open Circles
Community Volunteer Circles	10,900
Community Volunteer Circles *	10,000
Supporting grant	1,603
Supporting grant *	1,000
Swim, Drink, Fish Canada
Supporting grant	500
Swimming with a Mission/Special Olympics Ontario Inc.
Swim lessons *	750
T.E.A.D. Equestrian Association for the Disabled
Therapeutic riding *	5,099
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement
Supporting grant	50,000
Tastebuds / Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
Supporting grant *	99
Telling Tales
Community & School Literacy Outreach Project	2,000
Community & School Literacy Outreach Project *	3,000
Dundas Resident Outreach and Engagement *	3,000
Interactive storytelling for kids and their families *	8,305
Literacy Outreach Project *	8,000
Supporting grant	25,000
Tetra Society of North America
Assistive Device Booster Initiative	4,000
The Hamilton Burlington SPCA
Care of dogs	6,000
Sit! Stay! Read!	1,040
Supporting grant	115,823
Supporting grant *	5,267
The LOST Organization
Supporting grant *	3,211
Women's mental health	650
The National Ballet of Canada
Supporting grant	500
Theatre Ancaster
Supporting grant *	5,000
Theatre Aquarius
Indigenous Arts Project	2,500
Newcomer Arts Project	3,000
Ovation Outreach Enrollment Program	5,000
Pay-what-you-can Preview Series *	12,500
Supporting grant	5,000
Threshold School of Building
Job developer	20,000
Supporting grant	10,000
Tomorrow's Voices Foundation
Tomorrow's Voices Hamilton	7,300
Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity o/a Luminato
Supporting grant	300
Toronto Foundation
Pandemic Relief Fund	50,000
Tottering Biped Theatre Inc.
Shakespeare for at-risk youth *	10,200
Trinity United Church
Supporting grant	366,667
TVOntario
Supporting grant	598
The Tyndale Foundation
Supporting grant	2,274
United Way Halton & Hamilton
Supporting grant	20,330
University of Guelph
Lang School of Business & Economics	10,000
University of Notre Dame
Monogram Fund for Father Scott Giuliani	200
University of St. Michael's College
Supporting grant	7,500
University of Toronto
President's Club	1,000
Urquhart Butterfly Garden/Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Education Program at the Urquhart Butterfly Garden *	9,170
Victoria Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	455,000
Victorian Order of Nurses, Hamilton Branch
Meals on Wheels	6,000
Pediatric palliative homecare	8,064
Village Theatre (Waterdown) Inc.
Supporting grant *	5,000
War Amputations of Canada
Supporting gant	1,500
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Isolated seniors	650
Learning and Fun *	2,826
New Horizons Thrift Store *	10,000
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Seniors Program Transportation *	4,150
Supporting grant	5,570
Supporting grant *	2,640
Welcome Inn Christmas Celebration	2,200
Wellwood Resource Centre of Hamilton
Creative Expression	1,901
Men’s peer support	6,000
Supporting grant *	6,012
Alumni Family Days *	5,000
Wesley Urban Ministries
Academic Success and Leadership Development Program *	60,000
Nutritious snacks for children	4,899
Pandemic relief *	25,000
Supporting grant	20,704
Women's programming	4,000
Youth Housing	50,000
Westdale Cinema Group
Street Combers *	14,150
Supporting grant	5,000
This Is Me *	12,550
Westdale Secondary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
ESL Literacy Promotion *	3,000
Windmill Microlending
Supporting grant	50,000
WindsorEssex Community Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	530,000
Woodland Cultural Centre
Save the Evidence - Give a Brick	5,000
Woodview Children's Centre
Supporting grant	1,000
Workers Arts & Heritage Centre
Exhibits Prototype Project *	10,000
School visits	1,500
World Society for the Protection of Animals Canada
Support for Australia	1,000
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
Beyond the Bell	40,000
Camp Wanakita - capital project	3,000
Camp Wanakita - counsellor bursary	1,000
Camp Wanakita - supporting grant	1,000
Flamborough Healthy Youth Network	6,100
Peace Medal Breakfast	5,000
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada
Supporting grant *	35,000
Women 4 Change Youth Engagement Awards *	10,000
YMCA Newcomer Youth Centre *	5,000
YWCA Hamilton
Community Connection through the arts *	12,100
Family Access Centre Nutrition Project	2,500
Food for Thought	18,000
Good Beginnings *	15,000
Helping Hands for the Holidays at Phoenix Place	2,050
Pandemic relief *	25,000
Transitional Living Program	8,000
Welcome Home Project	4,625
YWay@Glendale *	17,708

Grants by recipient organization E-H
Elizabeth Bagshaw School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Bagshaw Bengals Build For Better! *	5,000
Elizabeth Fry Society
Release planning/anti-theft programming *	30,000
Pandemic relief *	5,000
Seasonal outreach	3,500
Elliott Heights Baptist Church
LARCH After-school Program	31,540
LARCH After-school Program *	51,146
Empowerment Squared
Academic Mentoring Program *	165,000
Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
Supporting grant	75,000
The Equality Effect
Supporting grant	75,000
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Eva Rothwell Centre
After-school Program	12,000
After-school Program*	16,232
Robert Land Community food and breakfast programs	10,000
Supporting grant	8,000
Evergreen
Supporting grant	55,000
Famille Marie-Jeunesse Sherbrooke
Supporting grant	2,000
Fit Active Beautiful (FAB) Foundation
FAB Girls 5K Challenge *	5,000
FAB Girls 5K Challenge and FAB Girls Empowerment Program	3,000
Fondation Rideau Hall Foundation
Post-Secondary Access and Success Network *	50,000
Food Banks Canada
Supporting grant	50,000
Food4Kids Hamilton Halton Niagara
Supporting grant	5,000
Weekends Without Hunger *	5,000
Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine
Supporting grant	5,000
Frank Panabaker Public School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Stream of Dreams *	4,250
Georgian Bay Forever
Supporting grant	5,000
Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Pandemic relief *	25,000
Regina's Place and The Jeanne Scott Parent & Child Resource Centre *	15,000
Regina's Place	20,000
Regina's Place *	10,808
Stimulation Activation Motivation *	19,341
Subsidized housing	20,000
Supporting grant	64,106
Supporting grant *	12,255
Trauma Informed Yoga	4,500
Youth Reconnect	30,000
Greater Hamilton Symphony Association
Supporting grant	600
Green Cities Foundation
Hamilton Barton Village Green My City *	10,000
Green Venture/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Green Infrastructure in Dundas: A Cycle Garden Tour *	5,000
Nature Ninjas	1,500
/EduDeo Ministries
Depave Paradise on Barton *	8,000
/Trees for Hamilton
Canopy for Community *	17,581
Habitat for Humanity Hamilton
Indigenous Housing Partnership	2,000
Haldimand Bird Observatory
Mist nets	3,250
Halton Women's Place
Supporting grant	2,926
Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts
Nutcracker ticket subsidies *	5,000
Hamilton All Star Jazz Band
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton Artists Inc.
Public programs and outreach *	10,000
Hamilton Basketball Association/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Supporting grant	22,000
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
Hamilton Community Benefits Network *	3,000
Hamilton Children's Choir
After-school Choir *	10,400
Supporting grant	5,000
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction *	50,150
No Hate in the Hammer *	2,000
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Hamilton Conservation Authority
Supporting grant *	10,405
Hamilton Conservation Foundation
EcoCise *	12,400
Outdoor Environmental Education in Dundas Valley Conservation Area	13,500
Outdoor Environmental Education in Dundas Valley Conservation Area*	5,000
Supporting grant	1,000
Supporting grant *	3,883
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Dance Theatre
Imprint: Hamilton *	10,000
Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children
Supporting grant	658
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
ABACUS at Kiwanis *	150,000
Act Out *	20,000
Be Kind Rewind *	20,000
Brighter Futures	2,000
On the Move Girls *	6,000
Raising Our Children’s Kids	6,000
Sherman Club Community Arts Program	15,000
Woodland *	15,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Non-Profit Homes Inc.
South Mountain Support Group *	500
Hamilton Festival Theatre Company
Equity Initiative *	15,000
Hamilton Food Share
Baby and culturally specific foods	4,000
Infant products	2,000
Pandemic relief *	50,000
Supporting grant	151,600
Supporting grant *	34,168
Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Bernie Custis Secondary School - YMCA Camp Wanakita	10,725
Rainbow Prom	500
Rainbow Prom*	2,000
Safe Schools: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Review Panel *	50,000
Skills Competition and Transition Trailer *	20,000
Teacher Small Grants *	14,690
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Summer Internship program	7,381
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Hamilton General Hospital Stroke Unit	10,000
Hybrid Operating Room Project	16,763
McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation Medical Equipment	786
Supporting grant	4,500
W. Leonard and Phyllis Carpenter Memorial Endowment Fund	10,000
Hamilton Jewish Federation
Holocaust education *	10,000
Hamilton Jewish Social Services
Nourishment 4 Seniors *	10,000
Zichronot *	4,500
Hamilton Music Collective
An Instrument for Every Child	13,043
Collaboration and programming expansion	10,000
Mental Wellness Through Music	2,000
Supporting grant	600
Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Grimsby Wetlands Project	2,000
Hess Street School Bioblitz at Amaolo Sanctuary	2,000
Invasive species management at Amaolo Nature Sanctuary	2,500
Sanctuary Land Trust	7,500
Supporting grant	2,500
Supporting grant *	14,288
Trees Please *	5,000
Urquhart Butterfly Garden and projector	1,874
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (2000) Inc.
Children and seniors programming	13,600
Children and seniors programming *	10,000
Endowment Fund	11,000
Mozart & Mendelsohn concert	10,000
Outreach program	5,000
Supporting grant	44,471
Symphony experience for seniors *	5,000
Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
Strengthening Hamilton's Aboriginal Education	20,000
Hamilton Right to Life
Supporting grant	5,000
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction / Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Basic Income Research Project *	3,000
Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team/The AIDS Network
Pandemic relief *	10,000
Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc.
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Bike for Mike KoBi program	60,000
Equal Opportunities Fund	272
L.E.A.D. Intergenerational Play at Seniors’ Homes *	12,500
L.E.A.D. Successful Transitions Project *	50,000
Teacher Small Grants *	12,201
Hamilton Youth Poets/Lynwood Charlton Centre
Brave Voices	13,000
/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Junior Poetics *	180,000
Harlequin Singers of Hamilton
Live Concert Series	3,500
Healing Arts and Recovery with Peer Support/The John Howard Society
Supporting grant and tenant engagement *	15,000
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Supporting grant	2,134
Hearts Together For Haiti
Supporting grant	7,500
Hillcrest Elementary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Engaging and Promoting Inquisitive Minds	5,000
The Hospital for Sick Children
Supporting grant	2,525

Grants by recipient organization A-D	Amount
735 Firebird Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Putting the Air in Air Cadets *	3,118
A Rocha Canada
Operation Wild Teams *	19,000
ACORN Institute Canada
Civic Connections Expansion Project *	25,000
Actors Fund of Canada
Supporting grant	500
Adult Basic Education Association
Educational Planning Services	10,560
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
Supporting grant *	1,870
Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton
Creative Expressions *	11,500
Music 4 Memories *	7,508
Ancaster Community Services & Information
Youth Empowerment Program *	15,000
Ancaster Society for the Performing Arts Corporation
Sinfonia Ancaster	3,000
Art Gallery of Burlington
Supporting grant	500
Art Gallery of Hamilton
AGH: In-Class	10,000
AGH: In-Class *	94,020
Children's programs	2,500
Supporting grant	7,000
Art Gallery of Ontario
Business for the Arts	500
Supporting grant	2,000
Art With Impact Canada
Art, media, mental health	4,000
The Arthritis Society
Supporting grant	2,274
Artscape Foundation
Supporting grant	50,000
ASHOKA Canada
Supporting grant	50,000
Autism Society of Ontario, Hamilton Chapter
Getting into the Game in Hamilton *	3,000
Respite programs/services for caregivers	500
Support for adults *	5,000
Bach Elgar Choir
Supporting grant	2,000
Bay Area Restoration Council
Supporting grant	432
Beautiful Alleys/Hamilton East Kiwanis Non-Profit Homes Inc.
Birge Street Parkette *	10,000
Bernie Custis Secondary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Cultural Fair and Carnival	500
Planet Friendly Forever	1,000
SLAM Poetry Team	1,700
Student Action Against Bullying	5,000
Bill Seven Award Trust
Supporting grant	6,000
Bird Studies Canada
Supporting grant	2,312
Birthright Organization of Hamilton
Supporting grant	7,000
Brant Food for Thought
Universal Student Nutrition Program	3,000
The Bridge from Prison to Community (Hamilton)
Supporting grant	5,000
Brott Music Festival
Education for Peace music concerts	3,000
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Supporting grant	3,530
Burlington Civic Chorale
Supporting grant	5,000
Burlington Community Foundation
Supporting grant *	24,756
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Supporting grant	1,100
Bursary of Hope for Autism
Supporting grant	5,000
Canadian Arabic Orchestra
Hamilton programming *	10,000
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
Supporting grant	4,129
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Supporting grant	400
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Supporting grant	2,274
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Supporting grant	50,000
Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region Branch
Workplace and Community Mental Health	150,000
Canadian Mental Health Association, Hamilton Branch
Evening Social Recreation Rehabilitation Program *	6,000
Canadian Opera Company
Supporting grant	500
The Canadian Red Cross Society
Supporting grant	619
Tiffany Circle	20,000
The Canadian Stage Corporation
Supporting grant	300
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Education & Kids Camp Program	10,000
Cancer Assistance Program City of Hamilton & District
Drive & Ride	15,000
Personal Care and Nutritional Supports	4,000
Capitol Theatre Heritage Foundation
Children and youth programming	5,000
Carpenter Hospice
Care Beyond our Walls	20,000
Supporting grant	1,000
Casey House Foundation
Capital campaign	25,000
Leaders' Circle	5,000
Catholic Family Services of Hamilton
St. Martin's Manor	2,000
Catholic Youth Organization
Supporting grant	543
Central Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant	11,748
Chamber Music Hamilton
Supporting grant	14,000
Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Post-secondary bursaries and summer camperships	13,000
Summer camperships *	7,315
Supporting grant	1,000
Christian Horizons Canada
Supporting grant	2,274
Christ's Church Cathedral
Supporting grant	2,000
City Kidz Ministry
CityYouth Leadership Development	5,000
Supporting grant	20,000
City of Hamilton
McQuesten Urban Farm	121,875
Neighbourhood small grants program	20,000
Nurse Family Partnership	41,000
Senior isolation reduction initiatives *	16,250
Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize	2,600
Xperience Annex - Youth in Construction	5,489
Xperience Annex - Youth in Construction *	52,500
CivicAction Leadership Foundation
Supporting grant	250
Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University
Supporting grant	25,000
The Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children
Supporting grant	85,000
Community Care of West Niagara
Supporting grant	5,000
Community Development Halton
Supporting grant	20,000
Community Food Centres Canada
Supporting grant	100,000
Community Foundation Grey Bruce
Supporting grant *	11,820
Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	570,000
Community Foundations of Canada
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	75,000
Supporting grant *	43,931
Community Living Hamilton
Supporting grant	310
Compass Community Health
Cooking with Compass *	20,000
PATH Program *	179,160
Pathways to Education - post-secondary scholarships	20,000
Pathways to Education - sports and recreation access program *	6,500
Pathways to Education - youth mental health worker program	25,000
Compass Point Bible Church
541 Eatery & Exchange *	1,000
Conservation Halton
Supporting grant *	3,883
Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Dundas Turtle Watch and projector	1,054
Covenant House Toronto
Supporting grant	598
Culture for Kids in the Arts
After-school Arts Program	20,000
All Arts Access *	10,000
Artasia: Glocal	1,500
Artasia: Glocal *	35,460
Resonance Choir	4,000
Culture of Peace Hamilton/United Nations Association in Canada, Hamilton Branch
Supporting grant	1,265
Dave Andreychuk Foundation
Mount Hamilton Minor Hockey	544
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Supporting grant	1,000
Wendy's Wonderful Kids	75,000
De Dwa Da Dehs Nye>S Aboriginal Health Centre
Pandemic relief *	25,000
De Mazenod Door Outreach
Supporting grant *	5,000
Delta United Church
Supporting grant	14,000
Diabetes Canada
Children’s health education	2,000
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation
Camp Keaton Hamilton	10,500
Supporting grant	42,860
Dundas Art and Craft Association
Carnegie Kids *	5,303
Dundas Baptist Church
The Connect Theatre Project *	6,000
Dundas Historical Society Museum
Community and family engagement *	5,000
Supporting grant	2,000
Dundas Turtle Watch/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Protect Our Native Turtles *	3,439
Dundas Valley Orchestra
Orchestral concert *	5,000
Supporting grant	1,000
Dundas Valley School of Art
Aging Artfully *	15,000
Art Accessibility Program - Family Art Days *	10,000
Art Accessibility Program - Foster the Ability Bursary Program	3,000
Bursary program *	2,282
Piece by Piece *	15,000
The Artists' Connection	12,000
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy
Routes Youth Centre	15,000
Routes Youth Centre *	22,000

Board advisory committees

Hamilton Community Foundation’s work is supported by both standing committees of the Board of Directors and board advisory committees. Membership of the board advisory committees includes both board members and a wide range of community volunteers whose expertise we rely on and appreciate.  Standing committees of the board include: Governance & Board Effectiveness, Finance & Investment, and the Impact Investment Committee.

Audit Committee

• Cameron J. Beatty, CPA, CA, Chair
• Steve Borsellino, CPA, CMA, CIRP, LIT
• Dr. Bill Evans
• Tom Sawyer, CPA, CA
• Kathy Watts

Chaney-Ensign Bursary Fund

• Sandra Stephenson, Chair
• Dr. Maroussia Ahmed
• Terry Costello*
• Assad Hoosein
• Myrna Kelly
  *retired from committee March 2020

Community Fund

• Laura Cattari
• Dr. Juliet Daniel
• Sandra Edrupt
• Shelly Hill
• David Hoy
• Milé Komlen
• Teresa Smith

Community Health, Education and Research Fund

• Dr. Bill Evans, Chair
• Paul Armstrong
• Dr. Jane Aronson
• Marion Emo
• Dr. Gianni Parise
• Dr. Jenny Ploeg
• Dr. Leila Ryan

Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund

• Renate Davidson, Chair
• Dorothy Bartalos
• Timothy Bullock
• Karen Burson
• Sondra Cornett*
• Terry Horne, Honourary Member
  *retired from committee November 2019

Finance & Investment Committee

• Sarah Murphy, B.Eng, CIM, Chair
• Dr. Justin Cooper
• Sandra Edrupt
• Dr. Bill Evans, Vice-Chair
• Dr. Maroussia Ahmed
• Kathy Watts
• Gwyn Williams

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund

• Diana Frate

Impact Investment Committee

• Sarah Murphy, B.Eng, CIM, Chair
• Sandra Edrupt, Vice-Chair
• Paul Gibel, FCPA, FCA (Advisor)
• Assad Hoosein
• Pranav Pandya, CPA, CA
• Mario Paron, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois)*
• Brooke Eady
• Bill Young Jr. (Advisor)
• Marita Zaffiro, BScPhm, MBA
  *resigned from committee December 2019

McCallum, McBride Fund Advisory Committee

• John McCallum, Chair
• Kevin Beattie
• Carole Capling
• Linda Hughes
• Debbie-Ann Rashford

Nomination Committee

• Teresa Smith, HCF Past-Chair/Committee Chair
• Mayor Fred Eisenberger, City of Hamilton
• Mark Giavedoni, President, Hamilton Law Association
• Police Chief Eric Girt, Hamilton Police Service
• Pat Mandy, member-at-large
• James McAskill, Chair, United Way Halton & Hamilton
• Bob Savage, Board Chair, Hamilton Community Foundation
• Carmela Trombetta, Chair, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Gary Warner, member-at-large

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation

• Tyler Cowie, Chair
• Don Curry
• Elizabeth Duvall
• Rikki Frith
• Linda Godin
• Melissa Ricci

as at March 31, 2020

Terry Cooke
President & CEO

Jill Anderson
Director, Philanthropic Services

Annette Aquin, CPA, CA
Executive Vice-President, Finance & Operations

Sharon Charters
Manager, Grants

Grace Diffey, APR, FCPRS
Vice-President, Community Relations

Allan Enriquez
Administrator, Philanthropic Services

Sarah Glen
Manager, Community Initiatives

Matt Goodman
Vice-President, Grants & Community Initiatives

Lisa Habisreutinger
Philanthropic Services Officer

Morag Halsey
Receptionist/Foundation Support Assistant

Tami Henderson
Administrative Assistant, Grants

Jake How
Accountant

Melissa Klaver
Corporate Secretary/Executive Assistant, President & CEO

Angel Li
Senior Accountant

Shylah MacIntyre
Senior Philanthropic Services Officer

Sheree Meredith
Advisor, Philanthropic Services

Michael Parente
Communications Specialist

Jen Pearson
ABACUS Project Manager

Katherine Roy
Scholarship and Bursary Project Lead

Lorraine Valmadrid
Learning & Evaluation Lead

Tracy Varcoe
Administrative Assistant/Webmaster, Community Relations

Yulena Wan, CPA, CA
Manager, Corporate Services

Yvonne Yeoh
Executive Assistant, Finance & Operations

Board of Directors

Bob Savage
VP, Manufacturing, ArcelorMittal Dofasco (retired)
Board Chair

Teresa Smith
President, Hamilton General Hospital (retired)
Past Chair

Dr. Maroussia Ahmed
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of French, McMaster University

Laura Cattari
Advocate, Community Engagement and Media

Dr. Juliet Daniel
Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University

Brooke Eady, CHRP
President, Broadcast Services International

Sandra Edrupt
General Manager, Strategy & Business Planning, ArcelorMittal Dofasco (retired)

Dr. Bill Evans
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Oncology, McMaster University
President, Oncosynthesis Consulting Inc.

Assad Hoosein
Manager of Facilities, Hamilton Public Library

Milé Komlen
Managing Director, Ethical Associates Inc.

Sarah Murphy, B.Eng, CIM
Investment Advisor/Portfolio Manager, CIBC Wood Gundy

Mario Paron, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois)*
Canadian Managing Partner, KPMG Enterprise
*resigned from the Board December 2019

Kathy Watts
Vice-President Finance & CFO, Hamilton Health Sciences (retired)

Marita Zaffiro, BScPhm, MBA
President & CEO, Marchese Health Care

Terry Cooke
President & CEO
Secretary of the Board

Grants by recipient organization

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Grants by recipient organization
735 Firebird Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Putting the Air in Air Cadets*	4,650
ACORN Institute Canada
Tenant education workshops*	5,000
Adult Basic Education Association
Educational planning services	9,000
The AIDS Network
Queer and Trans Youth Collaborative*	30,000
Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton
Music 4 Memories*	8,000
Ancaster Community Services & Information
Youth empowerment*	15,000
Ancaster Society for the Performing Arts Corporation
Music at Fieldcote	1,000
Supporting grant	3,000
Art Gallery of Burlington
Supporting grant	500
Art Gallery of Hamilton
AGH: In-Class	10,000
AGH: In-Class*	89,500
Children's programs	5,000
Hamilton Community Benefits Network	2,800
Hamilton Community Benefits Network*	2,200
Supporting grant	9,000
Art Gallery of Ontario
Business for the Arts	500
Supporting grant	2,000
The Arthritis Society
Supporting grant	2,336
Artscape Foundation
Supporting grant	50,000
ASHOKA Canada
Supporting grant	50,000
Astra Society of Hamilton & District
Neighbourhood small grants*	600
Autism Society of Ontario, Hamilton Chapter
Caregiver respite	500
Bach Elgar Choir
Beethoven Mass in C Major	3,000
Supporting grant	4,000
Bennetto Middle School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Supporting grant	2,198
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton & Burlington
In-school mentoring	10,000
One-to-one mentors*	10,000
Bird Studies Canada
Supporting grant	1,751
Birthright Organization of Hamilton
Supporting grant	5,000
Brant Food for Thought
Food security	5,000
The Bridge from Prison to Community (Hamilton)
Supporting grant	5,000
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Driftwood Cove, Tobermory property purchase	500,000
Fisher's Pond	1,500
Hamilton Region Trail Access Project	4,000
Supporting grant	2,926
Burlington Civic Chorale
Supporting grant	5,500
Burlington Community Foundation
Supporting grant*	24,016
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Supporting grant	300
The Calgary Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	980,000
Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank
Supporting grant	5,000
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
Supporting grant	1,673
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Supporting grant	2,336
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Supporting grant	50,000
Canadian Mental Health Association
Peer support training for safe injection site*	12,000
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Lake Joseph Centre	250,000
Youth Empowerment	10,000
Canadian Opera Company
Supporting grant	500
The Canadian Red Cross Society
Supporting grant	636
Tiffany Circle	10,000
The Canadian Stage Corporation
Supporting grant	300
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Children's programs	2,500
Cancer Assistance Program City of Hamilton & District
Educational podcasts	2,000
Personal care and nutrition program	3,000
Personal care products*	5,000
Carpenter Hospice
Making Room capital campaign	25,000
Supporting grant	500
Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
One-to-one support at home*	10,000
Catholic Youth Organization
Supporting grant	541
Central Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant	11,850
Centre3 for Print and Media Arts
Art [2] Enrich	25,000
Hatts Off open arts*	5,000
Chamber Music Hamilton
Supporting grant	13,000
Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Bursaries and camperships	13,000
Miller Bear Program	3,000
Supporting grant	1,000
Christian Horizons Canada
Supporting grant	2,336
Christ's Church Cathedral
Supporting grant	2,000
City Housing Hamilton
Sherwood Place Christmas Dinner	220
Vanier Towers Photovoice*	2,747
City Kidz Ministry
CityYouth leadership development	5,000
Gift of Christmas	1,000
Supporting grant	20,000
City of Hamilton
Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre program subsidies	5,000
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	245,344
McQuesten Urban Farm	184,375
Nurse Family Partnership	41,000
Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize	2,300
CIVIX
Supporting grant	50,000
Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University
Supporting grant	25,000
The Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children
Supporting grant	75,000
Community Care of West Niagara
Supporting grant	10,000
Community Development Halton
Supporting grant	20,000
Community Food Centres Canada
Supporting grant	50,000
Community Foundation Grey Bruce
Supporting grant*	12,143
Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	405,000
Community Foundations of Canada
Consolidated Investment Exploration*	5,000
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	75,000
Supporting grant*	39,221
Community Living Hamilton
Supporting grant	318
Community Resource and Employment Service
Brantford food bank	10,000
Conservation Halton
Supporting grant*	3,988
Covenant House Toronto
Supporting grant	438
Culture for Kids in the Arts
After-school Arts Program	30,000
Glocal #HereWeArt*	3,000
Resonance Choir*	13,630
Culture of Peace Hamilton/United Nations Association in Canada Hamilton Branch
Supporting grant	1,256
The Dave Andreychuk Foundation
Mount Hamilton Minor Hockey	541
Disability Justice Network of Ontario/Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
Inaccessible health system research*	7,800
Doctors Without Borders
Supporting grant	1,000
Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton
Nurture the Ability Art Workshop*	5,000
Supporting grant	700
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation
Camp Erin Hamilton	12,000
Supporting grant	43,655
Duet Club of Hamilton
Supporting grant	1,500
Dundas Art and Craft Association
Carnegie Kids*	4,850
Dundas Baptist Church
The Connect Theatre Project*	6,000
Dundas Community Services
Volunteer database software*	4,195
Dundas Historical Society Museum
Community and family engagement*	7,000
Supporting grant	2,000
Dundas Turtle Watch/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Protect our turtles*	3,210
Dundas Valley Orchestra
Concerts*	5,000
Dundas Valley School of Art
Ageing Artfully	3,000
Family Art Days*	15,000
Foster the Ability	20,000
Holiday gift workshops	2,000
Supporting grant	4,000
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy
Routes Youth Centre	13,000
Routes Youth Centre*	20,000
Eagle Worldwide Community Enrichment
Come to the Table*	5,000
Elizabeth Fry Society
Seasonal outreach	3,500
Supporting grant	3,000
Elliott Heights Baptist Church
LARCH After-school Program	31,520
LARCH After-school Program*	15,000
Empowerment Squared
African Youth Governance Conference	6,000
Homework Circle*	37,500
Summer literacy*	9,820
Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
Supporting grant	75,000
Environment Hamilton/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Friendly Streets Hamilton*	45,605
Friendly Streets Hamilton hospital zone study*	11,788
Youth Leaders Eco-Summit*	3,463
The Equality Effect
Supporting grant	75,000
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.
Baby related items*	7,500
Eva Rothwell Centre
Hamilton Imagination Library	5,000
Hamilton Imagination Library*	6,500
Neighbourhood small grants*	597
Robert Land Community Association food and breakfast programs	5,000
Evergreen
Supporting grant	50,000
Fit Active Beautiful (FAB) Foundation
FAB Girls 5K Challenge	7,500
FAB Girls 5K Challenge*	5,000
Prince of Wales / Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre sites	11,000
Flamborough Food Bank
Supporting grant	5,000
Flamborough Information & Community Services
Flamborough Connects	5,000
Hamilton Rural Seniors’ Grocery Bus Project	14,109
Food4Kids Hamilton Halton Niagara
High School Initiative	5,000
Ready To Learn!*	6,965
Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine
C. Robert Kemp Grant Awards	5,000
Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Regina's Place/Jeanne Scott Parent and Child Resource Centre*	12,041
Supporting grant	46,100
Supporting grant*	13,633
Greater Hamilton Symphony Association
Supporting grant	600
Green Venture/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Depave Paradise at Yorkview*	8,526
Habitat for Humanity Brant
Supporting grant	1,000
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Indigenous Housing Partnership	1,000
Halton Children's Aid Society
Pace Performance Bikes for Kids Program	2,000
Halton Women's Place
Supporting grant	2,887
Hamilton & District Extend-a-Family
After-school Homework Club	10,000
Holiday party	2,000
Hamilton All Star Jazz Band
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Neighbourhood small grants*	4,000
St. Peter's HARRRP	10,000
Hamilton Basic Income Group/Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Basic Income Education and Awareness Program	7,000
Hamilton Bulldogs Foundation Inc.
Breakfast program*	250
The Hamilton/Burlington SPCA
Dog care	5,000
Sit! Stay! Read!	1,020
Supporting grant	97,705
Supporting grant*	5,180
Hamilton Children's Choir
Supporting grant	5,000
Hamilton Conservation Authority
Supporting grant*	10,701
Hamilton Conservation Foundation
Outdoor Environment Education Program	13,500
Outdoor Environment Education Program*	10,000
Supporting grant	1,000
Supporting grant*	3,988
Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children
Supporting grant	674
The Hamilton Dream Centre
Supporting grant	7,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Crown Point Educational Engagement*	45,000
Kaleidoscope programs	500
Ontario Early Years Centre	2,000
Programming for girls	4,000
Skates for youth and families	10,000
Supporting grant	2,000
We ROCK summer camperships	5,000
Youth leadership subsidies*	3,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Non-Profit Homes Inc.
Neighbourhood small grants*	4,035
Hamilton Festival Theatre Company
Artistic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Training Program	10,000
Hamilton Food Share
Supporting grant	55,000
Supporting grant*	12,500
Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Mount Hope Elementary School Library Revitalization Project*	10,000
NYA:WEH 2.0*	60,000
Rainbow Prom	500
Rainbow Prom*	2,000
Red Maple reading program*	19,200
Student Support Grant Project	5,000
Teacher Small Grants*	19,250
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Internship program	7,381
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Cardiac Care at Hamilton General Hospital	2,500
Dr. Frank Smith	500
Hybrid Operating Room	16,763
Supporting grant	3,500
W. Leonard and Phyllis Carpenter Memorial Endowment Fund	50,000
Hamilton Literacy Council
Supporting grant	1,900
Hamilton Mennonite Church
Neighbourhood small grants*	1,000
Hamilton Music Collective
An Instrument for Every Child	21,141
Grade 1 trips to McMaster LIVELab	3,000
Partnership with Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club	20,000
Supporting grant	5,000
Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Biodiversity in the Schoolyard	7,000
Connecting students to nature at school*	7,960
Discover & Restore Nature with Hess Street School	2,000
Supporting grant	1,500
Supporting grant*	14,689
Hamilton Out of the Cold Program Coalition Inc.
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (2000) Inc.
Adopt-a-School	4,000
Dundas programming*	11,500
Family and seniors programming	10,000
Outreach program	5,000
Supporting grant & Beethoven, Brahms concert	68,828
Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Supporting grant	7,653
Hamilton Right to Life
Supporting grant	5,000
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction/Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Basic Income Speakers Bureau*	1,700
ODSP Clinics*	800
Supporting grant	10,452
Supporting grant*	50,000
Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team/The AIDS Network
Peer Support Worker Program	34,008
Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc.
Supporting grant	2,000
Hamilton Theatre Inc.
Supporting grant*	5,858
Hamilton Youth Poets/Hamilton Arts Council
March break camp*	5,000
Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra/The John Howard Society
Supporting grant*	5,000
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Empower Reading Program	250,000
Equal Opportunities Fund	271
Freedom Arts Project*	6,000
Intramural Soccer League & Learn*	10,000
L.E.A.D. Successful Transtions Project*	30,300
Recess project with an after-school twist*	10,000
St. Helen community centre	27,120
Teacher small grants*	12,380
Harbourfront Corporation
Fleck Dance Theatre	300
Healing Arts and Recovery with Peer Support/City Housing Hamilton
Supporting grant and tenant engagement*	15,000
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Supporting grant	2,192
Hearts Together For Haiti
Supporting grant	4,000
Helping Hands Street Mission
Supporting grant	2,000
Heritage Hamilton Foundation
Neighbourhood small grants*	1,500
Hillcrest Elementary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Community Collaboration	5,000
Holbrook School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Butterfly project*	400
Inclusive educational excursion*	735
Hope for Wildlife Society
Supporting grant	500
Hospital Family Houses of Ontario
Mark Preece Family House	2,600
The Hospital for Sick Children
Supporting grant	2,593
Imagine in the Park Children's Arts Festival/Rotary Club of Hamilton AM
Supporting grant	4,500
Supporting grant*	3,000
Indspire
Building Brighter Futures	35,000
Industry Education Council of Hamilton
Computer/coding workshops*	54,986
Indwell Community Homes
Data analyst*	23,000
Neighbourhood small grants*	500
Interval House of Hamilton
Be More Than a Bystander	1,000
Emergency shelter	1,000
Jared's Place*	11,000
Mentor Action Program	1,472
Purchase of furnace*	5,000
Supporting grant	10,000
Supportive mothering	5,428
The Hero's Journey Program	10,000
Jazz.FM91 Inc.
Supporting grant	438
The John Howard Society
ACHIEVES*	32,083
Neighbourhood small grants*	30,189
Supporting grant	1,000
YARD program*	60,000
Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation
Labour & Delivery Unit capital campaign	5,000
Supporting grant	8,095
Journalists for Human Rights
Supporting grant	75,000
Joy Bible Camp
Supporting grant	1,000
Jump In Foundation
Physical activation program	10,000
Physical activation program*	10,000
Jump Math
Supporting grant	50,000
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre Foundation/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Supporting grant	2,000
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
Supporting grant	2,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Supporting grant	813
Kartarpur Charitable Fund
Supporting grant	2,000
Kiwanis Music Festival Association of Greater Toronto
Supporting grant	500
Laidlaw Memorial United Church
Partners in Learning*	500
Learning Disabilities Association of Halton
Reading Rocks!*	10,000
The Learning Partnership
Supporting grant	25,000
Let's Talk Science
Supporting grant	25,000
Liberty for Youth
Bright Choices	20,000
Prodigal Sonz*	5,000
Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children
Supporting grant	2,000
Lions Foundation of Canada
Autism Assistance Dog Guides	1,000
Canine Vision	500
Wish List	700
Living Rock Ministries
Job coach	2,000
Operation Christmas Blessing	4,000
Rock in Action*	5,000
Rock Resources*	25,000
Supporting grant*	8,329
Loran Scholars Foundation
Supporting grant	80,000
Lynwood Charlton Centre
Supporting grant	500
Under the Williows	12,500
MacNab Street Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant	10,905
March of Dimes Canada Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Jason's House	5,000
MaRS Discovery District
Solution Labs/SVX/Centre for Impact Investing	325,000
Mathstronauts/McMaster University-MILO
STEM Hacks*	2,000
McGill University
Friends of McGill Hockey	200
Supporting grant	2,000
McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation
Medical equipment	700
McMaster University
Basic Income Project*	17,177
Dynamics of intimate partner violence study*	35,000
NICU-to-home transitions study*	14,845
President's Fund	1,500
Scholarship award	250
Supporting grant	2,000
The Collaboratorium*	8,000
Mealshare Aid Foundation
Hamilton expansion	20,000
Melrose United Church
Supporting grant	6,272
Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support
Supporting grant	2,000
Métis Women's Circle
The Song-Bird and the Healing Waters	20,000
Mission Services of Hamilton
Supporting grant	11,538
The 196 After-school Program*	30,000
Youth Food Program	15,000
Missionaries of Charity
Supporting grant	100
Mohawk College
Bursaries	10,165
City School students’ safety wear	4,100
MADD Canada
SmartWheels program	1,000
Musicata
Supporting grant	2,000
Muskoka Conservancy
Supporting grant	1,000
National Youth Orchestra
Supporting grant	1,000
Native Women's Centre
Gift of giving	2,350
Trauma Sensitive Yoga	2,500
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Hamilton)
Children's food literacy programs	40,000
Food skills programming	15,000
Jack Parent Reading Program	16,020
Jack Parent Reading Program*	10,000
Math Success Program*	14,735
Neighbourhood small grants*	6,000
Supporting grant	5,500
Nelson Youth Centres
Supporting grant	7,000
New Vision United Church
Music Hall	5,000
Music Hall*	25,000
Supporting grant*	9,743
NGen Youth Centre/Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Reprogrammed*	5,000
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg
NYA:WEH Elementary*	37,500
North End Breezes/North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Supporting grant*	1,580
North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Grub Club: What's Cooking?*	9,500
PATH program*	8,334
Pathways to Education neighbourhood expansion	30,000
Pathways to Education FitRec program*	5,000
Trauma Sensitive Yoga for LGBTQ2S+ individuals*	2,580
Ontario Music Festivals Association
Supporting grant	1,000
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Hamilton Branch, Scholarship Fund
Supporting grant	900
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Supporting grant	700
Opening Hearts
Sibling Support Network*	3,000
Organized Kaos Life & Trade
Supporting grant	2,000
The Owl Foundation
Pine shavings	1,500
Supporting grant	2,841
PAL Canada Foundation
Supporting grant	1,000
Paroisse Saint-Philippe
Supporting grant	4,000
Peel Music Festival
Supporting grant	300
Philpott Memorial Church
Supporting grant	9,344
Players' Guild of Hamilton Inc.
Supporting grant*	5,858
Port Dover and Area Life Line Food Bank
Supporting grant	2,000
Project SHARE of Niagara Falls
Food bank	5,000
Rainbow Railroad
Supporting grant	5,000
Redeemer University College
Music Scholarship	1,000
Supporting grant	2,000
Rideau Hall Foundation - Fondation Rideau Hall
Post-Secondary Access and Success Network*	50,000
Riverdale Women's Empowerment Group/The John Howard Society
Weekly support group*	2,000
Robert Land Community Association
Eva Rothwell Centre	2,000
Supporting grant	4,400
Robert Land Community Association/Eva Rothwell Centre
Food closet and outdoor program	7,000
Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Healthy Cooking on a Budget	5,000
Wever CORE Kids	10,000
Royal Botanical Gardens
Children's programs	2,500
Rose garden bed	25,000
Supporting grant	11,828
Supporting grant*	3,988
Royal Canadian Humane Association
Supporting grant*	3,719
Royal Conservatory of Music
Supporting grant	300
Rygiel Supports for Community Living
Supporting grant	2,336
Supporting grant*	3,580
Salal Foundation
Canopy initiative	50,000
The Salvation Army Hamilton Booth Centre
Dundas food bank	5,000
Ellen Osler Home Hatt Street reconstruction project*	19,850
New Choices	1,800
New Choices*	3,500
Supporting grant	1,736
Salvation Army Simcoe Community Church
Dunnville food bank	5,000
Scientists in School
STEM Enrichment	10,000
Scleroderma Society of Canada
Supporting grant	5,000
Scleroderma Society of Ontario
Supporting grant	5,000
Scouts Canada - Central Ontario Service Centre
Supporting grant	250
Shakespearience Performing Arts
School programs	4,000
School programs*	3,000
Shalem Mental Health Network
Counselling Assistance Fund	15,000
Sheridan College, Oakville Campus
Music, Theatre, Performance Program	500
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Supporting grant	1,168
The Simcoe Caring Cupboard
Food bank	5,000
Skills for Change
Bridging the Gap*	15,000
Small Change Fund
Supporting grant	30,000
Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
Neighbourhood small grants*	6,370
Ontario Knowledge Network for Student Well-Being*	3,400
Soaring Spirit Festival*	2,699
Society of our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Canada)
Supporting grant	35,186
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ontario Regional Council
Ridgeway food baskets	5,000
Soroptimist International of Hamilton-Burlington
Live Your Dream	5,000
St. Andrew's United Church
Soup for the Soul	2,000
St. David's Presbyterian Church
Neighbourhood small grants*	2,000
St. Jerome's University
Supporting grant	4,000
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
Macrophages and fibrotic lung disease*	30,000
Mental health services at West 5th location	10,000
Supporting grant	16,000
Youth Wellness Centre's Empowerment Fund*	5,000
St. Joseph's Home Care
Supporting grant*	13,000
St. Joseph's Villa Foundation
Enhancing care*	19,244
Supporting grant	30,000
St. Matthew's House
Adopt-a-Family Program	5,000
Supporting grant	18,457
St. Patrick's Parish
Supporting grant	40,271
St. Raphael's Parish Church
Supporting grant	6,000
Start2Finish
Junior Coaches Program*	29,000
Running & Reading Club	8,000
Running & Reading Club*	16,000
Stoney Creek Community Food Bank
Supporting grant	5,000
The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting grant	50,000
Strata Montessori Adolescent School
Supporting grant	3,018
Streetlight Ministries
Building Fund	2,000
Student Open Circles
Community Volunteer Circles	10,700
Supporting grant	1,472
Swim, Drink, Fish Canada
Supporting grant	648
SwimAbility Hamilton/Special Olympics Ontario Inc.
Swim lessons*	1,700
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement
Supporting grant	50,000
Tastebuds/Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
Supporting grant*	5,051
Telling Tales
Community outreach	2,000
Community outreach*	8,000
Dundas residents*	3,000
In-school program*	3,000
Supporting grant	25,000
Tetra Society of North America
Hamilton Tools for Tykes	3,500
The National Ballet of Canada
Supporting grant	500
Theatre Ancaster
Supporting grant*	5,858
Theatre Aquarius
Indigenous Arts Program	2,500
Newcomer Arts program	3,000
Ovation Outreach Enrollment Program	5,000
Supporting grant	4,500
Threshold School of Building
Job developer	20,000
Supporting grant	10,000
THRIVE
Community Navigator*	10,000
Counselling for children*	8,800
Oasis Program*	6,000
Supporting grant	10,000
Luminato
Supporting grant	300
Toronto International Film Festival
Supporting grant	300
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Repeat Champions*	1,500
True Patriot Love Foundation
Supporting grant*	250
TVOntario
Supporting grant	438
The Tyndale Foundation
Supporting grant	2,336
United Way Halton & Hamilton
Supporting grant	15,133
University of Guelph
Bursaries	4,000
University of Notre Dame
Supporting grant	100
University of St. Michael's College
Supporting grant	4,000
University of Toronto
President's Club	1,000
Urquhart Butterfly Garden/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Summer educational program*	2,280
Vancouver Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	300,000
Victoria Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	225,000
Victorian Order of Nurses - Hamilton Branch
Meals on Wheels	1,000
Meals on Wheels*	20,000
Village Theatre (Waterdown) Inc.
Supporting grant*	5,858
War Amputations of Canada
Supporting grant	1,500
WE Charity
Schools in Rongena, Kenya	4,000
Supporting grant	25,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Community Christmas	2,150
Educational programming	5,500
Neighbourhood small grants*	2,880
New Horizons Thrift Store training program*	10,000
Wellwood Resource Centre of Hamilton
Alumni Family Days*	5,000
Children's program	5,000
Curveball	5,000
Kids in the Kitchen/Power Up	10,000
Supporting grant*	5,979
Wesley Urban Ministries
Christmas and holiday store	1,000
Food Service Training Program*	25,000
Snacks for afterschool programs*	10,000
Supporting grant	6,538
West Lincoln Community Care
Smithville food bank	5,000
Westdale Cinema Group
Neighbourhood small grants*	500
Projection room reconstruction	25,000
Westdale Theatre renovation	5,000
Wever CORE/McMaster University
McMaster Trip*	4,000
Wever CORE/Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Community Christmas party	2,500
Supporting grant*	7,829
Youth Achieves/Leaders in Training/Arabic Speaking Navigator programs*	13,700
Windmill Microlending
Supporting grant	50,000
WindsorEssex Community Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six	450,000
Woodview Children's Centre
Supporting grant	1,000
Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.
Supporting grant	2,000
Workers Arts & Heritage Centre
School Visits Program	1,500
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
Beyond the Bell	10,000
Beyond the Bell*	10,000
Camp Wanakita	4,000
Camp Wanakita bursary	1,000
Camp Wanakita outripping equipment	19,898
Farah Family Youth Peace Scholarship	5,000
Peace Medal Breakfast	5,000
York University
Justine Giuliani Bursary	3,595
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada
Hamilton schools*	35,000
Women4Change Youth Engagement Award*	5,000
YWCA Hamilton
A Holiday to Remember	3,000
Food for Thought*	15,000
Phoenix Place	1,000
Supporting grant*	200
Syrian girls leadership and March break camp*	5,000
Transitional Living Program	5,000