Grants and student awards

2018-2019 grants

Thanks to the foresight and generosity of generations of donors, Hamilton Community Foundation is able to invest in the future of our community through grantmaking. The Foundation makes grants to a wide range of local charitable organizations that, in turn, help strengthen our community.

Grants by recipient organization

This list shows the details of all grants to all organizations in 2018-19.  Grants marked with an asterisk are those made from the Board-directed Community Fund or field-of-interest funds.  All other grants are from donor-advised or designated funds and reflect the philanthropic interests of those who established the funds.

In addition to the grants below, the Foundation provided grants totalling:

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 services9,000
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 Fieldcote1,000
Supporting grant3,000
Art Gallery of Burlington
Supporting grant500
Art Gallery of Hamilton
AGH: In-Class10,000
AGH: In-Class*89,500
Children's programs5,000
Hamilton Community Benefits Network2,800
Hamilton Community Benefits Network*2,200
Supporting grant9,000
Art Gallery of Ontario
Business for the Arts500
Supporting grant2,000
The Arthritis Society
Supporting grant2,336
Artscape Foundation
Supporting grant50,000
ASHOKA Canada
Supporting grant50,000
Astra Society of Hamilton & District
Neighbourhood small grants*600
Autism Society of Ontario, Hamilton Chapter
Caregiver respite500
Bach Elgar Choir
Beethoven Mass in C Major3,000
Supporting grant4,000
Bennetto Middle School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Supporting grant2,198
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton & Burlington
In-school mentoring10,000
One-to-one mentors*10,000
Bird Studies Canada
Supporting grant1,751
Birthright Organization of Hamilton
Supporting grant5,000
Brant Food for Thought
Food security5,000
The Bridge from Prison to Community (Hamilton)
Supporting grant5,000
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Driftwood Cove, Tobermory property purchase500,000
Fisher's Pond1,500
Hamilton Region Trail Access Project4,000
Supporting grant2,926
Burlington Civic Chorale
Supporting grant5,500
Burlington Community Foundation
Supporting grant*24,016
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Supporting grant300
The Calgary Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six980,000
Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank
Supporting grant5,000
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
Supporting grant1,673
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Supporting grant2,336
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Supporting grant50,000
Canadian Mental Health Association
Peer support training for safe injection site*12,000
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Lake Joseph Centre250,000
Youth Empowerment10,000
Canadian Opera Company
Supporting grant500
The Canadian Red Cross Society
Supporting grant636
Tiffany Circle10,000
The Canadian Stage Corporation
Supporting grant300
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Children's programs2,500
Cancer Assistance Program City of Hamilton & District
Educational podcasts2,000
Personal care and nutrition program3,000
Personal care products*5,000
Carpenter Hospice
Making Room capital campaign25,000
Supporting grant500
Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
One-to-one support at home*10,000
Catholic Youth Organization
Supporting grant541
Central Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant11,850
Centre3 for Print and Media Arts
Art [2] Enrich25,000
Hatts Off open arts*5,000
Chamber Music Hamilton
Supporting grant13,000
Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Bursaries and camperships13,000
Miller Bear Program3,000
Supporting grant1,000
Christian Horizons Canada
Supporting grant2,336
Christ's Church Cathedral
Supporting grant2,000
City Housing Hamilton
Sherwood Place Christmas Dinner220
Vanier Towers Photovoice*2,747
City Kidz Ministry
CityYouth leadership development5,000
Gift of Christmas1,000
Supporting grant20,000
City of Hamilton
Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre program subsidies5,000
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six245,344
McQuesten Urban Farm184,375
Nurse Family Partnership41,000
Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize2,300
CIVIX
Supporting grant50,000
Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University
Supporting grant25,000
The Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children
Supporting grant75,000
Community Care of West Niagara
Supporting grant10,000
Community Development Halton
Supporting grant20,000
Community Food Centres Canada
Supporting grant50,000
Community Foundation Grey Bruce
Supporting grant*12,143
Community Foundation of Nova Scotia
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six405,000
Community Foundations of Canada
Consolidated Investment Exploration*5,000
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six75,000
Supporting grant*39,221
Community Living Hamilton
Supporting grant318
Community Resource and Employment Service
Brantford food bank10,000
Conservation Halton
Supporting grant*3,988
Covenant House Toronto
Supporting grant438
Culture for Kids in the Arts
After-school Arts Program30,000
Glocal #HereWeArt*3,000
Resonance Choir*13,630
Culture of Peace Hamilton/United Nations Association in Canada Hamilton Branch
Supporting grant1,256
The Dave Andreychuk Foundation
Mount Hamilton Minor Hockey541
Disability Justice Network of Ontario/Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
Inaccessible health system research*7,800
Doctors Without Borders
Supporting grant1,000
Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton
Nurture the Ability Art Workshop*5,000
Supporting grant700
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation
Camp Erin Hamilton12,000
Supporting grant43,655
Duet Club of Hamilton
Supporting grant1,500
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 grant2,000
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 Artfully3,000
Family Art Days*15,000
Foster the Ability20,000
Holiday gift workshops2,000
Supporting grant4,000
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy
Routes Youth Centre13,000
Routes Youth Centre*20,000
Eagle Worldwide Community Enrichment
Come to the Table*5,000
Elizabeth Fry Society
Seasonal outreach3,500
Supporting grant3,000
Elliott Heights Baptist Church
LARCH After-school Program31,520
LARCH After-school Program*15,000
Empowerment Squared
African Youth Governance Conference6,000
Homework Circle*37,500
Summer literacy*9,820
Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
Supporting grant75,000
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 grant75,000
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.
Baby related items*7,500
Eva Rothwell Centre
Hamilton Imagination Library5,000
Hamilton Imagination Library*6,500
Neighbourhood small grants*597
Robert Land Community Association food and breakfast programs5,000
Evergreen
Supporting grant50,000
Fit Active Beautiful (FAB) Foundation
FAB Girls 5K Challenge7,500
FAB Girls 5K Challenge*5,000
Prince of Wales / Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre sites11,000
Flamborough Food Bank
Supporting grant5,000
Flamborough Information & Community Services
Flamborough Connects5,000
Hamilton Rural Seniors’ Grocery Bus Project14,109
Food4Kids Hamilton Halton Niagara
High School Initiative5,000
Ready To Learn!*6,965
Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine
C. Robert Kemp Grant Awards5,000
Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Regina's Place/Jeanne Scott Parent and Child Resource Centre*12,041
Supporting grant46,100
Supporting grant*13,633
Greater Hamilton Symphony Association
Supporting grant600
Green Venture/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Depave Paradise at Yorkview*8,526
Habitat for Humanity Brant
Supporting grant1,000
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Indigenous Housing Partnership1,000
Halton Children's Aid Society
Pace Performance Bikes for Kids Program2,000
Halton Women's Place
Supporting grant2,887
Hamilton & District Extend-a-Family
After-school Homework Club10,000
Holiday party2,000
Hamilton All Star Jazz Band
Supporting grant2,000
Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Neighbourhood small grants*4,000
St. Peter's HARRRP10,000
Hamilton Basic Income Group/Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Basic Income Education and Awareness Program7,000
Hamilton Bulldogs Foundation Inc.
Breakfast program*250
The Hamilton/Burlington SPCA
Dog care5,000
Sit! Stay! Read!1,020
Supporting grant97,705
Supporting grant*5,180
Hamilton Children's Choir
Supporting grant5,000
Hamilton Conservation Authority
Supporting grant*10,701
Hamilton Conservation Foundation
Outdoor Environment Education Program13,500
Outdoor Environment Education Program*10,000
Supporting grant1,000
Supporting grant*3,988
Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children
Supporting grant674
The Hamilton Dream Centre
Supporting grant7,000
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Crown Point Educational Engagement*45,000
Kaleidoscope programs500
Ontario Early Years Centre2,000
Programming for girls4,000
Skates for youth and families10,000
Supporting grant2,000
We ROCK summer camperships5,000
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 Program10,000
Hamilton Food Share
Supporting grant55,000
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 Prom500
Rainbow Prom*2,000
Red Maple reading program*19,200
Student Support Grant Project5,000
Teacher Small Grants*19,250
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Internship program7,381
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Cardiac Care at Hamilton General Hospital2,500
Dr. Frank Smith500
Hybrid Operating Room16,763
Supporting grant3,500
W. Leonard and Phyllis Carpenter Memorial Endowment Fund50,000
Hamilton Literacy Council
Supporting grant1,900
Hamilton Mennonite Church
Neighbourhood small grants*1,000
Hamilton Music Collective
An Instrument for Every Child21,141
Grade 1 trips to McMaster LIVELab3,000
Partnership with Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club20,000
Supporting grant5,000
Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Biodiversity in the Schoolyard7,000
Connecting students to nature at school*7,960
Discover & Restore Nature with Hess Street School2,000
Supporting grant1,500
Supporting grant*14,689
Hamilton Out of the Cold Program Coalition Inc.
Supporting grant2,000
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (2000) Inc.
Adopt-a-School4,000
Dundas programming*11,500
Family and seniors programming10,000
Outreach program5,000
Supporting grant & Beethoven, Brahms concert68,828
Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Supporting grant7,653
Hamilton Right to Life
Supporting grant5,000
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction/Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Basic Income Speakers Bureau*1,700
ODSP Clinics*800
Supporting grant10,452
Supporting grant*50,000
Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team/The AIDS Network
Peer Support Worker Program34,008
Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc.
Supporting grant2,000
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 Program250,000
Equal Opportunities Fund271
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 centre27,120
Teacher small grants*12,380
Harbourfront Corporation
Fleck Dance Theatre300
Healing Arts and Recovery with Peer Support/City Housing Hamilton
Supporting grant and tenant engagement*15,000
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Supporting grant2,192
Hearts Together For Haiti
Supporting grant4,000
Helping Hands Street Mission
Supporting grant2,000
Heritage Hamilton Foundation
Neighbourhood small grants*1,500
Hillcrest Elementary School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Community Collaboration5,000
Holbrook School/Hamilton Foundation for Student Success
Butterfly project*400
Inclusive educational excursion*735
Hope for Wildlife Society
Supporting grant500
Hospital Family Houses of Ontario
Mark Preece Family House2,600
The Hospital for Sick Children
Supporting grant2,593
Imagine in the Park Children's Arts Festival/Rotary Club of Hamilton AM
Supporting grant4,500
Supporting grant*3,000
Indspire
Building Brighter Futures35,000
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 Bystander1,000
Emergency shelter1,000
Jared's Place*11,000
Mentor Action Program1,472
Purchase of furnace*5,000
Supporting grant10,000
Supportive mothering5,428
The Hero's Journey Program10,000
Jazz.FM91 Inc.
Supporting grant438
The John Howard Society
ACHIEVES*32,083
Neighbourhood small grants*30,189
Supporting grant1,000
YARD program*60,000
Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation
Labour & Delivery Unit capital campaign5,000
Supporting grant8,095
Journalists for Human Rights
Supporting grant75,000
Joy Bible Camp
Supporting grant1,000
Jump In Foundation
Physical activation program10,000
Physical activation program*10,000
Jump Math
Supporting grant50,000
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre Foundation/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Supporting grant2,000
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
Supporting grant2,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Supporting grant813
Kartarpur Charitable Fund
Supporting grant2,000
Kiwanis Music Festival Association of Greater Toronto
Supporting grant500
Laidlaw Memorial United Church
Partners in Learning*500
Learning Disabilities Association of Halton
Reading Rocks!*10,000
The Learning Partnership
Supporting grant25,000
Let's Talk Science
Supporting grant25,000
Liberty for Youth
Bright Choices20,000
Prodigal Sonz*5,000
Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children
Supporting grant2,000
Lions Foundation of Canada
Autism Assistance Dog Guides1,000
Canine Vision500
Wish List700
Living Rock Ministries
Job coach2,000
Operation Christmas Blessing4,000
Rock in Action*5,000
Rock Resources*25,000
Supporting grant*8,329
Loran Scholars Foundation
Supporting grant80,000
Lynwood Charlton Centre
Supporting grant500
Under the Williows12,500
MacNab Street Presbyterian Church
Supporting grant10,905
March of Dimes Canada Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Jason's House5,000
MaRS Discovery District
Solution Labs/SVX/Centre for Impact Investing325,000
Mathstronauts/McMaster University-MILO
STEM Hacks*2,000
McGill University
Friends of McGill Hockey200
Supporting grant2,000
McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation
Medical equipment700
McMaster University
Basic Income Project*17,177
Dynamics of intimate partner violence study*35,000
NICU-to-home transitions study*14,845
President's Fund1,500
Scholarship award250
Supporting grant2,000
The Collaboratorium*8,000
Mealshare Aid Foundation
Hamilton expansion20,000
Melrose United Church
Supporting grant6,272
Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support
Supporting grant2,000
Métis Women's Circle
The Song-Bird and the Healing Waters20,000
Mission Services of Hamilton
Supporting grant11,538
The 196 After-school Program*30,000
Youth Food Program15,000
Missionaries of Charity
Supporting grant100
Mohawk College
Bursaries10,165
City School students’ safety wear4,100
MADD Canada
SmartWheels program1,000
Musicata
Supporting grant2,000
Muskoka Conservancy
Supporting grant1,000
National Youth Orchestra
Supporting grant1,000
Native Women's Centre
Gift of giving2,350
Trauma Sensitive Yoga2,500
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Hamilton)
Children's food literacy programs40,000
Food skills programming15,000
Jack Parent Reading Program16,020
Jack Parent Reading Program*10,000
Math Success Program*14,735
Neighbourhood small grants*6,000
Supporting grant5,500
Nelson Youth Centres
Supporting grant7,000
New Vision United Church
Music Hall5,000
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 expansion30,000
Pathways to Education FitRec program*5,000
Trauma Sensitive Yoga for LGBTQ2S+ individuals*2,580
Ontario Music Festivals Association
Supporting grant1,000
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Hamilton Branch, Scholarship Fund
Supporting grant900
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Supporting grant700
Opening Hearts
Sibling Support Network*3,000
Organized Kaos Life & Trade
Supporting grant2,000
The Owl Foundation
Pine shavings1,500
Supporting grant2,841
PAL Canada Foundation
Supporting grant1,000
Paroisse Saint-Philippe
Supporting grant4,000
Peel Music Festival
Supporting grant300
Philpott Memorial Church
Supporting grant9,344
Players' Guild of Hamilton Inc.
Supporting grant*5,858
Port Dover and Area Life Line Food Bank
Supporting grant2,000
Project SHARE of Niagara Falls
Food bank5,000
Rainbow Railroad
Supporting grant5,000
Redeemer University College
Music Scholarship1,000
Supporting grant2,000
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 Centre2,000
Supporting grant4,400
Robert Land Community Association/Eva Rothwell Centre
Food closet and outdoor program7,000
Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Healthy Cooking on a Budget5,000
Wever CORE Kids10,000
Royal Botanical Gardens
Children's programs2,500
Rose garden bed25,000
Supporting grant11,828
Supporting grant*3,988
Royal Canadian Humane Association
Supporting grant*3,719
Royal Conservatory of Music
Supporting grant300
Rygiel Supports for Community Living
Supporting grant2,336
Supporting grant*3,580
Salal Foundation
Canopy initiative50,000
The Salvation Army Hamilton Booth Centre
Dundas food bank5,000
Ellen Osler Home Hatt Street reconstruction project*19,850
New Choices1,800
New Choices*3,500
Supporting grant1,736
Salvation Army Simcoe Community Church
Dunnville food bank5,000
Scientists in School
STEM Enrichment10,000
Scleroderma Society of Canada
Supporting grant5,000
Scleroderma Society of Ontario
Supporting grant5,000
Scouts Canada - Central Ontario Service Centre
Supporting grant250
Shakespearience Performing Arts
School programs4,000
School programs*3,000
Shalem Mental Health Network
Counselling Assistance Fund15,000
Sheridan College, Oakville Campus
Music, Theatre, Performance Program500
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Supporting grant1,168
The Simcoe Caring Cupboard
Food bank5,000
Skills for Change
Bridging the Gap*15,000
Small Change Fund
Supporting grant30,000
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 grant35,186
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ontario Regional Council
Ridgeway food baskets5,000
Soroptimist International of Hamilton-Burlington
Live Your Dream5,000
St. Andrew's United Church
Soup for the Soul2,000
St. David's Presbyterian Church
Neighbourhood small grants*2,000
St. Jerome's University
Supporting grant4,000
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
Macrophages and fibrotic lung disease*30,000
Mental health services at West 5th location10,000
Supporting grant16,000
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 grant30,000
St. Matthew's House
Adopt-a-Family Program5,000
Supporting grant18,457
St. Patrick's Parish
Supporting grant40,271
St. Raphael's Parish Church
Supporting grant6,000
Start2Finish
Junior Coaches Program*29,000
Running & Reading Club8,000
Running & Reading Club*16,000
Stoney Creek Community Food Bank
Supporting grant5,000
The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting grant50,000
Strata Montessori Adolescent School
Supporting grant3,018
Streetlight Ministries
Building Fund2,000
Student Open Circles
Community Volunteer Circles10,700
Supporting grant1,472
Swim, Drink, Fish Canada
Supporting grant648
SwimAbility Hamilton/Special Olympics Ontario Inc.
Swim lessons*1,700
Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement
Supporting grant50,000
Tastebuds/Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
Supporting grant*5,051
Telling Tales
Community outreach2,000
Community outreach*8,000
Dundas residents*3,000
In-school program*3,000
Supporting grant25,000
Tetra Society of North America
Hamilton Tools for Tykes3,500
The National Ballet of Canada
Supporting grant500
Theatre Ancaster
Supporting grant*5,858
Theatre Aquarius
Indigenous Arts Program2,500
Newcomer Arts program3,000
Ovation Outreach Enrollment Program5,000
Supporting grant4,500
Threshold School of Building
Job developer20,000
Supporting grant10,000
THRIVE
Community Navigator*10,000
Counselling for children*8,800
Oasis Program*6,000
Supporting grant10,000
Luminato
Supporting grant300
Toronto International Film Festival
Supporting grant300
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Repeat Champions*1,500
True Patriot Love Foundation
Supporting grant*250
TVOntario
Supporting grant438
The Tyndale Foundation
Supporting grant2,336
United Way Halton & Hamilton
Supporting grant15,133
University of Guelph
Bursaries4,000
University of Notre Dame
Supporting grant100
University of St. Michael's College
Supporting grant4,000
University of Toronto
President's Club1,000
Urquhart Butterfly Garden/Conserver Society of Hamilton & District, Inc.
Summer educational program*2,280
Vancouver Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six300,000
Victoria Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six225,000
Victorian Order of Nurses - Hamilton Branch
Meals on Wheels1,000
Meals on Wheels*20,000
Village Theatre (Waterdown) Inc.
Supporting grant*5,858
War Amputations of Canada
Supporting grant1,500
WE Charity
Schools in Rongena, Kenya4,000
Supporting grant25,000
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Community Christmas2,150
Educational programming5,500
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 program5,000
Curveball5,000
Kids in the Kitchen/Power Up10,000
Supporting grant*5,979
Wesley Urban Ministries
Christmas and holiday store1,000
Food Service Training Program*25,000
Snacks for afterschool programs*10,000
Supporting grant6,538
West Lincoln Community Care
Smithville food bank5,000
Westdale Cinema Group
Neighbourhood small grants*500
Projection room reconstruction25,000
Westdale Theatre renovation5,000
Wever CORE/McMaster University
McMaster Trip*4,000
Wever CORE/Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunshine Fund
Community Christmas party2,500
Supporting grant*7,829
Youth Achieves/Leaders in Training/Arabic Speaking Navigator programs*13,700
Windmill Microlending
Supporting grant50,000
WindsorEssex Community Foundation
Green Shield Canada Six 4 Six450,000
Woodview Children's Centre
Supporting grant1,000
Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.
Supporting grant2,000
Workers Arts & Heritage Centre
School Visits Program1,500
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
Beyond the Bell10,000
Beyond the Bell*10,000
Camp Wanakita4,000
Camp Wanakita bursary1,000
Camp Wanakita outripping equipment19,898
Farah Family Youth Peace Scholarship5,000
Peace Medal Breakfast5,000
York University
Justine Giuliani Bursary3,595
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada
Hamilton schools*35,000
Women4Change Youth Engagement Award*5,000
YWCA Hamilton
A Holiday to Remember3,000
Food for Thought*15,000
Phoenix Place1,000
Supporting grant*200
Syrian girls leadership and March break camp*5,000
Transitional Living Program5,000

*Denotes Community Fund or field-of-interest fund grant.
Organizations identified in italics are charitable sponsors for the grant.
Some grants are payable over multiple years