Portage Ontario’s Closure
A Notice To Our Donors At the end of January it was unfortunately announced that…
Fundholder Richard Cremasco Receives Award
Congratulations to GCF Fundholder Richard Cremasco! GCF long time fundholder Richard Cremasco is the Ontario…
Board Leadership, Family Involvement: The Goddard-Coates Family Fund
Hilary and Dean Coates knew of the Guelph Community Foundation before most of us did….
50/50 Tickets at the March 14 Storm Game
Will You Be The Lucky Winner? Purchase a 50/50 ticket for the March 14 Guelph…
Pick Up The Tab – Hockey Game March 7
Do you know it takes about 2.4 million tabs to purchase a wheelchair? Imagine if…
Our 2025 GCF Logo – Celebrating 25 Years!
This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Guelph Community Foundation & to…

DONOR ENGAGEMENT
We work with donors and help them plan their philanthropic goals, matching their interests and concerns with community needs and organizations. We help them find innovative and responsible ways to give their investments lasting impact. We build endowments and create legacies. To meet some of our fund holders and read their stories, click here.
Granting
We grant funds to the widest possible range of organizations and initiatives. Whether it is sending hundreds of children to camp, planting trees, awarding youth for significant achievements, or supporting a program for bereaved parents – to learn more about our various granting opportunities please click here. We base our funding decisions on both our Vital Signs research and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Leadership
We bring people together from all parts of the community to stimulate new ideas, build participation, and strengthen community philanthropy. We identify long-term needs and opportunities in partnership with other funders, community groups and government.



