Donor Stories

With support from the Musagetes Arts Fund, 10C held their first ever Summer Solstice Shindig at Guelph Farmer’s Market last June. The Solstice was a shining success that welcomed more than 250 guests, alongside over 30 musicians and artists, 15 community vendors, and eight local food businesses! The event activated the Guelph Farmers’ Market with…

Anishnabeg Outreach received a 2024 Community Grant to support their Guelph Spirit Bundle Program. This is an initiative that offers culturally informed food support, seasonal resources, and community connection for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) families in Guelph. Thanks to this funding, Anishnabeg Outreach was able to expand their program, which provides bi-weekly food…

We’re excited to announce #GCFGrantStories – a weekly summer+ series where we’ll share and celebrate some of the work done by our incredible grantees! Starting next Friday, we’ll be spotlighting some inspirational stories from local charitable projects we’ve recently helped fund. Much of the charitable sector work of the last year had to overcome challenges…

With support from the Musagetes Fund, the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) launched the art exhibition, Entrelazados, by Guatemala-Mexican-American artist Justin Favela in 2024. This was Favela’s first solo show in Canada and it included additional artist and curator led-programing. The exhibition featured Favela’s iconic bright, piñata-style artworks in AGG’s main exhibition space in their first…

Art Not Shame (ANS) received a 2024 Musagetes Fund grant during an important time of growth. The grant helped them open a new and fully accessible Community Arts Hub in downtown Guelph and expand their inclusive, creative programs across the region! The Musagetes grant also helped bring vibrant, community-led programs to life. Projects like their…

Partnering with the University of Guelph, international organization Art Not Shame ran a series of mental health related virtual workshops with the students. Particularly successful were the virtual workshops featuring award-winning short films and panel discussion with students and local mental health professionals. The students were engaged in critical conversations about mental health, watching short…

Though one of our Community Grants Autism Ontario was able to, among other things, offer yoga classes and yoga mats to the families they work with. These classes were geared to a child on the spectrum alongside a caregiver, sibling, or friend. A goal of the yoga program was to encourage families to continue yoga…

Over the last five months, the Children’s Reading Room has created something very special for families with young children through its Baby Book Club Program. The Club has welcomed more than 100 family visits, with about 70% returning regularly, showing how strongly families value the experience! With support from a Community Grant, more than 220…

Today in our #GCFGrantStories series, we feature Community Grant recipient Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph (BBBSG), which received funding for its In-School Mentoring Program. The In-School Mentoring Program pairs at-risk youth with an adult volunteer mentor as a role model and friend to help them realize their full potential. For approximately an hour each…

Supported by a Community Grant, Lake Hope House’s Bringing Better Meals to the Community meal delivery program was an incredible success in 2021. This program was an extension of their meal and food skill-based programming where a Community Chef was hired who delivered food skills classes and created meals to support food insecure within the…

Build Your Community, Build Your Resume is an interactive High School Student assembly that demonstrates how youth can make a difference in their community while gaining valuable workplace experiences. This project, a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant in 2012, addresses volunteer needs and emerging employment opportunities in our community. Over the past year, the Career…