2015 Annual Report Looking Up

2015 ANNUAL REPORT LOOKING UP. REACHING FORWARD.

THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 1 WHO WE ARE LOOKING UP: REACHING FORWARD A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Guelph Community Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life and vitality in Guelph and surrounding communities by facilitating the creation of permanent resources for charitable giving. Founded in 2000, The Guelph Community Foundation Our focus in 2015 was on celebration, growth and offers a simple and enduring way for you to support your community and charitable organizations, ensuring your contributions governance. It’s important on a milestone anniversary will grow and continue to make a difference today, tomorrow and for the future. – our 15th – to take stock of major accomplishments, to identify where we’re going and what it will take to get OUR VISION FOR COMMUNITY VITALITY there. Celebration We build community vitality in three ways: This year we celebrated the move to a more prominent and accessible street-front location. We celebrated the more than $3.6 million dollars granted to the community DONOR ENGAGEMENT since the Foundation’s inception. We celebrated the We work with donors and help them plan and realize their philanthropic goals, matching their interests and concerns announcement of $124,000 in fall Grants with donors and 1 with community needs and organizations. We help them find innovative and responsible ways to give their investments 39 recipient agencies. And, for the sixth consecutive year lasting impact. We build endowments and help create legacies. we celebrated kindness on Random Act of Kindness Day. GRANTING Growth We grant funds to the widest possible range of organizations and initiatives. Whether it is sending hundreds of children to Whether it’s due to long-term relationships or to new 2 camp, planting trees, awarding youth for academic achievement, or supporting a program for young parents, The Guelph friends who have become passionate supporters of the Community Foundation is here to facilitate good people doing great things in our community. Together, we can be the Foundation, we were able to grant more than $559,000 in 2015 – 24% more than in 2014. We added 14 new funds seeds of change. to the family of funds for a current total of 129 funds and LEADERSHIP $13.3 million in managed assets - $9 million of which are We bring people together from all parts of our community to stimulate new ideas, build participation, and strengthen endowed. We also grew our staff with the addition of a marketing manager and a volunteer coordinator – both of 3 community philanthropy. We identify long-term needs and opportunities and help foster and build a sense of BELONGING whom increase organizational capacity and the visibility within our community. of The Foundation.

Governance for the future OUR SINCERE THANKS While we would love to report fantastic growth in investment returns in 2015, like other investors, we were not immune to the impacts of the falling loonie and oil prices and roller-coaster markets. Fortunately, our prudent investment strategy We would like to thank all of our donors who so generously gave in 2015. No matter the size, all gifts have made an impact be- isolates us from the worst of the dramatic swings. This year we extended that prudence to individual funds by creating cause they are pooled and invested to generate granting income. You have helped care for our community and secure its future a stabilization fund. In years when markets are healthy and funds are growing we will place a small percentage into a as one of the best places to live in Canada. stabilization fund to allow the fund to continue granting in lean years – when the community needs it the most. We would also like to thank the following partners for their continued support of our work: With this same eye to the future, Chris and I undertook professional development by attending The Future of Philanthropy workshop and Community Foundations of Canada’s national conference to learn and share best practices with other FOR ASSISTING WITH ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES: FOR MEDIA SUPPORT: Foundations. The Board also launched a strategic planning exercise to validate our mission, vision and core functions and Richardson GMP Magic 106.1 / CJOY to identify areas of focus for the coming years. Implementation begins in 2016. Inside Guelph on Rogers TV FOR ASSISTING WITH INVESTMENT SERVICES: Guelph Tribune BMO Nesbitt Burns ExchangeMagazine.com Gratitude Venture Guelph FOR ASSISTING WITH OUR LEGAL NEEDS: Guelph Mercury The accomplishments of the past year are the result of the wonderful generosity of our donors, the talent of our staff and Miller Thomson LLP Guelph Now the devotion of our volunteers. We wish to express our deepest thanks to members of our Board who give freely of their Snapd time, talents and diverse perspectives. We also thank Guelph’s extraordinary social benefit sector for the work they do on FOR ASSISTING WITH ACCOUNTING SERVICES: Weiler & Company Chartered Accountants FOR ORGANIZING OUR 15th ANNIVERSARY: the ground – leveraging grants for maximum impact in the community. Our amazing volunteer Gala Planning Committee FOR AUDITING EXPERTISE: RLB LLP ACCOUNTANTS FOR SPONSORING OUR FALL GRANT EVENT: Elby Professional Recruitment FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS: Dominique O’Rourke, Board Chair Chris Willard, Executive Director The Guelph Mercury Random Act of Kindness Day® Guelph Gives 2Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington (EDTHE Peer GUELPH Group) COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 3 REACHING FOR IT: 2015 SNAPSHOT KINDNESS HEADQUARTERS FOR GUELPH: FEBRUARY THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION We took possession of APRIL MAY our new office space On April 15 The Two of our volunteers and started moving in! Foundation were recognized for their ow do you measure kindness? Is it by counting the hundreds of posters or the thousands of kindness-pass-it-on cards that were distributed celebrated their new community service: Susan Hthroughout Guelph? Is it measured by the thousands of “reaches” on Facebook? The over 24,000 “tweets” on Twitter? Is it determined based ground-floor office Brown (Chair of Grants on the quantity of newspaper photos and articles that captured someone in the act of kindness? The TV interview on Inside Guelph? Can you MARCH space on Cork Street Committee and past Chair Volunteer Coordinator with an Open House of the Board) won the quantify the depth of kindness by the quantity of giveaways on Magic 106.1? The smiles on the faces of school children delighted and surprised by joins the GCF team as a event & launch of YMCA Women of Distinc- a pancake breakfast? Would you be successful in spreading kindness if you counted the number of bus riders who received a free newspaper? weekly volunteer. Art Gallery of Guelph tion Award for Voluntary satellite exhibit Community Services, and What if you counted the number of people who received a kindness encouragement card coloured and designed by grade 1 students? Could you Gary Christie (Board Mem- quantify kindness by the reaction neighbours had when students raked their leaves? The number of doors opened for others? The kind words APRIL ber) won the Volunteer of from your boss? A random free coffee? You are getting the point. It’s almost impossible to measure kindness. But we sure did try. GCF hires a new the Year Award from The Marketing Manager Downtown Guelph Busi- ness Association

APRIL JUNE GCF receives On June 12 The Foundation anonymous estate announced over $19,000 gift in grants awarded to help send Kids to Camp OCTOBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER Community Foundations of In November we launched Over $33,500 was donated On October 3 we dined & danced at our 15th Anniver- Canada released the National Random Act of Kindness Day to charities through the Vital Signs report “Belonging: 2015 in the city of Guelph, OakTree Project sary gala, raising $50,000 for the GCF Community Fund Exploring Connection with achieving an all-time high Community.” participation and awareness rate. OCTOBER On October 14 we granted over $124,000 to 39 groups at our Fall Community Grant Celebration. Together we can be the seeds of change!

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: NEW STREET LEVEL OFFICE; RAY SCAPINELLO ROAD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT; OAKTREE PRESENTATION TO WINNERS; COMMUNITY GRANTS CHEQUE PRESENTATION AT FALL EVENT; DOMINIQUE O’ROURKE, CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND GALA COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES $50,000 RAISED FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS; LIANNE CARTER AND KIRSTEN BESTER - LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR RAK 2015; SUSAN BROWN, CHAIR OF GRANTS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES OVER $19,000 GRANTED TO HELP SEND KIDS TO CAMP. 4 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 5 COMMUNITY GRANTS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: NEW INCOME FOR 2015 29 $559,890 AWARDED $74,597 RAISED FOR R LEB AT E I C N COMMUNITY FUND G 15years IN GRANTS MUSAGETES GRANTS The Guelph Community together we raised * F oundation $50,000 AWARDED IN 2015 10 $50,000 AWARDED $49,500 15th Anniversary Dine & Dance Gala In celebration of our 15th anniversary we Community Grants 13% held a gala, featuring live music, silent KIDS TO CAMP GRANTS and live auction and dining at various designated Guelph restaurants. It was a 13 well attended event and demonstrated AWARDED $19,895 the support and love for our community - evidenced in the $50,000 we raised that Photo credit: Simon Bell @Focus on Nature Musagetes Grants 9% A heartfelt thank you to all of our guests who joined us last Saturday night at our 15th Anniversary Dine & Dance gala! What a magical night, surrounded by supporters and friends of The Guelph Community Foundation. We want to thank our corporate night! Thank you to all of our sponsors and sponsors who made the event possible, in addition to almost 100 local retailers, restaurants, individuals and companies who so generously donated items for our silent auction and live auction. Together we raised money for The Foundation’s Community Fund guests who made the night a true success. and all earnings will be granted back into valuable community projects. We are so proud to be part of such an amazing and SCHOLARSHIPS AND supportive community! Thank you. Kids to Camp Grants 4%

WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF OUR EVENT VOLUNTEERS - THIS EVENT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU. BURSARIES AWARDED THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS: Designated, Donor Advised and FT (across all Scholarships & Bursaries sectors) 68% 6% 28 Get Noticed. Get Found. AWARDED BALNAR MANAGEMENT LTD., CLOSING THE GAP HEALTHCARE GROUP, DR. DANA COMAN FAMILY DENTISTRY, ERB & ERB INSURANCE BROKERS LTD., $35,800 FLEURISTIC GARDEN & FLOWER STUDIO, JAIN DENTAL CARE, PINO’S SALON & SPA, REID’S HERITAGE HOMES

TO VIEW THE LIST OF AMAZING PEOPLE AND COMPANIES WHO DONATED TO OUR LIVE AUCTION AND SILENT AUCTION, PLEASE VISIT OUR GALA WEBSITE @ GCFGALA.COM/AUCTION DESIGNATED, DONOR ADVISED AND ANONYMOUS ESTATE GIFT FLOW THROUGH GRANTS 107 AWARDED $4,666,101 *EXCLUDES ANONYMOUS ESTATE CONTRIBUTION $380,098

Anonymous Estate Contribution ESTATE CONTRIBUTION In 2015, GCF received an anonymous estate gift. In keeping with the wishes of ALLOCATION the donor, the gift was allocated to various organizations in the community, including The Guelph Community Foundation.

All financials reported on the following pages will not include this amount, in an effort to more accurately show The Foundation’s financial position in 2015.

University of Guelph: The Arboretum: 20% The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital: 20% St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation, Guelph: 20% The Salvation Army Guelph Corps: 10% United Way Community Services of GW: 10% Hospice Wellington: 10% The Guelph Community Foundation: 10%

6 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 7 COMMUNITY GRANTS YOUR COMMUNITY MAKES YOU, AND YOU MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY 29 The following community groups were selected to receive grants in 2015: $74,597 AWARDED • Action Read Community Literacy Centre of Guelph: Financial Literacy Project • Bereaved Families of Ontario-Midwestern Region: Volunteer Facilitator Training Program • Best Buddies Canada: Elementary & Middle School Program Expansion • Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington: One-to-One Match Program FORrants COMMUNITY • Canadian Diabetes Association: Adult Sweet Start Program • Chalmers Community Services Centre: Monday Morning Café • Child Witness Centre: Guelph & Wellington County Youth Symposium • Community of Hearts Lifelong Learning Centre: Healthy Living Evening Program • Family & Children’s Services of Guelph & Wellington County: Financial Literacy Education • Focus on Nature: Natural Wonders Student Photography Exhibit THESE GRANTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE • Guelph Dance: Workshops in Schools FOLLOWING FUNDS: Start2Finish Running & Reading Club: $4,000 • Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition: Community Lemonade 2.0 BDO Community Support Fund • Guelph Public Library: Scientists in School Community Workshops Clare and Shirley Rennie Family Fund for Literacy “The Guelph Community Foundation’s support was a huge help this year, as we developed a program within Brant Avenue • GW Chapter of Stroke Recovery Canada: Community Support Services Frances MacKenzie Martin Estate Fund Public School in Guelph. Your grant helped us provide fitness equipment, journals and school supplies for the Club through- • Guelph Youth Music Centre: KnightsFest Medieval Festival GCF Environmental Legacy Fund • Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph: Volunteer Skills Building Program out the year. Thank you for empowering children in the program to believe in themselves and achieve their goals!” Hugh and Lorna Guthrie Fund • Michael House Pregnancy Care Centre: Intentional Neighbours Program - Brian Warren, Founder & Executive Director at Start2Finish McKeough Taylor Fund • Onward Willow – Better Beginnings, Better Futures: Connecting with South Asian Families Meridian Credit Union Fund • Portage Ontario: Portage Aftercare Group, Guelph Mildred Christie Fund • Start2Finish: Running and Reading Club Norman Earl Webb Fund • Strong Start: Letters, Sounds and Words Program in Wellington County RLB LLP Community Fund • Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre: Special Education Classes Family & Children’s Services of Guelph and The Co-operators Fund • Tetra Society of North America: Guelph Device Booster Initiative Wellington County: $5,000 The Mactaggart Team Fund • The Children’s Foundation of GW: St. Peter Student Nutrition Program Tom Bird & Jay Elinesky Fund • The Julien Project: Using Gardening to Enrich Lives This grant helped support the Financial Literacy program William K. Greenaway & Anne C. Bawden Fund • The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph: Safe, Healthy Aquatic Recreation for Kids (SHARKs) that has served over 150 youth over the last 5 years. New • Victim Services Wellington: Mobile Emergency Response System this year is a component that is dedicated to life-skills • Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington: Volunteer Works Program preparation. The age range focuses on kids between 15 • Wyndham House: Transportation Fund and 18 years of age and focuses on integrating the teach- ing concepts into skills that the youth can use in their Food & Friends Program: $2,500 every day lives.

“This year with the $2,500 grant provided by the Foundation we were able to further support St. Peter’s Catholic School in Guelph.

We are so grateful for this grant that has helped us to provide over 2,700 Focus on Nature Student Exhibit: $2,500 meals to hungry students! Sixty young student photographers were selected to This grant also allowed the coordinator of the program to purchase a participate in the Emerging Nature Exhibit by Focus on small refrigerator. The support of the Foundation allows us to be one step Nature. The photos on exhibit for the month were chosen closer to achieving our goal of students coming to school without hunger out of tens of thousands of photos taken by students over or nutrition needs. Food insecurity has no place in our schools and we the last 18 months. are grateful for all support that helps our students to be at school with full Young people see the world differently than adults and tummies and minds ready to learn! Thanks for your passion and commit- these remarkable images capture their fascination with ment to assisting students in our community! “ - Anita Macfarlane, Director the natural world in interesting and delightful ways. This at The Children’s Foundation of Guelph Wellington, Food & Friends exhibit reveals the importance of a healthy child-nature connection. WHAT IS Belonging is being a part of a collective “we”. It’s about how much we believe that we “fit” in a place or group, but BELONGING? it’s also about how much that place or group welcomes and includes us. - Community Foundations of Canada

8 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 9 MUSAGETES GRANTS The Musagetes Fund is a donor advised fund within The Guelph Community Foundation. Guelph Black Heritage Society: Refuge 10 For 2015, the Musagetes Fund was particularly interested in granting to programs with a Granted $9,000 from Musagetes Fund for live artistic production of spoken word, music, and movement that AWARDED new approach to building community and culture. The following programs were re-imagines the underground railroad. $49,500 successful recipients: • Art Gallery of Guelph: Cole Swanson “Out of Something Strong, Something Sweet” Exhibit • Ed Video Media Arts Centre: The Next 40 Years Project • Guelph Black Heritage Society: Refuge Program • Guelph Concert Band: Sound System • Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition: Girl’s Rock Camp • Guelph Youth Music Centre: Capital Investment for renovated kitchen • Guelph Youth Singers: Collaborative Concert with Drum Circle, Choir, and Story-Telling • Hospice Wellington: Encounters Project II – Multi-cultural Loss/Grief through Collage • Suzuki String School of Guelph: China Tour 2016 • The Children’s Foundation of Guelph Wellington: Free to Play Program

Art Gallery of Guelph – Out of the Strong, Something Sweet by Cole Swanson Granted $7,500 from Musagetes Fund “ lmost immediately Aupon entering, gallery visitors are off in search of the best point of inspection, crouching, circling, and standing on tip-toe to get a closer look.”

Guelph Youth Singers: Collaboration with Drum Circle Granted $2,500 from Musagetes Fund.

THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 11 KIDS TO CAMP GRANTS Sending kids to camp is truly a collaborative effort at GCF. It takes a village, and in this case, it is thanks to The Hugh & Lorna Guthrie Fund, The Cynthia Macleod Fund, The Guelph Mercury Kids to Camp Fund, The Bonnie Ewen Fund, The 13 Camp Discover Fund and The GCF Child & Youth Fund. This collection of funds $19,895 AWARDED allowed the Foundation to grant to the following grant recipients who support children and youth in Guelph & Wellington County:

The Guelph Community • Better Beginnings, Better Futures Guelph FOUNDATION • Camp Stella Puella (Designing Routes for Education and Mentorship) • Canadian Diabetes Association to • Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington kids • Creative Encounters with Science • Family & Children’s Services of Guelph & Wellington County camp • Great Big Theatre Company • Guelph Dance • Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition Summer Camps • GW Women in Crisis Summer Program for Children at Risk 3 NUMBER • Portage: Outward Bound Summer Camp Program OF KIDS • Rainbow Programs for Children Day Camp FUNDED • Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre: Day camp program 205 “I learned that i learned that I learned that i can make a i can i want to be a difference. accomplish scientist i put I learned how to use my anything I would love to design my my mind to, and my voice voice and become a better own games in the future, is stronger than I had me”. and become a scientist believed. I will always re- when I grow up”. member how truly happy I was on the trip. I haven’t been that happy in a very long time”.

Camper at Stella Puella Student at Portage Outward Bound Camper at Creative Encounters with summer camp program Science

“I am so thankful that there are groups willing and able to sponsor a camper. My boys absolutely LOVED Camp Sunrise and I am not in a financial position to give them this opportunity otherwise. Not only do they learn about animals, they learn that differences are OK and to accept people as they are. This is such an important life lesson. Thanks so much!” - Parent of Camper attending program at Sunrise Therapeutic Centre Camp. Clockwise from top: Camp Stella Puella, Creative Encounters with Science, Camp Stella Puella, Sunrise Therapeutic Centre Camp, Sunrise Therapeutic Centre

12 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 13 SCHOLARSHIPS AND A CLOSER LOOK: BURSARIES AWARDED awarded SmithValeriote Educational Bursary The Guelph Community Foundation is honoured to have several scholarship funds set up $20K This bursary award, created by SmithValeriote Law 28 by families and companies to contribute to educational costs of deserving students. Our to-date Firm LLP in 2014, supports educational costs of $35,800 AWARDED scholarship fund holders believe in the importance of encouraging students who may deserving students. They believe that it is important have financial barriers to success. to encourage students who choose post-secondary education, including both college and university- We would like to acknowledge the following funds for their commitment to education bound students, who may have financial barriers in our community: to success. This award is presented annually to one female, and to one male student ($5,000 each) graduating from a Wellington County Secondary School, including both the Wellington Catholic District School Board and the Upper Grand District RAY SCAPINELLO FOUNDATION FUND MARY PHELAN FUND School Board. JOHN A. HOURIGAN MEMORIAL FUND FRANK TAYLOR BURSARY ANGELO & RINA LONGO FUND CYNTHIA MACLEOD FUND The student must have a demonstrated need for ERIC GOEGAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND BRUCE GRAHAM MEMORIAL AWARD financial support, demonstrate respect for others SMITHVALERIOTE EDUCATION BURSARY 175TH SCHOLARSHIP FUND and their community, potential to grow within their CLASS OF ‘71 AWARD IN MEMORY OF KATHRYN WINEGARD FUND DR. HARRY DOWNIE MEMORIAL FUND chosen area of study and may not necessarily qualify JAMIE VICKERY MEMORIAL FUND GUELPH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MILLENNIUM FUND for any other student awards. KIMBERLY THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND OMS GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2015 Recipients: Michael Constantino, St. James CHS and Shelby Francis, Centennial CVI

TWIN SISTERS: STICKING TOGETHER, awarded A CLOSER LOOK: THANKS TO ONE OF OUR FUND HOLDERS $2,000 The Mary Phelan Scholarship to-date The Phelan Family created a scholarship fund in The Ray Scapinello Student Bursary awards $1000.00 each year to a deserving student at each 2014, in memory of Mary Phelan, to support the local high school within the Wellington Catholic School Board and the Upper Grand District educational costs of deserving students at Bishop School Board. When the call went out for applications last year for the Ray Scapinello Student Macdonell Catholic High School. Bursary, Brittany and Kimberly, twin sisters and students at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute both applied. Mary Phelan was the first female principal with the Wellington Catholic District School Board and had As the bursary deadline approached, GCF received a call from Aline Cool of the Guidance Department at GCVI alerting us to the issue of the two applicants. The girls came from a taught in the classroom for more than 30 years. loving family where money was tight. Both girls were raised in the Shelldale neighbourhood Many members of the Phelan family are educators and both had given countless volunteer hours at the Shelldale Centre. Both girls continued and believe that it is important to recognize and to volunteer in other organizations as well, including Onward Willow, Rainbow Day Camp, Play reward students who choose post-secondary education, Sense, and even at their local high school for fund raising activities in support of their Breakfast including both college and university bound students, Club Program. Both girls met the eligibility criteria. Thus, both girls were equally eligible for who have achieved academic excellence. the scholarship. 2015 Recipient: Thomas Arellano We spoke with the Scapinellos and asked what they would like to do: split the bursary between the two girls, or just pick one. The Scapinellos gave it some thought and decided that they couldn’t leave one twin behind. They generously added a second $1000 bursary to GCVI so that Brittany and Kimberly could both receive a full bursary! Aline Cool was thrilled at the news of the additional bursary. “You wouldn’t believe how hard these two girls have worked, the thousands of hours of volunteer time they have given. They Shelby began high school in the applied stream - but has worked diligently to enter the academic stream so she can pursue her dream of have worked side-by-side for years and made a difference in their community together. It is attending university. Despite facing significant challenges in her personal life, Shelby quietly and authentically demonstrates leadership behind such a wonderful gift that they are both being supported together through this Bursary.” the scenes. She embraces new tasks with positivity and enthusiasm and demonstrates a strong work ethic. She is heading to the University of “ Windsor in the fall where she will study drama and theatre production. It is with sincere conviction that she was nominated for this scholarship, We are happy to announce that Brittany is studying Early Childhood Education at Conestoga College, while Kimberly is studying to become a Personal Support Worker at Georgian College. and as her teacher I am thrilled that she was chosen and given this chance. Thank you SmithValeriote Education Bursary! “ Thank you Ray and Maureen Scapinello for your ongoing generosity and love for - Teacher at Centennial Vocational Institute education and your community.

14 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 15

DESIGNATED, DONOR ADVISED AND FLOW-THROUGH GRANTS WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPACT OF OUR OUR DONORS HAVE 107 real people impact $380,098 AWARDED philanthropic leaders Philanthropy is Second-Nature for our Designated, Donor-Advised and Flow-Through Fund Holders

Hugh & Lorna Guthrie Fund: GCF Community Grants Program: Strong Start to Reading Tetra Society of North America $2,500 $2,000

“Thank you for your commitment to assuring young “On behalf of our volunteers, and especially the people with children reach their potential. By reaching children early, a disability in Guelph who will enjoy new opportunities FRIENDS OF ALGONQUIN PARK: The Tom Incledon Memorial Award Fund GUELPH LAKE NATURE CENTRE: The Cynthia Macleod Fund granted $5,000 they are put on a path for success in school and in life. This at home, at school and at play thanks to our ingenious contributed $2,500. to The Grand River Conservation Foundation, to support the Guelph Lake year in Wellington County, we served 206 children with volunteers, I wish to convey our gratitude to GCF for your Nature Centre. the help of 146 volunteers who gave over 2,300 hours of contribution toward making more custom assistive devices their time. This truly is a fine example of a community available to the people in the community who need them rallying around its children to help them learn to read’. most.” - Machelle Denison, Executive Director at Strong Start - Duane Geddes, Executive Director at Tetra Society of North America

“Strong Start changed my son’s life, changed the way Photo above shows Jenni Garvie who had a crib modified he sees himself, his feelings about school and his dreams by Tetra volunteers so that she could look after her new- for his future”. - Carolyn born more effectively after a spinal cord injury. TO WATCH THIS TOUCHING STORY ON-LINE GO TO http://www.strongstart.ca/stories/biggerdreamsbrighterfuture Ken & Eileen Hammill Fund: Guelph Youth Music Centre $15,000

“Thank you to GCF for your love of The Arts and how you BRUCE TRAIL MAINTENANCE: $1,975 was granted to assist with Trail FOCUS ON NATURE: The Ken Danby Legacy Fund granted $2,898 to Focus Maintenance. on Nature. appreciate the impact it can have on our community, on our children and ourselves. We value your support and couldn’t offer all of the programming we do without it’. - Katie Case, Marketing Coordinator at Guelph Youth Music Centre.

GUELPH LAKE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE STUDENT NATURE PROGRAM: The Bishop’s Education Fund contributed $15,000 to support this student program. In total, $21,500 was granted to Guelph Youth Music Centre through funds at The Guelph Community Foundation: Ages Foundation Fund, McKeough Taylor Fund, Musagetes Fund and the Ken and Eileen Hammill Fund.

16 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 17 COMMUNITY LOVE LIFTS US WHY BELONGING? My Where do we belong? What do we belong to? definition of Each of us has a personal connection to the idea of belonging. It reaches deep. is UP It’s in uenced by our experiences with the people, places and identities community to which we feel connected. Strengthening our sense of belonging is at the heart of “ building more resilient communities and a better country. knowing and acting WHERE WE like we have a What Do Canadians Think Makes Your Community a Good Place to Live? shared fate.” - Zita Cobb, Founder, Shorefast Foundations BELONG 36% 40% 38% EMPLOYMENT The percent of AFFORDABILITY PUBLIC SAFETY OPPORTUNITIES love your Canadians who Take the Test: Rank your own sense of Belonging neighbour reported doing a How many boxes would you check? favour for a WHAT neighbour in the last GTHE DEPTH OF MY PERSONAL & SOCIAL CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD The percentage of month is on the rise, INFLUENCES Canadians who 61% of Canadians 38% don't feel like don't currently from 61% in 2003 to GI EXPERIENCE A HEALTHY LEVEL OF COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS & FEEL SUPPORTED they have a stake 61% live in the 70% in 2013. MY SENSE in their local community where community. they grew up. Community Foundations GI FEEL SOCIALLY INCLUDED - WITH ACCESS TO BASIC THINGS THAT ALLOW ME TO THRIVE of Canada OF WHEN WE FEEL A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING AND CONNECTION BELONGING? GI FEEL A SENSE OF TRUST IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD BECAUSE IT EMBRACES DIVERSITY TO PEOPLE AROUND US: GI AM ENGAGED & PARTICIPATE IN MY COMMUNITY We are most fully human, SUSTAINED GI SEE MYSELF AND MY EXPERIENCES REFLECTED IN THE DECISION-MAKERS OF MY COMMUNITY WE ARE LIFE HAS MORE most truly ourselves, HEALTHIER EMPLOYMENT KIDS LEARN PURPOSE “ IMPROVES BETTER most authentically Belonging to social groups Extensive support Belonging is a key When people and networks is as important networks provide element in the have a stronger to our health as diet and better curriculum for early sense of individual, when we exercise. People with strong opportunities for childhood belonging, they Let us find a way to support networks tend to sustained secure education across perceive life to be belong have a lower prevalence of employment. Canada. more commit to our mental illness and better meaningful. to this time and place overall physical health. community. “ WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO together. FEEL THEY BELONG AND TRUST EACH OTHER: It is in the mirror of our Our future, and the NEIGHBOURHOODS CONTRIBUTION CULTURE AND COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER $ OF TIME AND  IDENTITY + BOUNCE BACK community - the street, the MONEY FLOURISH AFTER well-being of all our children, INCREASE EMERGENCIES neighbourhood, the town, rests with the kind of

Angus Reid Institute Belonging Survey Community Foundations of Canada the country - that we find our The Community Foundations of Canada Belonging Survey was This Belonging Report summary was created by The Guelph Community relationships we conducted in partnership with the Angus Reid Institute in August Foundation, with information provided from Community Foundations of Canada 2015, providing responses by Canadians on their sense of (CFC). CFC released a national Vital Signs report focused on belonging, and is best selves.” - Adrienne Clarkson, belonging and connection to community. Some responses are working with community foundations across Canada to strengthen our included throughout this report, and a full summary of the understanding of the role that belonging plays in our community, and the Co-Chair, Institute for Canadian Citizenship build today.” survey results are available on-line at angusreid.org collective steps we can take to build a more equitable, plural and connected future for all Canadians. Learn more at communityfoundations.ca - Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Gwawaenuk Elder

18 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 19 Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds 2015 FUND GROWTH: LOOKING UP Unrestricted funds provide us with the most This type of fund allows donors the opportunity B. FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION flexibility in responding to community needs. to specify (at the time the fund is established) - Corinne Beingessner Fund 14 Funds Added This Year Named funds can be established with a gift of the charitable organization they wish to support - Mactaggart Family Fund $10,000 or emerging funds can be created with in perpetuity. - SmithValeriote Education Bursary 1. MILLER THOMSON COMMUNITY FUND 8. GLADSTONE AND EVELYN MOWATT MEMORIAL FUND pledge commitments. Donors interested in - Wood Roberts Family Fund 2. OAKLAND PORTER FAMILY FUND 9. GORDON MACLEOD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND supporting future community needs are able to - 175th Scholarship Fund make a contribution of any size to our Guelph - Angelo and Rina Longo Fund Operating Endowment Fund 3. THE TATHAM FUND 10. THE GRIFFITH AND VIOLET MORGAN FUND Community Foundation (GCF) Community - Anne & John Lawrence Memorial Fund The Guelph Community Foundation is a charity 4. WILLARD-JAKLITSCH FAMILY FUND 11. GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION FOUNDATION FUND Fund. - Anne Hohenadel Fund itself. Contributors to the GCF operating endow- - Bruce Graham Memorial Fund ment help to support the Foundation’s capacity 5. PETER AND SABINE DAVISON FUND 12. THE AMAZING HOME MAKEOVER STUDENT EDITION FUND - BDO Community Support Fund - Class of ‘71 Award in Memory of Kathryn to lead and serve in the community. 6. DANIEL & MARCELLA FURLONG FAMILY FUND 13. TRANSFORMATIVE ARTS, GUELPH FUND - Bonnie Ewen Fund Winegard Fund - Clare & Shirley Rennie Family Fund for Literacy - Dr. Charles Pinch Fund - Ken and Eileen Hammill Fund 7. WILLIAM & CATHARINE LORD ENDOWMENT FUND 14. GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION FUND - GCF Community Fund - Dr. Harry Downie Memorial Fund - GCF Sustainable Operating Fund - Eric Goegan Scholarship Fund Charitable Endowment Funds - Meridian Credit Union Fund - Frances MacKenzie Martin Estate Fund Charitable organizations establish permanent - Miller Thomson Community Fund - Gladstone and Evelyn Mowatt Memorial Fund endowment funds to provide a source of in- Everything’s In Bloom: - Norman Earl Webb - Community Fund - Gordon Macleod Memorial Scholarship Fund come to carry out their work. Anyone can make THREE BROTHERS PLANT A LEGACY - Oakland Porter Family Fund - Guelph Chamber of Commerce Millennium a gift to an agency fund in support of a specific - RLB LLP Community Fund Scholarship Fund local charitable organization. The Christie Brothers know a lot about growing - The Co-operators Fund - John A. Hourigan Memorial Fund - The Mactaggart Team Fund - Ken Boyd Fund things, and sticking together to accomplish some- - Bruce Trail Conservancy Fund - Tom Bird and Jay Elinesky Fund - Kiera Schneider Memorial Fund - Children’s Foundation of Guelph & Wellington Fund thing great. The brothers built and ran a success- - William K. Greenaway & Anne C. Bawden Fund - Kimberly Thompson Memorial Fund - Elliott Endowment Fund ful business, Fastforms in Guelph, and are now - Mary Phelan Fund - Grand River Conservation Fund Field of Interest Funds - McKeough Taylor Fund enjoying retirement. The Christie Brothers still - Guelph Arts Council Jane Graham Memorial Fund A field of interest fund enables donors to identi- - Nan Hogg Fund – closed in 2015 - Guelph Arts Council Legacy Fund meet every week for coffee, rain or shine. fy an area of interest they would like to support - Norval & Mary K. Richards Fund - Guelph Arts Council Youth Endowment Fund (i.e. children, animal welfare, arts, environment, - OMS Graduate Scholarship in Industrial - Guelph Community Health Centre Endowment Fund education, etc.). Organizational Psychology Fund Gary Christie and his wife Wynne are avid garden- - Guelph Museums Fund - The Griffith and Violet Morgan Fund - Guelph Public Library Fund ers, so they understand that if you plant a seed - Andy Lindsay Memorial Scholarship Fund - Thelma Townsend Fund - Hillside Festival Endowment Fund and care for it, wonderful things can happen. - Camp Discover Fund - Tom Incledon Memorial Award Fund - HIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health (ARCH) - GCF Children & Youth Fund - Valcom Employee Guelph Health Centres Perhaps that is why Gary established a fund at The - Hopewell Children’s Homes Fund - GCF Environmental Legacy Fund Benefit Fund - Hospice Wellington Fund Guelph Community Foundation, in honour of his - Jamie Vickery Memorial Fund - Wynne Townsend Christie Fund - June McCann Fund mother Mildred. When we asked Gary why he has - Mildred Christie Fund - KidsAbility Fund - The Tatham Fund Other Funds such a heart for this community, he said simply - River Run Centre Endowment Fund for the - Willard-Jaklitsch Family Fund FT Funds and FFCD are non-endowed. They are Performing Arts “because we had great parents”. By setting up - William Darragh Gastle Endowment Fund distributed as grants on a short term or - Sam & Gary Zuber Onward Willow Endowment Fund The Mildred Christie Fund, the family is able to - Wismer Fund for the Arts scheduled basis. - The Suzuki String School of Guelph Fund honour her memory, and continue the heart of - United Way of Guelph & Wellington ‘Tomorrow Donor Advised Funds A. FLOW THROUGH FUNDS Fund’ giving that was so uniquely Mildred’s. Now, two Donor advised funds allow donors to have on- - Bishop’s Education Fund/ WCDSB going participation in the selection of charities of Gary’s brothers Kurt and Noel have joined in - Cremasco Fund Funds Held for Others that will benefit from their gift. - Cutten Club Fund and also contribute to their mother’s fund so that These funds have been placed with The Founda- together they can have greater impact in the - Cynthia Macleod Fund - Ages Foundation Fund - Dr. Glenn D. Peirson Fund for the Arts tion for long term investment by other chari- areas that meant most to their mother. “As kids we - Cremasco Fund - Dr. Jagjit S. Gadhoke Volunteer Development table organizations. - Daniel & Marcella Furlong Family Fund and Training Fund learned the importance of having a philanthropic - Dianne Dance & Family Fund heart,” explains Kurt. “The practise of thinking - Eric Goegan Scholarship Fund - Centre Wellington Community Foundation - Dr. Glenn D. Peirson Fund for the Arts - Fathers Remembered by Daughters Fund of others was part of our household growing up, - Dr. Griffith A.V. Morgan Fund - Friends of the Guelph Public Library Fund - Graham & Judy Knowles Charitable Fund - Guelph Community Health Centre Managed Fund and helped make us who we are today.” The three - Hugh and Lorna Guthrie Fund - Grand River Conservation Foundation Fund - Kaiser Family Fund - Guelph Girls Fastpitch Championship Fund brothers have recently committed to finance the - Guelph Mercury Kids-to-Camp Fund - Kathie Deters Young Performers Fund - GW Women In Crisis Fund - Ontario 4-H Foundation Endowment Fund building of a Habitat for Humanity house in this - Ken Danby Legacy Fund - Italian Canadian Club Fund - Ontario Dairy Youth Trust Fund ABOVE: Brothers United. The Christie Brothers (from left) Kurt, Noel and Gary. community, in addition to their many other areas - Koenig Arts & Environment Fund - Janet Borg Memorial Foundation Fund - Upper Grand Learning Foundation Fund The Christie brothers contribute to a fund to continue the philanthropic spirit of - Koornstra Family Foundation Fund of involvement. - June McCann Fund their mother, Mildred. Every year their mother’s fund grants to programs that - Mactaggart Family Endowment Fund - Kimberley Walker Fund - Masquerade Fund support children services in Guelph. “We tell our kids not to buy us Christmas presents”, - Mactaggart Family Fund - Musagetes Fund - Mary Phelan Fund says Gary chuckling. “They still get us gifts, but - Norman Earl Webb Fund - Nicholas Lambden Memorial Children’s every year we tell them to contribute to one of our Family Funds at The Guelph Community Foundation instead of giving - Paul J. Smith Memorial Fund Foundation Fund - Peter and Sabine Davison Fund material gifts. We enjoy seeing our children participate in giving back. At the same time, it grows our family funds and allows - Ray Scapinello Foundation Fund 129 - Peter Szkotnicki Legacy Fund - The Amazing Home Makeover Student FUNDS greater impact in years to come”. - Ray and Maureen Scapinello Family Fund Edition Fund - Squires Family Recreation & Sports Fund The Christie family funds are endowed, so every year the profits are granted to community programs that are important to Gary’s - Transformative Arts, Guelph Fund - Tai Yu Fund - Tom Incledon Memorial Award Fund family. The Mildred Christie Fund, mentioned above, contributes yearly to various children’s services programs. The Thelma Townsend - William D. Packham Fund Fund, set up in memory of Gary’s mother-in-law, has contributed thousands of dollars over the years to programs that support Guelph - William & Catharine Lord Endowment Fund Museums. The Wynne Townsend Christie Fund (established for Gary’s wife Wynne) has contributed thousands of dollars to social service programs like Hospice Wellington. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 21 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2015 THE POWER OF TOGETHER over over over FINANCIAL YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2015 The summarized financial information represents the highlights of our financial year and was extracted from the audited financial statements of $13.3 850 $9M $3.6M The Guelph Community Foundation, as prepared and authorized by RLB LLP. MILLION GRANTS IN PERMANENT GRANTED SINCE TOTAL DOLLARS AWARDED ENDOWED INCEPTION REVENUE 2015 2014 * ASSETS Donations $ 5,571,190 $ 700,714 MANAGED SINCE 2000 Investment Income 486,125 424,339 * INCLUDING FUNDS Other 1,641 1,466 HELD FOR OTHERS Fundraising 82,675 2,500 Grants - WE ARE A RESULT OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR PHILANTHROPIC FUND HOLDERS. WE UNITE TO MAKE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT. TOTAL REVENUE 6,141,631 1,129,019 TOGETHER WE CAN CHAMPION WHAT MATTERS MOST TO OUR COMMUNITY NOW, AND IN YEARS TO COME.

GRANTS PAID OUT * 4,648,544 452,793 NET REVENUE BEFORE EXPENDITURES 1,493,087 676,226 4% GROWTH IN ALL FUNDS IN 2015 SOURCE OF GRANTS BY FUND TYPE *includes anonymous estate INCLUDING ENDOWED AND NON-ENDOWED FUNDS EXPENDITURES $29,452 Administration 136,028 123,803 $20,921 $46,250

Professional Fees 105,653 81,716 $9,200,000 $9,068,883 Operations/Fundraising 114,756 25,732 $9,000,000 Marketing 10,779 7,709 $90,500 Administration Fee (33,033) (29,412) $8,800,000 $8,695,592 $279,299

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 334,183 209,548 $8,600,000

REVENUE IN EXCESS OF EXPENDITURES 1,158,904 466,678 $8,400,000 $8,314,216 $93,468 BEFORE THE FOLLOWING $8,200,000 UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION/APPRECIATION $ (263,263) $ 132,085 $8,000,000 16% OF INVESTMENTS $7,848,125 GROWTH $7,800,000 since 2012

$7,600,000 2015 RATE OF RETURN Unrestricted Funds 4% Our 2015 returns were 0.9%, slightly above the Morningstar Benchmark which was 0.5%. Field of Interest, Charitable Endowment, Scholarship 5% Funds for Charitable Distribution 8% Designated 16% Donor Advised 17% For 2015, the endowed assets of The Guelph Flow Through 50% Community Foundation grew by 0.9% gross

of administration fees. This result compares 20.0% favourably to the Morningstar Average GRANT DOLLARS CONTINUE TO INCREASE GRANTS AWARDED BY YEAR: 24% INCREASE Canadian Balanced fund which lost 3.8% over 15.0% ANNUALLY OVER LAST YEAR $600,000 2015. 10.0% $559,890

The conservative positioning of the portfolio $559,890 $3,600,000.00 5.0% paid off as the equity markets around the GRANTED IN 2015 $500,000 $461,184 $452,793 $3,000,000 world dropped in the second half of the year. 0.0% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $2,700,000.00 $400,000 It is easy to get caught up in these short term 9.2% 9.7% 12.8% 9.5% .6% -11.9% 14.9% 6.8% -.5% 6.8% 10.1% 5.5% 0.9% 57% 95% $2,300,000.00 -5.0% GROWTH $287,224 GROWTH fluctuations and forget about the long term since 2012 $300,000 since 2012

focus of these endowed assets. This long term -10.0% $ GRANTED approach is substantiated by the results: 5.9% $200,000 per annum since November 2002. -15.0% $100,000

2012 2013 2014 2015 The firm of RLB LLP performed the financial audit. The Foundation is committed to complete financial accountability and transparency. 2012:$2.3M 2013: $2.7M 2014:$3.1M 2015: $3.6M $- Complete audited financial statements are available on our website at guelphcf.ca or by mail. Please call (519)821-9216 and we will be pleased to send you a copy. TOTAL GRANTING, INCLUDING ANONYMOUS ESTATE WAS $5,225,991 THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. 23 Best Buddies of Canada - School Program Expansion $3,500 GRANT ALLOCATION, BY SECTOR AND FUND TYPE Big Brothers Big Sisters of NW - One to One Match Program $1,500 Child Witness Centre - 2016 Youth Symposium $2,500 LEADERSHIP PROFILE: Family & Children’s Services of GW - Financial Literacy Education $5,000 Guelph Dance - Workshops-in-Schools $2,500 ANIMAL WELFARE GRANTS Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition - Community Lemonade 2.0 $1,710 BISHOP’S EDUCATION FUND University of Guelph - OVC Pet Trust $500 CM Fund Guelph Youth Music Centre - KnightsFest-Medieval Festival $1,500 Guelph Humane Society $1,000 CM Fund Start2Finish - Running and Reading Club $4,000 (WCDSB) The Quebec Fauna Foundation $1,000 CM Fund Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre - Therapeutic Riding $4,200 Guelph Humane Society $373 Dr. Charles Pinch Fund GRANTED IN 2015: $2,873 The Children’s Foundation of G&W - St. Peter Student Nutrition Program $2,500 $2,873 The Julien Project-Using Gardening to Enrich Lives - Guelph LORE $1,000 $27,598 The Julien Project-Using Gardening to Enrich Lives 2015 COMMUNITY GRANTS ARTS & CULTURE GRANTS $26,475 The Portage Foundation - Aftercare Group $2,000 $81,000 Guelph Chamber Choir $500 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) YMCA-YWCA of Guelph - SHARKs Swim Program $5,000 11th Field Artillery Regiment Charitable Fund $1,244 Hugh & Lorna Guthrie Fund The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington $5,000 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) RECIPIENTS: City of Guelph, River Run Centre $3,750 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) $150,800 Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre $747 Eric Goegan Scholarship Fund - Flow Through GUELPH WISH FUND FOR CHILDREN 11th Field Artillery Regiment Charitable Fund - McCrae Statue $2,500 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) $44,800 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph $500 CM Fund Guelph Symphony Orchestra $500 CM Fund YMCA-YWCA of Guelph - SHARKs Swim Program $8,000 Ken and Eileen Hammill Fund IGNATIUS JESUIT CENTRE OF GUELPH Stratford Shakespearean Festival $650 CM Fund Animal Welfare - .5% WCDSB - St. John Bosco Graduation Ceremony $200 Ray Scapinello Foundation Fund (IGNATIUS COLLEGE) City of Guelph, River Run Centre $500 CM Fund Ontario 4-H Foundation $2,104 Miscellaneous Flow-through Donations Guelph Youth Singers $1,250 Dr. Glenn D. Peirson Fund for the Arts Rainbow Day Camp $4,500 Cremasco Fund GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Guelph Black Heritage Society - Refuge $9,000 Community Services - 5% KidsAbility Centre for Child Development Foundation $988 KidsAbility Fund Guelph Concert Band - Sound System $1,000 The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington $1,018 Ages Foundation Fund HOSPICE WELLINGTON Art Gallery of Guelph - Cole Swanson Exhibit $7,500 Environment - 5% $54,075 The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington $2,586 Children’s Foundation of Guelph & Wellington Fund MICHAEL HOUSE PREGNANCY CENTRE Guelph Youth Singers - Wiiji Numgumook Kwe Drum Circle $2,500 The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington $200 Paul J. Smith Memorial Fund Ed Video Media Arts Centre - The Next Forty Years $4,000 GUELPH WELCOME IN DROP-IN CENTRE Education - 8% Ontario 4-H Council - 4-H Youth Adventure Camp $2,439 Miscellaneous Flow-through Donations Hospice Wellington - Encounters Project 2 $6,000 Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre $4,099 McKeough Taylor Fund Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition - Girl’s Rock Camp $3,000 The Guelph Giants Special Hockey Foundation $1,000 Ray Scapinello Foundation Fund

Suzuki String School of Guelph - China Tour 2016 $10,000 FUND MUSAGETES Social Services - 10% The Children’s Foundation of G&W - Adopt a Family for Christmas $500 CM Fund Guelph Youth Music Centre - Capital Investment $4,000 The Children’s Foundation of G&W - Food and Friends $500 Mactaggart Family Flow Through Fund ARTS & CULTURE FUNDERS: The Children’s Foundation of GW - Free to Play Program $2,500 Child & Youth - 19% Ontario 4-H Foundation $474 Andy Lindsay Memorial Scholarship Fund Art Gallery of Guelph $500 Guelph Wish Fund for Children $10,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) Better Beginnings Better Futures $4,869 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities $2,400 Nicholas Lambden Memorial Children’s Foundation Fund FUNDS THAT SUPPORTED CMHA Waterloo Wellington Dufferin $699 Arts & Culture - 26% $105,061 Community of Hearts Lifelong Learning Centre $6,219 THE ARTS IN 2015: Ed Video Media Arts Centre $919 Health & Wellness - 27% COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS Eden Mills Writers’ Festival $679 $105,061 United Way of Guelph and Wellington $454,295 Anonymous Estate Focus on Nature $2,829 Guelph Sikh Society - Building Fund $1,907 Dianne Dance & Family Fund $148,208 Guelph Arts Council - HATCH $679 $148,208 United Way of Guelph and Wellington $5,000 CM Fund Guelph Arts Council $689 Better Beginnings Better Futures $691 Sam and Gary Zuber Onward Willow Endowment Fund AGES FOUNDATION FUND Guelph Black Heritage Society $979 Saint George’s Church - Capital Campaign Heating Fund $5,000 CM Fund ANNE & JOHN LAWRENCE MEMORIAL FUND Guelph Concert Band $2,629 Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph (Ignatius College) - Sacred Ground Campaign $15,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) $481,893 CM FUND Guelph Jazz Festival $659 Guelph Little Theatre $699 EDUCATION GRANTS DR. GLENN D. PEIRSON FUND FOR THE ARTS Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition - Kazoo! Festival $739 Action Read Community Literacy Program - Financial Literacy Project $3,500 GUELPH ARTS COUNCIL Guelph Public Library $699 Guelph Public Library - Scientists in School Community Workshops $3,000 COMMUNITY GRANTS 2015 Hospice Wellington $2,949 JANE GRAHAM MEMORIAL FUND Strong Start - Letters, Sounds and Words $2,500 GUELPH ARTS COUNCIL YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND Royal City Evangelical Missionary Church - Murals of Hope $2,549 $559,890 Conestoga College - GCC Millenium Scholarship $1,000 Guelph Chamber of Commerce Millennium Scholarship Eden Mills and District Community Club Inc.-Art in Eden $719 HUGH AND LORNA GUTHRIE FUND MACTAGGART FAMILY FT FUND - OAK TREE 2015 FT FUND - OAK FAMILY MACTAGGART Halton District School Board - Acton High School Bursary $350 Jamie Vickery Memorial Fund Upper Grand Learning Foundation - Ecole Fred A. Hamilton $769 University of Guelph $2,000 175th Scholarship Fund KEN AND EILEEN HAMMILL FUND Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington $500 GRANTED IN 2015 University of Guelph $500 Dr. Harry Downie Memorial Fund Guelph Youth Music Centre $15,000 Ken and Eileen Hammill Fund KEN DANBY LEGACY FUND University of Guelph $1,750 OMS Graduate Scholarship in Industrial Organization MACTAGGART FAMILY FUND City of Guelph, Guelph Museums $2,037 Thelma Townsend Fund ACROSS ALL SECTORS Upper Grand Learning Foundation - Centennial CVI $500 Class of ‘71 Award in Memory of Kathryn Winegard Art Gallery of Guelph $9,000 Wood Roberts Family Fund Upper Grand Learning Foundation - student bursaries $5,000 Ray Scapinello Foundation Fund MCKEOUGH TAYLOR FUND Art Gallery of Guelph - Middlebrook Prize $5,000 Musagetes Fund (not including Anonymous Estate) Upper Grand Learning Foundation - student bursary $5,000 SmithValeriote Law Firm Education Bursary Guelph Youth Music Centre - Security Cameras $1,000 Ages Foundation Fund MUSAGETES FUND Upper Grand Learning Foundation - College Heights bursary $200 Kimberly Thompson Memorial Fund NORMAN EARL WEBB FUND Guelph Arts Council $500 Wismer Fund for the Arts Upper Grand Learning Foundation - student bursary $5,000 CM Fund Guelph Arts Council - Recipient: Shera Mekhail $488 Guelph Arts Council Youth Endowment Fund WCDSB- Bishop Macdonell bursary $700 Eric Goegan Scholarship Fund RIVER RUN CENTRE ENDOWMENT FUND FOR Guelph Arts Council - Recipients: D. Robinson and K.Hebert $800 Guelph Arts Council Jane Graham Memorial Fund WCDSB - student bursaries $3,000 Angelo and Rina Longo Fund THE PERFORMING ARTS City of Guelph, Guelph Museums - McCrae House Reno $13,000 Anne and John Lawrence Memorial Fund WCDSB - student bursaries $4,000 Ray Scapinello Foundation Fund City of Guelph, River Run Centre $1,721 River Run Centre Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts THELMA TOWNSEND FUND WCDSB - student bursaries $600 John A. Hourigan Memorial Fund WISMER FUND FOR THE ARTS Focus on Nature - Student Photography Exhibit $2,500 Norman Earl Webb Fund, McKeough Taylor Fund LARGEST SHARE OF GRANTS WCDSB- Our Lady of Lourdes student bursary $200 Frank Taylor Bursary 2015 Focus on Nature $1,898 Ken Danby Legacy Fund WCDSB - Bishop Macdonell bursary $1,000 Mary Phelan Fund WOOD ROBERTS FAMILY FUND Art Gallery of Guelph - Art Lab Program $2,898 Ken Danby Legacy Fund WCDSB - student bursary $5,000 SmithValeriote Law Firm Education Bursary $148,208 $44,800

CHILD & YOUTH GRANTS 27% ENVIRONMENT GRANTS ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS: Better Beginnings Better Futures $3,000 University of Guelph $908,590 Anonymous Estate Canadian Diabetes Association $2,000 WERE AWARDED TO The Friends of Algonquin Park $2,500 Tom Incledon Memorial Award Fund Community Resource Centre of North & Centre Wellington $1,100 NON PROFITS ADDRESSING Nature Conservancy of Canada $1,000 CM Fund Creative Encounters with Science $2,000 Ecojustice Canada Society $1,000 CM Fund GRANTS THAT SUPPORTED Designing Routes for Education and Mentorship $1,350 HEALTH & WELLNESS Bruce Trail Conservancy $1,000 CM Fund Family & Children’s Services of GW County $1,800 ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES: Grand River Conservation Foundation - Guelph Lake Nature Centre $5,000 CM Fund Focus on Nature $1,000 Bruce Trail Conservancy - Trail Maintenance $975 Bruce Trail Conservancy Fund Great Big Theatre Company $245 Grand River CF - Guelph Lake Centre Student Nature Program $15,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) $26,475 Guelph Dance $2,000 $935,065 Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition $2,000

KIDS TO CAMP 2015 CAMP TO KIDS 26% FROM: Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis $1,250 HEALTH & WELLNESS GRANTS Rainbow Day Camp $1,250 WERE AWARDED TO Foundation of Guelph General Hospital $908,590 Anonymous Estate TOM INCLEDON MEMORIAL AWARD FUND Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre $1,000 Hospice Wellington $454,295 Anonymous Estate CM FUND The Portage Foundation $900 ARTS & CULTURE St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation $908,590 Anonymous Estate Hopewell Children’s Homes $28,908 Miscellaneous Flow-through Donations BRUCE TRAIL CONSERVANCY FUND Hospice Wellington - Capital Campaign $10,000 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) CMHA Waterloo Wellington Dufferin $2,400 June McCann Fund - Flowthrough BISHOP’S EDUCATION FUND Medecins Sans Frontieres $2,000 CM Fund Canadian Red Cross - Ontario Zone and Nepal Relief Efforts $2,000 CM Fund GRANTS TO HOSPICE: Foundation of Guelph General Hospital $500 CM Fund Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind $500 CM Fund Autism Dog Services Inc. $500 CM Fund HOSPICE WELLINGTON St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation $2,240 Valcom Employee Guelph Health Centres Benefit Fund Philanthropy in the DNA CONTRIBUTION IN 2015: Foundation of Guelph General Hospital $2,240 Valcom Employee Guelph Health Centres Benefit Fund ow do you become someone who has a passion for to the community – it just Hospice Wellington $2,028 Wynne Townsend Christie Fund Easter Seals Ontario/Ontario Society for Crippled Children $2,500 Corinne Beingessner Fund community? Are you born with it? Is it part of our all came together at the right “When you set $99,251 Canadian Diabetes Association $2,000 Mactaggart Family Flow Through Fund DNA? Is it learned? Does it evolve over time as we time,” recalls Brown. “When Hospice Wellington $14,000 Fathers Remembered by Daughters Fund out to shake FUNDERS: Lisaard House (Innisfree House) $1,000 Fathers Remembered by Daughters Fund gainH wisdom? you set out to shake things Hospice Wellington $15,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) up, wonderful things fall out MACTAGGART FAMILY FUND, OAKTREE Hospice Wellington $49,274 Miscellaneous Flow-through Donations things up, If you asked Susan Brown she would tell you it is all of the of the sky for you,” Brown MACTAGGART FAMILY FUND Bereaved Families of Ontario -Volunteer Facilitator Training $2,000 Better Beginnings Better Futures - Connecting South Asian Families $3,210 above. Daughter of an army doctor and army nurse, Susan’s beams, as she recounts the wonderful things WYNNE TOWNSEND CHRISTIE FUND Canadian Diabetes Association - Adult Sweet Start Diabetes $3,500 COMMUNITY GRANTS 2015 Community of Hearts Centre - Healthy Living Program $2,000 father was a City Councilor after he returned from the war handful of people and FATHERS REMEMBERED BY DAUGHTERS FUND March of Dimes Cda - Support Services for Stroke Survivors $2,000 and was heavily involved in the Guelph community. She businesses that donated Volunteer Centre of GW - Volunteer WORKS $1,000 saw in him the importance of investing time and heart into fall out of BISHOP’S EDUCATION FUND $2,422,274 office furniture and helped the community that you live in. “I definitely learned my make it a real office space MISCELLANEOUS FLOW-THROUGH DONATIONS SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS the sky MUSAGETES FUND The Salvation Army $454,295 Anonymous Estate community spirit from my dad,” recalls Brown, who won the that the Foundation could Chalmers Community Services - Monday Morning Café $1,377 YMCA Women of Distinction Award this year for her volun- be proud of. “It’s important for you” Habitat for Humanity WDG - Volunteer Skills Building Program $3,000 teer leadership in Guelph. Michael House Pregnancy Care Centre - Intentional Neighbours Program $2,000 COMMUNITY GRANTS 2015 to have an inviting space and present an accessible and Tetra Society of North America - Guelph Device Booster Initiative $2,000 professional face in the community and to our donors,” SUPPORTING CHILDREN: Victim Services Wellington - Mobile Emergency Response Systems $2,000 For Brown, serving Wyndham House - Transportation Fund $2,100 asserts Brown. As for the third item on her list – adding Rotary Club of Guelph-Wellington $2,500 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) her community office support resources on a shoestring – this year Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington $500 Mactaggart Family Fund (FFCD) began by becom- THE CHILDREN’S USC Canada $500 CM Fund the Foundation welcomed Volunteer Coordinator Bev FOUNDATION OF GUELPH Oxfam Canada $1,000 CM Fund ing a nurse. She Watters and hired Marketing Specialist Lianne Carter. “We Chalmers Community Services Centre $1,000 CM Fund started a private can’t grow if we don’t have the resources and support in WELLINGTON Amnesty International - Canadian Section (EngSp) $500 CM Fund home health care Victim Services Wellington $400 Paul J. Smith Memorial Fund place to make it happen,” says Brown. Community Living Guelph Wellington - ARC Industries $4,099 McKeough Taylor Fund company and $14,804 Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph $4,099 McKeough Taylor Fund supported the com- Spiritwind Christian Centre (Guelph Food Bank) $1,000 CM Fund “I have been involved in a lot of boards over the years, but FROM: Michael House Pregnancy Care Centre $10,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) munity through her this one is truly unique. Everyone has the best interest of Guelph Welcome In Drop In Centre $16,000 Bishop’s Education Fund (WCDSB) business for many MCKEOUGH TAYLOR FUND $508,370 the Foundation at heart. It is full of respectful, dynamic MILDRED CHRISTIE FUND years. Ten years people who believe wholeheartedly in this city and what TOTAL ALL 2015 GRANTS $4,648,544 Susan Brown, shown here with Mayor Cam Guthrie and his wife ago, when Susan MACTAGGART FAMILY FUND LESS ANONYMOUS ESTATE CONTRIBUTIONS $4,088,653 we can provide to the community.” Rachel at our 15th Anniversary Gala. became a mem- AGES FOUNDATION FUND TOTAL REGULAR GRANTS $559,890 ber of The Guelph The Foundation wishes to thank Susan for her passion, her

CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION OF GW FUND Community Foundation, she probably didn’t realize the vision, and her maverick wisdom. We have so greatly PAUL J. SMITH MEMORIAL FUND lasting impact she would leave as she joined the Grants benefitted from her leadership and are grateful for the CYNTHIA MACLEOD FUND Committee, and then later became Chair of the Board. This legacy she has left. “Susan has accomplished an astound- MUSAGETES FUND year Brown completed her term as Board Chair and moved ing amount while she has been our Chair,” says Chris Willard, into the Past-Chair position. She is reflective on the Executive Director at GCF. “Our vision and mandate are Foundation she has loved for over a decade. “When I first stronger than ever, and with our new office space and became Chair, I had three things on my big-picture to-do support in place we are positioned for great things in the list,” Brown recalls. The first was to increase endowments. future.” The second was to find a better mom and dad would Susan will always be a part of the Foundation Family, as a “I definitely location for the GCF office, and third- ly; somehow find a way to increase donor, a fund contributor (named in honour of her father, learned my staff within limited means. “Hiring Dr. Charles Pinch) and a huge supporter of the GCF. Her love that. Chris Willard was the critical turn- personal bucket list includes expanding her involvement Every year the Guthrie sisters have a discussion with us to help community ing point to get us moving forward at COALT (Community Older Adult Leadership Team), and select the causes that they would like to grant to - the areas of in- working on a family project that involves compiling letters spirit from with endowments,” says Brown, who terest that their mom and dad, Hugh & Lorna Guthrie, would have many would describe as a maverick. that her mother and father wrote to each other during the been passionate about. We present a list of possibilities and Ann my dad” Through a series of wonderful war. “It’s such a wonderful time of my life – I get to do what and Muffy Guthrie pour over them until they see one that sparks coincidences, Brown found a street- I want to do – I’m like a kid with an allowance.” an “oh! Dad would love that one,” response, or a “this would have level office location that was available and happened to Susan Brown. meant a lot to mom” reaction. This year, The Hugh & Lorna Guthrie know the realtor and the owner of the building. “We were Fund supported wonderful programs, like Sunrise Therapeutic Thank you for your passion for community. We believe you were just born with able to negotiate a far more reasonable rent than they Riding and Learning Centre - a facility that uses horses and the it. You cultivated it over time, and it has grown into something great. A priceless were originally asking, and the location was ideal for us – farm environment to assist those with special needs to reach their gift that you have passed on to your children and others around you who will pay close to local professional advisors and more accessible full potential. it forward as a result of your example. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. THE GUELPH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT helping good people do great things in our community. looking up REACHINGTHANK YOU FORWARD 2015

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