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FUNDS & DONORS

Grand Men 2022

For Good. Forever.

Fund Recognition

  • GREATER GRAND BEND COMMUNITY FUND (GGBCF)
  • Founding PUC Community Fund
  • Sabourin Family Endowment Fund
  • Hay Communications Fund
  • Stephanie and Ted Donaldson Family Fund
  • Grand Women Fund
  • Grand Men Fund
  • Relouw Fund
  • M.J. Muma Endowment Fund
  • Environment Legacy Fund
  • Krech Family Fund
  • Charlotte Edwards Robinson Memorial Fund For the Arts
  • Mathers Family Fund
  • Winters Family Fund
  • Ukraine Resettlement Fund
  • SOUTH HURON COMMUNITY FUND (SHCF)
  • South Huron Vitality (Municipal) Fund
  • Jack Riddell Family Fund
  • Lavender Family Fund
  • Cole Family Fund
  • Bob Down Family Fund
  • Prout Family Fund
  • Theophilopoulos Family Fund
  • HURON ENTREPRENEUR FUND (HEF)
  • SUNSET COMMUNITY GENERAL FUND

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Community Investing

“Anyone can set up a family fund to support communities and causes they care about by contacting the Foundation.”
Tom Prout, Fund Liaison, SHCF

“Huron Entrepreneur Fund is a Win-Win for the People of Huron County; a unique local solution driven by Huron County entrepreneurs to grow local businesses and employment while building stronger communities.”
Jim Lynn, Fund Liaison, HEF

We simplify the giving process by making it easy for you and your family to give a sustainable gift that will have a lasting impact in our community for many years to come.

Our work and community investments are driven by our Vision and Mission to create a just and sustainable community.

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Raising Communities Together: A Community Fund Model that Works

Local Oversight & Local Impact with a Real-World Tested Approach*. For Good. Forever.

The Community Vitality Fund Approach – Municipality Inspiring Growth & Leading Change

  • Municipality to direct available funds in Municipal budgets to establish a Community Vitality Fund with the Sunset Community Foundation creating sustainable and lasting community impact.
  • Fund investment returns to be granted back into the Community with local direction.
  • Administration and granting for the fund is managed by the Sunset Community Foundation in collaboration with local advocates who form a local Community Advisory Committee.

The Multiplier Effect

  • Inspire families in the community to leave a lasting legacy with Family Funds to complement the Community Fund supported by the local Community Advisory Committee.
  • Continuous growth of funds through year over year additions to the Funds.

Governance

  • A local Community Advisory Committee identifies community needs and oversees local granting and relationship development processes.
  • Sunset Community Foundation provides Administrative, Compliance, Financial and Governance structures and support with a cost effective model.
  • Local Community Advocate serves as a Board Director for Sunset Community Foundation acting as a liaison between the Committee and Board.

Getting Started with a Community Fund

  • A donation of $50,000 can create a Community Vitality Fund or a Donor Advised Fund with the opportunity to provide more specific direction on granting.
  • Donations from families, individuals, groups or businesses of $15,000 or more start a Fund supported by a Fund Agreement to define intentions, geography and fields of interest.
  • Appoint a Local Community Advocate to be the key connection with the Sunset Community Foundation to initiate local operations.

For Good. Forever.

South Huron Testimonials

South Huron Vitality Fund

Mayor George Finch

Our region is a natural paradise with many warm and lively communities. We are all very fortunate to live here. Giving back to your community through the Sunset Community Foundation can be very rewarding. Your donations enable us to make more grants to local charities, supporting projects that help the most vulnerable and build new opportunities for all.  Gifts through the Foundation become part of a permanent fund that continues to give year after year.  It’s a way to make a difference in your community, now and for many years to come.

Down Family Fund

Bob Down

You could give back to the community because of what the community has given to you. It’s
like when you throw a pebble into a pond and the ripples expand out from it. I hope these ripples
will encourage other families and businesses to start similar funds to support our community.

Prout Family Fund

Tom Prout

“This is an opportunity for organizations to receive financial support for innovative ideas to
strengthen the community. These South Huron Funds will make a difference for many years to
come.”

For Good. Forever.

Why Give

Our region is a natural paradise with many warm and lively communities. We are all very fortunate to live here. Giving back to your community through the Sunset Community Foundation can be very rewarding. Your donations enable us to make more grants to local charities, supporting projects that help the most vulnerable and build new opportunities for all.  Gifts through the Foundation become part of a permanent fund that continues to give year after year.  It’s a way to make a difference in your community, now and for many years to come.

Here are some reasons to give to the Sunset Community Foundation:

  • We permanently invest donations, using the income to support all kinds of great community projects.
  • We started with $1.5 million in 2000. We now hold $3 million. And we’ve granted almost $2 million to local charities!
  • Our admin fees are under 2% annually.
  • The money stays in our region, helping those who need it most.
  • We understand community needs, and make grants, large and small, where they will have the most impact.
  • We work with donors to help them live their values and realize their philanthropic goals.
  • We support everything from education and sport to poverty reduction and the environment.
  • Your gift is pooled with others to reduce costs and maximize returns.
  • We are professional, transparent, and accountable stewards.
  • You will be making a difference now and forever, helping us build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities for all.

How to Give:

Here are some ways you can make a big impact for less than you think. Check out our , or keep reading.
  1. Cash
    Perhaps you have just sold your house or business, retired, or marked some other life milestone. This may be a good time to make a once-in-a-lifetime donation to your community. Keep in mind that tax benefits reduce the real cost of your gift by as much as 50%. You can use the credits in the year of your gift or carry it forward for up to five years.
  2. RRSP/RRIF
    You can name the Foundation the beneficiary of an RRSP or RRIF. Your estate will receive a tax receipt for the full amount of the donation. Or if you don’t need the income, you can donate RRIF payments, knowing the charitable tax receipt will offset the tax payable.
  3. Publicly traded securities
    When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds and mutual funds, you receive a charitable tax receipt for the full market value on the day of transfer. As with any cash gifts, the tax savings can be significant. In addition, you don’t pay tax on any capital gains (increase in value from the time of purchase) when you give securities.
  4. Bequests
    When you make a bequest through your will, you control your money throughout your lifetime but have the satisfaction of knowing you’ll be helping in the future. Your estate receives a tax receipt for the full value of the gift, which helps to offset taxes. In your bequest, you can name a specific amount, a percentage or a residual.
  5. Life insurance
    Life insurance is a relatively easy and practical way to make a large gift to the Foundation. You can:
    1. Designate the Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of a paid-up life insurance policy.
      Your estate will receive a charitable tax receipt for the value of the death benefit, and the Foundation will receive the proceeds.
    2. Designate the Foundation as the beneficiary of paid-up insurance policy.
      You will receive a charitable tax receipt for the cash value of the policy, and the Foundation will receive the death benefit value of the policy.
    3. Designate the Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of a current insurance policy
      You will receive a charitable tax receipt for the annual premiums you pay, and the Foundation will receive the death benefit value of the policy.

 

However you choose to make your forever gift, you may be able to create a named fund and direct how the proceeds of your fund are used. We’d be happy to tell you more. Be sure to speak to your professional advisor about your charitable plans.

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2022 Donor Recognition

Antoinette Pachlarz
Barb Smits
Brian and Irene Hall
Bruce Hough
Bryan and Lynda Vincent
Catherine Campbell
Cecily Boyle
Dan Best
Dana Lewis
Dave and Anne Bannister
David & Cecily Boyle
Deb Gill
Debbra Cosford
Deloitte Canada
Diane and Ken Sutherland
Doug Procter
Douglas and Patricia Bonesteel

Dwayne Mathers
Jacqueline Mockler
Jim and Jacqueline Southcott
Jim Lynn
Joanne Maguire
John Dehondt
John Howard
Lynne Desjardine
Mary Irvine
Michael Arts
Municipality of South
Huron
Pat and Max Morden
Patricia Lane
Paul and Joanne MaGuire
Paul and Joyce Seagrave
Paul Turnbull

Peter Hakvoort
Peter Janzen
Rhonda Manore
Robert Down
Robert Putherbough
Ron and Lynda Holmes
Rosalind MacDonald
Rotary Club of Grand Bend
Scott Gregory
South Huron Bank
Tom &Bev Prout
Wayne and Myra Eydt
White Squirrel Golf Club
William D. Putherbough

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Sunset Community Foundation

PO Box 1114, Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0

Our charitable registration number with the Canada Revenue Agency is 86536 8526RR0001