Why SCF

making a difference in Local Communities

Operational Structure

Community FoundationS

The funds that donors establish are pooled with other fund assets at a Community Foundation, offering significant economies of scale, which means lower investment fees, lower fund minimums, and lower administrative costs

Community Foundations of Canada (communityfoundations.ca) is a national network of Local Foundations created by and for urban and rural communities to provide lasting support for local priorities

Community Foundations are recognized sources of knowledge about local issues and are trusted for their ability to expertly manage donors’ funds

Community foundations are unlike other organizations that fund local charities, as they are more like a savings account, distributing grants from the creation of a pool of capital (endowment) which gives the funders’ gift more of a lasting impact

The income of the endowment fund gives back to the local community FOREVER.

scf history

The original Grand Bend Community Foundation was established in 2001 with $1.5 million in proceeds from the sale of Grand Bend’s Public Utilities Commission

Those funds now sit in the Greater Grand Community Fund (GGBCF) which has grown into an endowment of over $3.2 million and is comprised of the following:

South of Bayfield on a July evening.
photo credit: Bonnie Sitter, Exeter Ontario

SCF Growth

In 2020, the South Huron Municipal Council entered into an agreement with the Foundation to create the Vitality (Municipal) Fund as part of the South Huron Community Fund which has grown into over $250,000 as part of the overall endowment and is now comprised of the following:

Knowing that Huron County had many of the charities that served residents through Lambton Shores, the Board of Directors decided to expand and rebrand

February 2021, SUNSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION was created to serve all of Huron County and Lambton Shores.

By March 2021, the Huron Entrepreneur Fund was officially launched by a group of business leaders to support charitable activities in Huron County that foster new businesses and grow existing businesses

Expansion in Goderich, Bluewater, and North Middlesex is a current strategic priority.
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