Grantees
NCF has five Discretionary Grant Programs:
- Community,
- David S. Howes Fund,
- Mini Grants
- Environmental,
- Summer Camp, and
- Strategic Initiatives.
Each application for our Discretionary Grant programs is evaluated by our volunteer Grant Review Committee, ensuring our grants are, meeting the greatest needs in Niagara, are making a visible and sustained impact and are being fairly dispersed across the region.
These Grants are funded by the earnings of our undesignated endowment funds- Niagara Fund/Community Funds and Field of Interest Funds. Undesignated funds provide NCF with ultimate flexibility to meet the pressing needs of Niagara.
Below is a list of NCF’s Discretionary Grants from the last five years:
| Year | Grantee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region | $10,000 | Support team building and skill development post COVID and invest in cohesion and growth of the team and strengthen staff capacity and resiliency. |
| 2023 | Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara | $40,000 | Expand trauma specific therapy and programs to Beamsville and Niagara Falls for people with complex mental health concerns who are otherwise unable to access such assistance. |
| 2023 | Avanti Chamber Singers | $750 | Purchase audio/visual equipment to create high quality informational and promotional videos which will be used to market the concert series and events to the public. |
| 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara | $20,000 | Support strategic improvements to Nearly New Thrift Store to increase profitability of social enterprise, increasing the ability to provide life-changing mentoring programs to young people facing adversity. |
| 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara | $10,000 | Support Power Up and Play, an inclusive school-based group mentoring programs for children in grades 4 and 5 that enables participants to realize their power and potential thanks to support from caring adult mentors. |
| 2023 | Boys and Girls Club of Niagara | $35,000 | Support replacement of 5 of 8 compressors associated with the HVAC unit servicing the Niagara Falls pool as these repairs are critical to the continued delivery of aquatic program services. |
| 2023 | Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts | $15,000 | Support the audio recording and filming of Kimiko's Pearl, that will enhance both the reach and impact of the production, that also includes a special taiko performance for the world premiere presentations in St. Catharines. |
| 2023 | Brock University | $25,000 | Develop an Indigenous Vision for Housing in Niagara that outlines how to build safe, affordable and culturally appropriate homes in Niagara from the position of Indigenous sovereignty. |
| 2023 | Caribbean Workers Outreach Project | $750 | Support transportation costs for migrant workers from Lincoln and NOTL to attend annual Cricket Match event. |
| 2023 | Carousel Players | $10,000 | Support new - The Niagara Children’s Festival - an exciting multi-day event offering live theatre, performance, and culture for young audiences, from early years to teens, in three Niagara municipalities in May 2024. |
| 2023 | Cave Springs Camp Inc. | $750 | Support the purchase of 2 barbecues to be used for meals that will benefit children, families and adults who use the facilities. |
| 2023 | City of Niagara Falls | $4,500 | Support Mother Earth Day, an environmentally friendly based event that includes a community clean-up, tree planting/give-a-way events and several vendors and demonstrators to create awareness of environmental initiatives. |
| 2023 | City of St. Catharines (Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park) | $2,000 | Plant native trees and shrubs to deter people from water edge and mitigate shore erosion. |
| 2023 | City of St. Catharines (Friends of Walker's Creek) | $6,325 | Support Cherie Road Park Invasive Species Removal Project with the removal of garlic mustard, and a planting to control the regrowth of the garlic mustard to reduce the potential for spread and the risk of environmental impacts. |
| 2023 | City of St. Catharines (Haig Neighbours) | $15,000 | Support transformation of the York Street Parkette and Haig Community Garden into a vibrant community hub where neighbours and visitors can gather, spend time, and build the social fabric. |
| 2023 | Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold | $28,000 | Installation of a video surveillance system to support the safety and wellbeing of clients, volunteers and frontline staff at the 2 North Street building. |
| 2023 | Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold (Niagara Nutrition Partners) | $750 | Support creation of promotional video that will explain services and to be used as an introduction at speaking events. |
| 2023 | Community Crew | $20,000 | To address the current Food Cost Crisis, support providing a fully balanced, complete lunch at school to the food insecure children in the Niagara. |
| 2023 | Community Crew | $7,000 | Meet the needs of an increasing ethnically diverse population in the Niagara to include Halal and other culturally diverse lunches. |
| 2023 | Community Living Fort Erie | $10,000 | Implementation of digital eMAR system that will provide medication management for individuals with developmental disabilities in multiple residential locations in Niagara. |
| 2023 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly (Faith Welland Outreach) | $750 | Support purchase of new folding tables to be used at Community houses. |
| 2023 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly (Faith Welland Outreach) | $750 | Support purchase of new folding chairs to be used at Community houses. |
| 2023 | Fenwick United Church | $750 | Purchase an AED for congregation, those associated within church and community members that gather for worship, socialization, education, leisure & work, as the location can't be reached by EMS within 5 min. |
| 2023 | Garden City Productions | $499 | Purchase printer to streamline the process of producing necessary material for cast and crew to effectively complete their rehearsals in a stress free environment. |
| 2023 | Gateway Residential and Community Support Services of Niagara | $15,000 | Support Food for Life, Healthy Eating Program in Port Colborne that provides opportunities to individuals to access healthy, affordable meals onsite at home. |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity Niagara | $9,900 | Purchase and implementation of a new accounting system and specialized CRA Canada - Not-for-Profit Certificate training for our Finance Manager. |
| 2023 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | $29,425 | Restore wet meadow habitat, providing nature exploration opportunities and educating through programming and exhibits including: new plantings, habitat boxes, and new nature area created for school groups and general public. |
| 2023 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | $20,000 | Support accessibility upgrades include a new ramp, adjustable tables, storage solutions and designated parking spots to support the classroom portable, a critical space for inclusive programming. |
| 2023 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | $8,500 | Expand Volunteer Work Experience Program for adults of all abilities, thus reducing barriers to participation and strengthening Niagara as an equitable, diverse and inclusive community for all people. |
| 2023 | Horse Cents for Kids | $10,000 | Provide new fencing to improve the safety of horsemanship programs. |
| 2023 | Horse Cents for Kids | $750 | Purchase new horseback riding helmets for riding programs. |
| 2023 | Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Rehabilitation Foundation | $50,000 | Support purchase of much-needed patient beds and specialty mattresses to meet the safety needs of patients, vital in preventing patient falls and pressure injuries for all inpatients. |
| 2023 | I Can Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. - I CAN-T.E.R. | $20,000 | Support Beaver Creek Restoration Project that will focus on environmental protection, enhancement and restoration by removing creek blockages, restoring creek embankments, controlling invasive species, and regenerate wildlife habitats. |
| 2023 | Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara | $15,000 | Support redesign and renovation of welcome area, incorporating trauma-informed design concepts, to create a calm and supportive setting for our young clients when they visit the Centre. |
| 2023 | Lincoln Pelham Public Library | $750 | Host Muckpaloo Ipeelie, Inuk Cultural Consultant and CEO of Urban Inuit Identity Project, during Truth and Reconciliation month to provide the community with a greater awareness of Inuit Culture and history. |
| 2023 | Lincoln Pelham Public Library | $5,525 | Purchase Memory Care Kits to be added to library collection and for use in Long Term Care and Retirement Homes for care partners and individuals living with cognitive changes to access locally and at no cost. |
| 2023 | Lincoln Pelham Public Library | $750 | Enhance the Visiting Library Service with sturdy, dark and zippered bags to deliver books in a confidential manner to our homebound clients that cannot access the library in person or virtually. |
| 2023 | Links for Greener Learning | $5,000 | Support students to attend 8th Annual Earth Week Event where they will have the opportunity to connect directly with organizations that are working to decrease human impact in environmentally sensitive areas. |
| 2023 | Links for Greener Learning | $7,000 | Support 'Growing Diversity Project' with primary objective to construct a new garden in Niagara Falls at MacBain Community Centre that is accessible to seniors and other community members. |
| 2023 | Nelles Manor Heritage House | $5,700 | Support Concert Series highlight local artists and meld the Historical aspects of our History with the celebration of music. |
| 2023 | Niagara Foundation for Family & Children's Services | $15,000 | Support building of a new, accessible play area at the St. Catharine’s site which will be used during visits between children in care and their respective family members. |
| 2023 | Niagara Jazz Festival | $7,500 | Expand community outreach and programming to Thorold, JAZZ in the STREET, by providing be free & family friendly: live music, vendors, food & beverage. |
| 2023 | Niagara Railway Museum Inc | $750 | Support replacement of guard rail along the pit area to improve the safety of the deck and surroundings for visitors and volunteers. |
| 2023 | Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre | $750 | Revise and print 'You Are Not Alone' booklet to be distributed to medical care facilities such as hospitals in the region, doctors offices and other social service organizations. |
| 2023 | Niagara Resource Service for Youth (RAFT) | $750 | Support launch of educational community campaign, Attachment Is The Answer, to showcase promise to end youth homelessness by forging stronger bonds with family, friends, school, and community. |
| 2023 | Niagara SPCA & Humane Society - Welland Site | $22,500 | Support program to visit long term care centers and senior residents can interact with animals and an participate in education session on animals. |
| 2023 | Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library | $750 | Support Summer Kick-Off Community Event which is the launch of summer children's programming to attract families to the library and foster excitement within the community. |
| 2023 | Ontario Nature | $10,000 | Support Harold Mitchell Nature Reserve mature hemlock forest on the shores of Lake Erie and reduce infestation rate of invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, thereby maintaining the mature hemlock forest habitat that is vital for wildlife survival. |
| 2023 | Pelham Cares Inc. | $15,000 | Support purchase a 360 cubic foot walk-in freezer, to provide additional frozen storage capacity to offset the increasing cost of food by receiving bulk items. |
| 2023 | Red Roof Retreat | $500 | Purchase games that will allow clients to play together as well as provide a fun, meaningful activities onsite and in the community. |
| 2023 | Regional Essential Access to Connected Healthcare Niagara | $15,000 | Purchase portable ultrasound machine to treat issues in real time and to equip staff to care for wounds to prevent infection and hospitalizations of patients. |
| 2023 | Rodman Art Institute of Niagara | $10,000 | Support installation of an accessible washroom on the main floor of our new public gallery to ensure all members of the community can enjoy space. |
| 2023 | Scouts Canada - 10th Welland Scouts | $720 | Provide volunteers with a training opportunity to receive their Food Safe Handler Certification, increasing the safety of youth in the program. |
| 2023 | Silver Spire United Church | $25,000 | Support replacement of boiler that services facility with an efficient system, replace thermostats, remove asbestos, and update the facility's fire barrier to modernize the heating systems for the facility's many users. |
| 2023 | St. Catharines Public Library | $750 | Provide sensory kits with noise-cancelling headphones and tactile items for individuals with autism and neurodivergent challenges to reduce stress and anxiety when visiting the Library and attending programs. |
| 2023 | St. George's Church - Niagara Community Benefits Network | $10,000 | Support capacity building for the Niagara Community Benefits Network in which all residents have equitable opportunities to contribute to healthy communities and a prospering economy. |
| 2023 | Start Me Up Niagara | $14,025 | Support "Come Together" tour that aims to implement four key actions that will enhance inclusivity and equity: enhanced training, multi-lingual communication, increased bi-lingual volunteer base, and expanded partnerships. |
| 2023 | Start2Finish Canada | $10,000 | Support after-school Running & Reading Club+ program, a partnership with the District School Board of Niagara, providing 50 equity-deserving children (grades 1-6) with physical activity, SEL and literacy supports. |
| 2023 | Summer Camp Grants | $21,780 | Provide bursaries to 16 organizations to support more than 230 children in financial need attend summer camp programs. |
| 2023 | The Brown Homestead | $22,000 | Conduct ground-penetrating radar scans, followed by an archaeological survey with appropriate Indigenous monitoring to support research and new educational programming efforts and ongoing site development. |
| 2023 | The Brown Homestead | $750 | Support purchase of tables for use onsite as programming expands and for events. |
| 2023 | The Brown Homestead | $750 | Support purchase of branded flags and tablecloths to be used on site and at community events. |
| 2023 | The Willow Community Support Services (Willow Arts Community) | $11,000 | Increase access to programming by delivering an exciting and accessible music and performance program for folks living with mental illness/substance use in Niagara. |
| 2023 | The Willow Community Support Services (Willow Arts Community) | $750 | Purchase new laptop that will provide instructors with necessary digital resources to enhance arts education programs and participants greatly benefit from accessing digital tools for creative exploration. |
| 2023 | Town of Pelham | $15,000 | Enhance natural tree canopy in North Pelham Park and bring awareness and education on conservation and the importance of a tree canopy. |
| 2023 | Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC), Niagara Chapter | $41,500 | Goal to stem the spread of invasive species throughout the Upper Twelve Mile Watershed and to prevent the release of Goldfish or Koi into the watershed. |
| 2023 | YPI Canada | $10,000 | Support Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) that supported 4 Niagara schools to patriciate in the program. |
| 2023 | YWCA Niagara Region | $35,000 | Purchase truck and plow to divert expense for snow plowing of organization facilities to a maintenance worker that will ensure properties are maintained and plowing is done properly and efficiently. |
| 2022 | Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre of Healing (ATTCH) Niagara | 15000 | Collect and process client standardized assessment data, client and community feedback to demonstrate the efficacy of trauma model and prepare presentation for agencies with mandate to fund mental health treatment. |
| 2022 | Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre of Healing (ATTCH) Niagara | 27500 | Provide timely trauma therapy for marginalized individuals and families, offering weekly assistance to some in shelter situations and introducing specialized programming for newcomers to Canada. |
| 2022 | Avanti Chamber Singers | 5500 | Support the performance of choral work "Considering Matthew Shepard" in April 2023 for the general public focusing on themes of social justice and inclusion. |
| 2022 | Brock University | 32500 | Support Neurodiversity through Adaptive Programming (SNAP), a developmentally appropriate movement education-based, embedded curriculum offered to youth, teens and adults experiencing disability in the Niagara Region. |
| 2022 | Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara | 750 | Purchase BBQ and equipment to be used in activities outside physical address to help with accessibility, promotion of diversity + inclusiveness by allowing more people to attend events. |
| 2022 | City of Niagara Falls - The Park in the City Committee | 4150 | Support Niagara Falls Mother Earth Day that will highlight environmental demonstrations, vendors and activities that residents can participate in, including tree planting and a community clean up. |
| 2022 | City of Port Colborne | 1100 | Partner with the NPCA to identify and source native tree species, and plant xnumber trees along four sections of the friendship trail in Port Colborne. |
| 2022 | City of Port Colborne | 750 | Market and promote the newly formed Winter Wonderland – Bring on the Magic, to attract more visitors to downtown Port Colborne and the Main Street district. |
| 2022 | Community Care of West Niagara | 750 | Install outdoor message board to offer an alternate means of communication to clients and supporters. |
| 2022 | Community Living - Fort Erie | 750 | Provide additional CPR training and resources to support staff and clients. |
| 2022 | Community Support Services of Niagara | 15000 | Support the Age-Friendly Niagara Council (AFNC) business plan which focuses on AFNC's priority of achieving sustainability. |
| 2022 | Crystal Ridge Dream Centre | 25000 | Support 48-week community outreach initiative providing fresh nutritional takeout meals twice a week to those in need within Crystal Beach, Ridgeway and the greater Fort Erie area. |
| 2022 | Design For A New Tomorrow | 10365 | Connecting with domestic violence offenders shortly after their referral in order to provide support and create engagement and once completed Partner Assault Response (PAR) Program, supporting offenders/participants in living violence free lives. |
| 2022 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly - Faith Welland Outreach | 20000 | In partnership with Niagara Regional Housing, support opening a new Community House in the City of Welland, to provide programs for low-income children and youth. |
| 2022 | Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines - Multicultural Centre | 1000 | Support Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHP) Healthcare Navigator Training Program. |
| 2022 | Gillian's Place | 6000 | Invest in front-line staff by providing them with the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). |
| 2022 | Grimsby Auxiliary Marine Rescue Unit (GAMRU South Shore Search and Rescue | 750 | Replace Search And Rescue Mannequin to be used in volunteer training. |
| 2022 | Grimsby Public Library Board | 750 | Purchase of materials to plan, stage, and deliver puppet shows and workshops to children, teens, and families to promote literacy and library use which will be shared with Lincoln and West Lincoln libraries. |
| 2022 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | 16500 | Support urgent need to study wetlands and seasonal vernal pools including salamander species and the presence and relative abundance of calling amphibians. |
| 2022 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | 750 | Design and create vignettes along Tootsie Express train route on property to showcase animal habitats and themed illustrations that reflect Indigenous culture and art crafted from natural materials. |
| 2022 | Holy Trinity Church | 7500 | Support monthly Food and Hygiene Program. |
| 2022 | Horse Cents for Kids | 15000 | Install new roof on the Horse Discovery Centre. |
| 2022 | Hospice Niagara | 100000 | Over two years, support expansion of hospice care, including adding 20 new private rooms in 2024. |
| 2022 | Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Rehabilitation Foundation | 43500 | Fund Sound Isolation Booth for the Audiology Department at Hotel Dieu Shaver to accommodate the large amount of hearing tests for special populations in Niagara. |
| 2022 | I CAN Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. | 15000 | Support Beaver Creek Restoration Project to focus on protection, enhancement and restoration by removing creek blockage and debris, restoring creek embankments, controlling invasive species, and regenerate wildlife habitats. |
| 2022 | I CAN Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. | 750 | Revise and print marketing materials for program and services offered. |
| 2022 | Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre of Niagara | 24000 | Support renovation of 500 sq. ft. dedicated Play Therapy Program space for counselling children recovering form abuse and neglect. |
| 2022 | Lincoln Public Library | 5215 | Expand the Makerspace program by adding a new 3D printer and engage more youth in Lincoln and Pelham in STEM technology. |
| 2022 | Links for Greener Learning | 7800 | Support delivery of educational workshops at greenhouse to create awareness about food insecurity in the Niagara region and provide residents with knowledge and skills to grow food. |
| 2022 | Links for Greener Learning | 3300 | Develop and implement in-person and virtual environment focused program at Buchanan Teaching Garden. |
| 2022 | Meals on Wheels Port Colbourne | 8625 | Support Safe at Home services, specifically, to low-income seniors who would have chosen to opt out of receiving services due to financial hardships. |
| 2022 | Niagara Catholic District School Board | 15000 | Support Recess Project, reimagining and redesigning outdoor playspaces through schoolyard renovations with the goal to support student well-being by enhancing recess experiences. |
| 2022 | Niagara College- School of Environmental and Horticultural Studies | 17000 | Partner with Niagara Coastal to expand community-based water monitoring hub to the Lake Ontario shoreline in Niagara to increase positive environmental impact throughout community. |
| 2022 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | 10000 | Increase accessibility to renown Kurelek archival materials by providing ingallery ipad and website access to the archival materials for public and researchers. |
| 2022 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | 750 | Re-envision and re-develop children's hands-on exhibitions in a safe way for a post covid environment that includes developing divisional shelving and padded floor space for a new tubular exhibition. |
| 2022 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | 750 | Develop a new Children's Museum hands-on exhibition including a Percussion music wall, with a variety of percussion instruments for children to experiment with. |
| 2022 | Niagara Health Foundation | 21000 | Purchase C-Arm System that provides live real-time images during surgical procedures resulting in faster and more successful procedures. |
| 2022 | Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority | 20000 | Restore 4 acre wetland, including planting of native aquatic vegetation to improve habitat for wildlife, manage invasive species, protect water quality from runoff, prevent erosion and flooding. |
| 2022 | Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre | 15000 | Hire a Program Coordinator to rebuild live and virtual art programs and recruit experienced instructors to revitalize programming devastated by COVID. |
| 2022 | Niagara Region Emergency Management | 4000 | Expand the capacity of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) by providing in house first aid/CPR training and disaster preparedness materials for vulnerable populations. |
| 2022 | Niagara SPCA & Humane Society - Welland Site | 20000 | Support pet owners impacted during the Pandemic and beyond with pet food and temporary care of their pets when experiencing homelessness, domestic violence and other stressful situtations. |
| 2022 | Pathstone Foundation | 50000 | Support capital campaign of the Welland site needing renovations to serve as mental health hub for South Niagara. |
| 2022 | Pelham Cares Inc. | 20000 | Fund replacement of lift (Dumbwaiter) used to transfer food from the main floor to the basement storage currently carried by volunteers up and down stairs. |
| 2022 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | 9000 | Increase capacity to meet the increasing need for our services with necessary IT equipment, and furniture for additional program and meeting space. |
| 2022 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | 35000 | Fund warehouse worker position to support emergency food program providing foods to an average of 100 families everyday to improve food security in Niagara Falls. |
| 2022 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | 750 | Partner with Willow Arts Community to commission and install art mural in the waiting room to create welcoming and warm environment for clients. |
| 2022 | Red Roof Retreat | 750 | Purchase iPad and protective case to be used by participants to enhance program offerings to participants that need quiet, independent activity. |
| 2022 | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 230 | 750 | Purchase technology and activity equipment to entice seniors to socialize and exercise in low-cost weekly activities. |
| 2022 | St Catharines Public Library | 9920 | Develop Gamerspace featuring computers and technologies that will foster social, recreational and educational collaboration within the community, while promoting digital literacy. |
| 2022 | Start Me Up Niagara (SMUN) | 750 | Fund Uhaul rentals for 13 events in partnership with Niagara’s Mobile Closet to mobilize 50 free shopping events across the Niagara serving low income and homeless residents. |
| 2022 | Start2Finish | 12000 | Support LIT Project that gives Indigenous children in Niagara access to books through "book vending machine" filled with Indigenous books, and relevant after-school programming. |
| 2022 | Suitcase in Point Theatre Company | 7500 | In partnership with Future Black Female, deliver a creative workshop series to young Black Women in Niagara, to provide arts-based learning and promote positive mental health. |
| 2022 | Summer Camp Grants | 19796 | Provide bursaries to 14 organizations to support more than 200 children in financial need attend summer camp programs. |
| 2022 | The Welland Historical Museum | 750 | Replace and update materials of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit kits that are available for schools to allow teachers to indigenize learning in all subjects for grades 3 and 5. |
| 2022 | Thorold Public Library | 12800 | Digitize Thorold’s rich local history in order to make it accessible on one website for equal and easy community access. |
| 2022 | Town of Lincoln | 10000 | Supply and install Oil-Grit Separator System in Jordan Village specifically designed to protect waterways from hazardous material spills and stormwater pollution. |
| 2022 | Town of Lincoln | 750 | Support Discover Your Park program providing opportunities for community to participate in activities that highlight amenities and showcase "all the ways they can play" in their local park. |
| 2022 | Town of Lincoln - Museum & Cultural Centre | 30000 | Develop an outdoor classroom to advance opportunities for learning and engagement for the community. |
| 2022 | Town of Lincoln - Museum & Cultural Centre | 750 | Install wheelchair accessible ramp to schoolhouse to enable children and adults facing physical challenges to enjoy the museum's unique and enriching programming. |
| 2022 | Town of Lincoln Concert Band | 750 | Market and promote the band with the additional focus of band recruitment. |
| 2022 | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake (Corp.) | 10000 | Instal a bioswale/rain garden at Ball's Beach Parkette will improve the stormwater quality entering the Niagara River. |
| 2022 | Unitarian Congregation of Niagara | 2700 | Support area of St. Catharines where there are few green spaces by creating a diverse, primarily native plant landscape, which would serve as a pollinator pathway. |
| 2022 | Welland Public Library | 630 | Purchase books and reading equipment for Reading Buddies program that pairs trained teen volunteers with children to foster their literacy development. |
| 2022 | Wellspring Niagara Cancer Support Foundation | 750 | Fund on-line training course ‘Rehab Techniques in Oncology’ offered through Embodia for 3 volunteers to meet the increasing demand for exercise program for people with cancer. |
| 2022 | West Lincoln Public Library | 750 | In collaboration with other Niagara Public Libraries, host Canadian author Ivan E. Coyote for the One Book, One Niagara event. |
| 2022 | West Niagara Palliative Care Services o/a Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers | 32000 | Renovations including front ramp, door and accessible washroom to meet the needs of community during on site programming. |
| 2022 | West Niagara Palliative Care Services o/a Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers | 750 | Creation and distribution of emergency information kit for clients to assist EMS and client's family to access essential medical information when/if the client is unable to answer for themselves. |
| 2022 | Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. | 77000 | Over two years, fund outreach counsellor position to help with the surge of Domestic Violence cases, with opportunity for sustainability by training select agency volunteers. |
| 2022 | Yellow Door Theatre Project | 7660 | Provide training, mentorship and work opportunities for youth exploring careers as Theatre Technicians to increase capacity of our performing arts programs. |
| 2022 | YPI Canada | 5000 | Support Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) that supported 2 Niagara schools to participate in the program. |
| 2022 | YWCA Niagara Region | 37000 | Repair the porch of emergency shelter for homeless women and children in St. Catharines as per heritage building guidelines. |
| 2022 | YWCA Niagara Region | 750 | Purchase and implement the use of walkie talkies in all shelters to help departments connect with each other in an efficient manner for daily use and in case of emergency. |
| 2021 | Autism Society Ontario - Niagara Region Chapter | 8000 | Support take home kits and virtual programming to clients impacted by the pandemic. |
| 2021 | Autism Society Ontario - Niagara Region Chapter | 15000 | Purchase much needed items to begin offering much needed face to face programs while adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. |
| 2021 | Bethlehem Housing and Support Services | 12000 | Support IT technology resources to build organization capacity by training staff and clients to develop skills and best practices for using virtual service delivery technologies. |
| 2021 | Bethlehem Housing and Support Services | 25000 | Support program to connect people who've experienced trauma to specialized trauma therapy and/or group support. |
| 2021 | Brock University | 750 | Support the Sport Support Team that serves the needs of Niagara-based sport and recreation organizations that matches student expertise with partner needs. |
| 2021 | Carousel Players | 5000 | Support the April 2022, two day, Region-wide Anniversary Festival to celebrate 50 years of bringing theatre and arts education to the children of Niagara. |
| 2021 | Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold (Niagara Nutrition Partners) | 6000 | Fund laptops devicies to meet the needs of virtual landscape to conduct meetings and provide services with school administration and volunteers online. |
| 2021 | Community Care of West Niagara | 12000 | Expand food room to accommodate social distancing and address accissibility issues inside building that will "build on" the renovation planned for outside. |
| 2021 | District School Board of Niagara | 25000 | Partnering with TOES Niagara to offer "What They See is What They Will Be!" which is a mentorship initiative for Black youth and open to everyone. |
| 2021 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly - Faith Welland Outreach | 2000 | Support expansion of McLaughlin Street Community House High School Club program, providing educational opportunities to youth aged 13-18 in Welland. |
| 2021 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly - Faith Welland Outreach | 750 | Purchase of a new barbeque for our McLaughlin Street Community House. |
| 2021 | Friends of Fort Erie's Creeks | 4000 | Mentor students in the methodology and application of various environmental monitoring processes at the Stevensville Conservation Area and Black Creek. |
| 2021 | Gillian's Place | 60000 | Support renovation to add bathrooms to three client bedrooms as phase one of larger plan for facility enhancement and expansion. |
| 2021 | Grimsby Public Art Gallery (Town of Grimsby) | 750 | Support community to heal and reconnect through creative, positive art experiences that can be enjoyed for free or at a minimal cost, ensuring access to all who could benefit. |
| 2021 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | 5450 | Study the wetland and their seasonal vernal pools impacting ground water flowing into Welland River which is home to many documented species at risk. |
| 2021 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | 20000 | Installation of trail navigation system to facilitate inclusive access for all abilities to engage in environmental science activities and enjoy independent access to nature. |
| 2021 | Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Rehabilitation Foundation | 70000 | Support creation for a Medication Station as part of a new medication management system, allowing for a safer, more efficient way of distributing medications to inpatients. |
| 2021 | Lincoln Public Library | 750 | Establish musical instrument lending library collection for the community to share joy of creating music. |
| 2021 | Links for Greener Learning | 8000 | Restore the pond and wetland at Buchanan Teaching Gardens to expand environmental lessons including aquatic habits, flora, fauna, insects, frogs, benthos, fish, etc. |
| 2021 | Literacy Link Niagara Inc. | 750 | Develop and host a twice monthly podcast for community service providers serving adults to help them learn about referral options and service delivery tips for their clients. |
| 2021 | March of Dimes Canada | 40000 | Support the needs of stroke survivors as they navigate their path forward after a stroke by expanding the After Stroke program throughout Niagara Region. |
| 2021 | McNally House Hospice | 100000 | Support capital campaign to fund a new 10-bed Hospice Residence while the current 6-bed hospice will be renovated to house the new Day Hospice. |
| 2021 | Nature Conservancy of Canada | 9200 | Restore ponds on Lathrop Nature Preserve, improving habitat connectivity and downstream water quality leading to Twelve Mile Creek. |
| 2021 | Nelles Manor Heritage Home | 1300 | Purchase a desktop computer to allow data collection and provide communication to agency supporters. |
| 2021 | Niagara College | 6000 | Support Niagara College’s Feed the Community (FTC) initiative will help reduce hunger in Niagara by providing 150 prepared meals every week to community food banks. |
| 2021 | Niagara College | 30000 | Wellness Connection Tour will provide marginalized people access to wellness programming and supports at no cost in disadvantaged communities. |
| 2021 | Niagara College | 69000 | Transformation of Benchmark Restaurant into Community Kitchen / Academic Event Space to help those experiencing food insecurity and provide student learning. |
| 2021 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | 5000 | Support outdoor Classic and Family Film Festival in partnership with the City of Niagara Falls and Heartland Forest Conservation Centre. |
| 2021 | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre Inc. | 30000 | Support renovation to accommodate exercise classes, support groups and youth activities. |
| 2021 | Niagara Falls Community Outreach | 15000 | Support staff as COVID-19 has prevented the return of our volunteers to the kitchen. |
| 2021 | Niagara Historical Society/ NOTL Museum | 5000 | Support three short documentaries exploring Niagara-on-the-Lakes rich history, from Black History to fruit farming past, to the heritage of waterfront industries. |
| 2021 | Niagara Jazz Festival | 5000 | Support event celebrating Black History in the Niagara Region with an exploration into the deep roots of the arts and culture of Black Lives. |
| 2021 | Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre | 750 | Expand shop area with installation of shelving to display art supplies for sale. |
| 2021 | Niagara Region Emergency Management | 15000 | Support volunteers (Community Emergency Response Team-CERT) provided with training to allow them to assist all of Niagara in the event of an emergency or disaster. |
| 2021 | Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre ( CARSA Inc. ) | 69720 | Over two years, support full time counsellor to reduce waitin time for services to 3 months or less. |
| 2021 | Niagara Regional Literacy Council | 3500 | Support plan to assist the organization to modernize and improve organizations' visibility, programs and increase recruitement of volunteer tutors. |
| 2021 | Niagara Symphony Association | 6000 | Support First Nations Composition Competition, providing Indigenous composers with the opportunity to have a composition vetted and performed. |
| 2021 | Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library | 750 | Support "Pause to Paint", an opportunity to process and express feelings, through art workshops that teach constructive strategies to manage mental health challenges, |
| 2021 | Pathstone Foundation | 15000 | Support more resouces focusing on Front Line mental health efforts to offer immediate care to Niagara's kids. |
| 2021 | Plastic Oceans Foundation Canada | 3350 | Greener Future will enhance 13 litter cleanups taking place in Niagara by improving data collection, citizen science opportunities, and increasing the number of volunteers. |
| 2021 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | 15000 | Fund horticulture grad to support 3 community gardens, build a children's garden play area and pollinator garden. |
| 2021 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | 750 | Purchase laptop and WIFI extenders required to register familes for seasonal programs that are located off-site in order to ensure COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols. |
| 2021 | Quest Community Health Centre | 40000 | Support Peer Support Navigators in providing counseling to people experiencing homelessness who visit Niagara hospitals. |
| 2021 | Red Roof Retreat | 500 | Purchase a DVD Projector and Screen for our Community Engagement Program |
| 2021 | Scientists In School - Niagara Region Branch | 3800 | Support innovative virtual educational workshops in under served communities. |
| 2021 | St. Barnabas Anglican Church | 10000 | Support Family Meal Kit Program that delivers meals, containing COVID-19 appropriate food items and recipes, suitable to feed up to a family of 4. |
| 2021 | St. Catharines Public Library | 750 | Develop a collection of Astronomy Kits, each of which will include a customized telescope, a guide to the night sky, and a lens cleaning tool. |
| 2021 | St. George's Anglican Church | 750 | Create and install a number of professional signs to help direct clients and create awareness of where we are located. |
| 2021 | St. John Ambulance - St. Catharines Branch | 750 | Reinstate Car Seat Safety workshops in Niagara post-COVID and the PPE required by staff and volunteers. |
| 2021 | Star of the Sea Church | 750 | Purchase supplies to make to cancer turbans for the Niagara Health System and Wellspring Niagara. |
| 2021 | Suitcase in Point Theatre Company | 5000 | Support Lost + Found audio narrative journey that weaves together the story of Chloe Cooley (Lost) with songs and anecdotes from the Niagara community (Found). |
| 2021 | Summer Camp Grants | 19275 | Provide bursaries to 13 organizations to support more than 200 children in finanical need attemd summer camp programs. |
| 2021 | The Hope Centre | 13000 | Support development of App to help clients receive program information, book appointments, and communicate with the agency. |
| 2021 | The Willow Community Support Services | 9900 | Build the framework for new visual arts studio/education space available to people with lived experience of mental illness/substance use disorder in Niagara. |
| 2021 | Town of Fort Erie | 750 | Support weekly farmer's market intended to increase exposure of local products and goods to both residents and tourists during the high-demand summer season. |
| 2021 | Village of Hope | 20000 | Support expansion to meet the needs of community for food security, and shelter stability assistance, with renovations as our response to COVID-19 recovery. |
| 2021 | Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre | 11000 | Support digitizing telephone system to Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) to increase capacity when employees are working remotely. |
| 2021 | Welland Public Library | 2500 | Fund 100 Geocache locations (historical, businesses, etc) across Welland-Geocache which is the activity of hunting for and finding hidden objects by means of GPS coordinates. |
| 2021 | Yellow Door Theatre Project | 5000 | Expand program offerings through the purchase of new equipment for stable online collaboration, recording and video streaming from studio space in Virgil. |
| 2021 | YPI Canada | 7500 | Support Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) that supported 3 Niagara schools to participate in the program. |
| 2021 | YWCA Niagara Region | 3500 | Fund creation of covered outdoor space for homeless women and families to play, socialize, and relax while in an emergency shelter. |
| 2021 | YWCA Niagara Region | 750 | Provide our staff with Mental Health First Aid Training to ensure they have the tools needed to respond to an increase of mental health crises within the shelters. |
| 2020 | Autism Society Ontario - Niagara Region Chapter | $7,500 | Expand programs and services to Welland to decrease transportation barriers for participants with ASD and their families. |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Club of Niagara | $11,000 | Support critical capital improvements at the St. Catharines facility to ensure continued programming, renovations to include HVAC, air conditioning and bathroom fixtures. |
| 2020 | Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts | $5,000 | Support Voices of Freedom Festival to include Sounds of Hope, a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, including concerts and educational initiatives. |
| 2020 | Brock U/Niagara Penguins | $4,000 | Support awareness campaign to attract athletes, health professionals and donors to support organization that offers people with physical disabilities a chance to play sports. |
| 2020 | Brock University | $40,000 | Implement My SSP portal for students to access text and telephone counselling. |
| 2020 | Brock University - Leadership Niagara | $4,500 | Leadership Niagara Bursary to support three individuals from charitable organizations in Niagara. |
| 2020 | Carousel Players | $750 | Create and distribute crafts and drama games to children in financial need across Niagara. |
| 2020 | Chippawa Presbyterian Church | $500 | Purchase sewing machine, sewing machine table and materials to expand work on quilting and sewing items for individuals in need. |
| 2020 | City of Niagara Falls - The Park in the City Committee | $4,000 | Expansion of project installations on school grounds that leave a positive environmental footprint at each participating school, while providing education value. |
| 2020 | City of St. Catharines - Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park | $1,000 | Removal of invasive plant from a 2nd 3 acre area of the forest, followed by planting native plants, continuing on the success of 2019 project phase. |
| 2020 | Community Living - Fort Erie | $500 | Purchase furniture for outdoor space of the 2020 "Helping Hands Project" for residents at Maple Ave Group Home. |
| 2020 | Community Living - Fort Erie | $15,000 | Purchase van to transport people with intellectual disabilities and complex behavioral needs to increase opportunities for participation in the community. |
| 2020 | Eventide Home c/oThe Salvation Army Niagara Falls Honourable Ray & Helen Lawson | $500 | Purchase I-Pad tablet to be used by residents in the Tech Your Rec (recreation) Program. |
| 2020 | Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly - Faith Welland Outreach | $17,450 | Provide support programs and supplies for youth and seniors in need. |
| 2020 | Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines - Multicultural Centre | $28,363 | Provide literacy and skills training to support newcomer youth that experience barriers to education, employment and success. |
| 2020 | Fort Erie Public Library | $2,850 | Purchase Cognitive Care Kits that offer series of dementia-friendly activities, containing an assortment of prepared games and workbooks that encourage social engagement. |
| 2020 | Gallery Players of Niagara | $750 | Create digital program notes to be emailed to all tickets buyers to engage audience and provide insight and learnings into each performance. |
| 2020 | Gillian's Place | $10,000 | Transition front-line training program to an online training portal. |
| 2020 | Horse Cents for Kids | $7,700 | Support After School Horsemanship Program that will provide at-risk youth, the opportunity to learn about and experience horses, improving their mental health and well being. |
| 2020 | Hospice Niagara | $460 | Purchase camera microphone to produce videos to enhance donor communication and community engagement. |
| 2020 | Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Rehabilitation Foundation | $21,600 | Purchase eye-gazing technology and Smart Writing Board assessment tools for clients of the Augmentative & Alternative Communication Clinic. |
| 2020 | I CAN Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. | $20,000 | Build infrastratue to provide a year round outdoor nature facility. |
| 2020 | INCommunities | $8,850 | Support the one time costs to setup the remainder of dataset layers for the Niagara Food Asset Map portal. |
| 2020 | INCommunities | $20,000 | Improve access to information and community services for seniors through enhanced resources and linkage to 211 helpline. |
| 2020 | Links for Greener Learning | $7,400 | Buchanan Teaching Gardens and Environmental Center will be educating students and members of the community on gardening, cooking, eating healthy and climate change. |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy of Canada | $8,000 | Restoration of two ponds on Lathrop Nature Preserve to improve habitat connectivity and downstream water quality. |
| 2020 | Niagara (Hope) Furniture Bank | $40,000 | Purchase moving truck to collect mattresses to distribute to those in need in Niagara Region. |
| 2020 | Niagara Catholic District School Board | $25,000 | Support Niagara Catholic District School Board and Tools of Empowerment for Success Niagara partnership progam: What They See is What They Will BE Mentorship Program. |
| 2020 | Niagara Children's Centre | $13,000 | Enhance the successful Family Engagement Program, by providing peer mentorship. |
| 2020 | Niagara Health Foundation | $37,409 | Purchase portable Air Scrubbing equipment for high risk areas in multiple hospital locations. |
| 2020 | Niagara Health Foundation | $270,000 | Purchase essential equipment including ventilators, beds and PPE as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Niagara Jazz Festival | $5,000 | Support music and jazz in Niagara that inspires, educates & develops future jazz audiences, while combining live jazz with food, wine, culture & natural wonders. |
| 2020 | Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre | $5,000 | Develop marketing plan to publicise the newly renovated centre now boasting reduced barriers to access to the arts for those who have financial, physical, mental disadvantages. |
| 2020 | Niagara Resource Service for Youth (The RAFT) | $45,000 | Provide 1200 hours of Summer Camp for 250-300 low income youth living in four Niagara Region Housing communities. |
| 2020 | Niagara Training & Employment Agency (NTEC) | $8,000 | Expand the growing of vegetables to supply not only to Project Share, but other similar food bank programs in the Niagara Region. |
| 2020 | Niagara Worship Centre | $500 | Purchase flatware and supplies for the HOTMEAL program to help Niagara Falls residents in need. |
| 2020 | Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library | $5,000 | Provide Cognitive Care Kits and appropriate training to support the skills and abilities of those living with dementia and their caregivers. |
| 2020 | Open Arms Mission of Welland Inc. | $8,100 | Purchase a refrigerated cargo van box to to rescue more perishable food and distribute it to more people in need of healthy food in Niagara through partner agencies |
| 2020 | Pathstone Foundation | $5,000 | Increase capacity at the 8 Hear & Now Walk-In Clinics located across Niagara. |
| 2020 | Pathstone Foundation | $55,000 | Support the expansion of hours of service at the mental health walk in clinics across the Region |
| 2020 | Pelham Cares Inc. | $5,000 | Support freezer purchase and other costs associated with responded to the increased need related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Port Cares | $18,170 | Support ongoing provision of hot meals for children and adults who do not independently have access to healthy food due to the multiple, complex barriers they face. |
| 2020 | Positive Living Niagara | $4,000 | Support the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network's strategic planning process to help solidify community engagement over the next 4 years |
| 2020 | Positive Living Niagara | $4,000 | Support the creation of new 2021-2025 Strategic Plan for the agency to set a new course for the future. |
| 2020 | Small Change Fund | $1,500 | Engage in shoreline cleanups along shores of Lake Ontario and include data collection and citizen science opportunities. |
| 2020 | St Catharines Public Library | $7,400 | Purchase 10 hotspots and 10 unlimited data plans to be signed out by residents of Niagara Regional Housing, who can’t access wifi and have been impacted by COVID-19. |
| 2020 | Strive Niagara (AFSSN) | $500 | Support the Collective Kitchen Program that would enable families from priority schools to participate in the bi-weekly cooking classes called "25 portions". |
| 2020 | Suitcase in Point Theatre Company | $5,000 | Support 40 minute immersive, sight specific, play that starts at Salem Chapel British Methodist Episcopal Church and ends at City Hall for the Emancipation Day flag raising ceremony. |
| 2020 | Summer Camp Grants | $7,250 | Provided bursaries to 5 organizations to support children to participate in a summer camp program. |
| 2020 | Tomorrow's Voices Foundation | $1,000 | Support marketing of agency to recruit members for the children's choir kids between the ages of 7 and 18 in Niagara. |
| 2020 | Town of Lincoln | $2,500 | Tree plantings and rain garden to promote native species and stormwater quality at Jordan Hollow Cultural Park. |
| 2020 | Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC), Niagara Chapter | $8,000 | Restoration to enhance reach among landowners and help mitigate flooding in the watershed. |
| 2020 | United Way Niagara | $25,000 | Support to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to provide food for food banks across Niagara. |
| 2020 | Welland Public Library | $500 | Purchase seeds and supplies to launch a "seed library" at downtown location with the goal to protect genetic diversity in our food system and promote public access to seeds. |
| 2020 | Westview Christian Fellowship - Women 4 Women | $12,000 | Creation of play area so children have the health benefits of playing outdoors. |
| 2020 | YMCA of Niagara | $15,000 | Support Beyond the Bell program that addresses the achievement gap experienced by children in low-income neighborhoods through a free after-school program. |
| 2020 | YPI Canada | $10,000 | Fund Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) that supports 4 Niagara schools to participate in the program. |
| 2020 | YWCA Niagara Region | $36,000 | Support the building of the new community room space at new 24 unit transitional apartment building to be used by residents. |
| 2019 | Bethlehem Housing and Support Services | $4,000 | Support our new Housing Hero Ambassadors program by developing timeless digital marketing collateral, including customizable social media templates and ambassador outreach videos. |
| 2019 | Bridges Community Health Centre | $7,500 | Support fund for Bridges CHC clients, who would otherwise not be able to afford, basic or emergency medical and health related products and services. |
| 2019 | Brock University | $35,000 | Support the teaching and learning actions that will foster a culture of truth, reciprocity, reconciliation and decolonization at Brock University and in the Niagara community. |
| 2019 | Canadian Cancer Society (Niagara) | $5,000 | Support renovation of wig room to be a more welcoming environment and include a resource space for clients to obtain support and information on their diagnosis and treatment. |
| 2019 | Canadian Chamber Academy (Music Niagara) | $4,500 | Support the creation of a pilot project establishing a biennial Choral Festival in Niagara on the Lake and surrounding region. |
| 2019 | Carousel Players | $4,600 | Provide support for three free performances of Flying Hearts, a Sensory Friendly dance/theatre performance with live music, welcoming children of diverse abilities and special needs and their families. |
| 2019 | Cave Springs Camp Inc. | $5,000 | Purchase three adjustable adult change tables to accommodate the physical needs of physically challenged youth. |
| 2019 | City of Niagara Falls - The Park in the City Committee | $4,000 | Support Schools In Bloom program that will allow new schools to participate and develop environmental/horticulture projects that are student driven. |
| 2019 | City of St. Catharines - Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park | $4,000 | Removal of invasive buckthorn and Manitoba maple trees, and bittersweet vines around waterfowl pond and in 2 other forest areas followed by native trees and shrubs plantings to restore habitat. |
| 2019 | City of Welland | $500 | Purchase Concept 2 Ergometer machine to assist with year round training of rowing athletes in the South Niagara Niagara Rowing Club. |
| 2019 | CNIB | $5,000 | Support program that teaches people with blindness and sight loss how to try, use, and access new accessible technologies that can dramatically reduce social isolation and enhance participation in the community. |
| 2019 | Community Care of West Niagara | $6,000 | Support the development a Strategic Plan that will reflect the agency growthe and and diversification. |
| 2019 | Community Care of West Niagara | $30,000 | Support the building renovation project that will improve the safety and accessibility of building for clients and the community at large, while improving efficiencies in support of expanded programming. |
| 2019 | Community Living St. Catharines | $15,000 | Revitalize the tired, old worn-out kitchens in 3 group homes to better serve the 14 individuals residing at these locations to encourage a sense of connection and socialization. |
| 2019 | Design For A New Tomorrow | $6,000 | Support the development a 5 year Strategic Plan for the organization. |
| 2019 | Epilepsy Niagara | $8,000 | Support leadership program for youth (and adults) living with epilepsy, designed to empower them to be strong ambassadors, self-advocates and role models while equipping them with necessary life skills. |
| 2019 | Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines - Multicultural Centre | $500 | Train 10 newcomers on public speaking, confidence-building, and group facilitation in order to connect and collaborate with elementary and high schools in the Niagara Region and give presentations on the newcomer experience. |
| 2019 | Food4Kids Niagara | $8,000 | Develop a Summer Food Program to address the issue of child hunger during the summer months when school is not in session and student nutrition programs aren't running. |
| 2019 | Fort Erie Public Library | $500 | Purchase furniture for the tween area, to enhance the popular tween program and expand seating capacity. |
| 2019 | Foundation of Resources for Teens (FORT) | $90,000 | Over two years, support the continued operation of the only free after school program and youth resource centre in West Niagara and help build long term sustainability of the program. |
| 2019 | Gillian's Place | $50,000 | Over two years - Support project that seeks to alleviate barriers to safe, affordable housing by partnering with Bethlehem Housing & Support Services to provide transitional housing and support for women and children fleeing abuse. |
| 2019 | Grimsby Museum (Town of Grimsby) | $2,500 | Support project that will provide outdoor gallery space to the Grimsby Museum park including the installation of informational signs along side the artefacts already present in the park. |
| 2019 | Grimsby Public Art Gallery (Town of Grimsby) | $500 | Support Armchair Art History series, a non-academic survey of the development of world art that will provide knowledge and increase understanding and appreciation of art and art galleries. |
| 2019 | Grimsby Public Art Gallery (Town of Grimsby) | $500 | Support workshop with twoYukon based artists, one Indigenous, one a recent arrival, to enhance understanding of traditional territories and indigenous cultures from across Canada with the experiences of Niagara residents and our local environment. |
| 2019 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | $4,000 | Support community engagement activities including tree planting, the installation of tree tags, and education and awareness of the role of trees and water quality. |
| 2019 | Hospice Niagara | $43,000 | Support program that provides people living with terminal illnesses and their families informed choices about their end-of-life care, earlier in the illness trajectory to help reduce their anxiety during care transitions. |
| 2019 | Hotel Dieu Shaver Health & Rehabilitation Foundation | $25,000 | Support the replacement of the medication management system, allowing for a safer, technically advanced and more efficient way of documenting and distributing medications to inpatients. |
| 2019 | Kiwanis Club of St .Catharines Central | $15,000 | Support the purchase of a Tow Horse statue to educate residents to the role played in the first three Welland Canals and the development of Canada, and create a cultural centre of gravity. |
| 2019 | Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region | $35,000 | Support the one time tenant build costs for a new office space in the Branscombe Mental Health Centre. |
| 2019 | NCDSB - Cardinal Newman Elementary School | $3,400 | Purchase six child friendly spin bikes, to place in the regular classroom setting providing students with an opportunity to optimize on the relationship between exercise and brain performance/mood. |
| 2019 | Niagara College | $15,000 | Support the Dental Outreach Project that brings students from the Dental Hygiene program into the Southridge and Salvation Army homeless shelters to provide oral health care and education to residents. |
| 2019 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | $500 | Purchase new air conditioning/heating unit for children's art studio space. |
| 2019 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | $6,000 | Support creation of Mock Archeological Dig that will enable the Museum to develop integrated learning opportunities for elementary school students and increase capacity. |
| 2019 | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre Inc. | $500 | Purchase materials for summer camp where youth cook, play games, team build, and attend community outings with goal of building life-skills, healthy eating habits, and self-esteem to improve social-emotional wellbeing. |
| 2019 | Niagara Falls Community Outreach | $13,000 | Support expansion of free meal program with goal to increase served to 73,000 providing 2 meals a day for those in need in Niagara Falls. |
| 2019 | Niagara Historical Society - Museum | $25,000 | Development of an arts, culture and heritage-based educational program for the mobile museum that will be offered to Niagara schools as well as local events and festivals. |
| 2019 | Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre | $6,500 | Supporte enhancements to existing database to improve internal processing/reporting and updates to website for external branding and to be more user-friendly. |
| 2019 | Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre ( CARSA Inc. ) | $500 | Eevise and print agency pamphlets that will be distributed to service agencies and institutions,hospitals and doctors offices, across the Niagara. |
| 2019 | Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre ( CARSA Inc. ) | $6,000 | Support the development a Strategic Plan that will include a component for succession planning and to further evaluate the viability of continuing with the current board governance model. |
| 2019 | Niagara Worship Centre | $500 | Purchase new refridgerator to suport monthly outreach Hotmeal community soup kitchen. |
| 2019 | Pathstone Foundation | $15,000 | Expand Pathstone's Hear & Now Walk-In Clinic extension program to address calls from community, clients and their families to offer more immediate access to mental health services. |
| 2019 | Pelham Cares Inc. | $10,000 | Support the external waterproofing of the east section of facility, and remediation of mould from continuous water damage. |
| 2019 | Port Cares | $20,000 | Purchase Transit Cargo Van for Reach Out Centre for the pick up and delivery of donations and emergency food deliveries. |
| 2019 | Positive Living Niagara | $5,000 | Support project that will bring clients together over a two-day period to examine issues of self- confidence, assertiveness and reducing isolation by being involved in meaningful connections in community through work/volunteerism. |
| 2019 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | $25,000 | Support the Volunteer program to meet the growing needs of the agency and improve the volunteer experience. |
| 2019 | REACH Niagara | $500 | Support half day workshop to bring the community together to discuss initiatives aimed at marginalized population where speakers will address initiatives to enhance care in the Emergency room as well as OW/ODSP supplements. |
| 2019 | Red Roof Retreat | $500 | Support redevelopment of staff orientation manual and training resources. |
| 2019 | Scientists In School - Niagara Region Branch | $5,000 | Support the Adopt a Low-Income School initiative in the Niagara Region which allows schools in financial need participate in the Scientists in School program. |
| 2019 | St. James & St. Brendan Anglican Church | $500 | Purchase tools for the volunteers planting and maintaining gardens at Mariners Park in downtown Port Colborne. |
| 2019 | St. John Ambulance - Niagara Falls Branch (St. John Council for Ontario) | $500 | Purchase 20 training uniforms for MFR volunteers to ensure effective training and health and safety services to community members in 2019 and in the years ahead. |
| 2019 | St. John Ambulance - Niagara Falls Branch (St. John Council for Ontario) | $15,000 | Support the Mental Health First Aid Training of St. John Ambulance instructors that then will be offered to citizens and organizations. |
| 2019 | Start Me Up Niagara (SMUN) | $12,000 | Support project that aims to understand leading practices in SMUN’s radical service delivery model in order to extend and augment services to the benefit of the Niagara community in the future. |
| 2019 | Town of Lincoln | $500 | Support 1st annual National Play Day event at the Jordan Lions Park that will promote a child's right to play. |
| 2019 | Town of Lincoln - Jordan Historical Museum | $4,000 | In an effort to assist our visitors with mobility issues, purchase and install comfortable benches in the exhibition space, in order to enhance their experience in our museum. |
| 2019 | Town of Lincoln - Jordan Historical Museum | $25,000 | Support the construction of a new, purpose-built Interpretive Centre for the community museum by addressing the need for appropriate shelving to house collection. |
| 2019 | Town of Pelham | $5,000 | Support new program where seniors and students together create a community drama initiative, which highlights seniors' stories on thematic topics. |
| 2019 | Township of West Lincoln | $3,000 | Plant additional trees in Wellandport Community park along the shoreline and to create an area for parking to protect and enhance the shoreline of the Welland River. |
| 2019 | United Way Niagara | $45,000 | Over three years - Program to support seniors across Niagara in finanical need with health, medical and care items. |
| 2019 | West Niagara Palliative Care Services o/a Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers | $8,000 | Support Older Adult Drop In Program providing connection, education, activities and access to resources for residents in West Niagara to help reduce social isolation |
| 2019 | YWCA Niagara Region | $100,000 | Over two years, support program to help victims of human trafficking with housing and support services. |
| 2018 | Big Brothers Big Sisters St. Catharines, Thorold and District | $10,000 | Develop new structure by amalgamating two organizations in neighboring communities through Strategic Development and conduct an HR audit. |
| 2018 | British Methodist Episcopal Church Niagara Falls | $8,000 | Restore the 182 year old historic landmark church building in Niagara Falls, part of the Underground Railroad, for educational and tourism purposes for Niagara. |
| 2018 | Brock University | $136,000 | Over 3 years support the partnership with CMHA to provide on-campus counsellig to students during peak demand periods when student are acutely stressed. |
| 2018 | Carousel Players | $5,000 | Produce a Community Tour of the Dora-award-winning adaptation of Peter Pan for community venues and high schools across Niagara in October 2018. |
| 2018 | Cave Springs Camp Inc. | $5,000 | Replace equipment for High Ropes experience available to disabled children who are integrated in the camp. |
| 2018 | City of Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls Museums | $440 | Purchase projector for the Willoughby Historical Society and museums to offer more cultural programming and to be used at events. |
| 2018 | City of Niagara Falls - The Park in the City Committee | $4,000 | Expand Schools In Bloom program to include new schools who want to develop environmental/horticulture projects that are student driven. |
| 2018 | Community Care of West Niagara | $20,000 | Purchase new van to pick up food donations and deliver food to shut-in/disabled clients. |
| 2018 | Community Care of West Niagara | $500 | Support RentSmart training focused on maximizing positive relationships between landlords and tenants in an effort to reduce homelessness, eviction, and housing instability. |
| 2018 | Education Foundation of Niagara | $2,400 | Provide 20 students with opportunity to learn the fundamentals of computer programming (coding) through an after school program entitled Spark Code World Camp. |
| 2018 | Education Foundation of Niagara | $443 | Purchase signage to improve accessibility to the main office and increase exposure. |
| 2018 | Employment Help Centre | $5,000 | Niagara Community Garden Network is developing program and outreach initiative to improve access to healthy food, raise awareness and engage the community. |
| 2018 | Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines - Multicultural Centre | $3,500 | Support Wetlands Project to promote environmental awareness of wetlands and engage students and members of the community in their restoration and protection. |
| 2018 | Fonds Foyer Richelieu | $100,000 | Over 3 years support the build of a 128 bed long-term care home for resident and retrofit the existing senior housing facility. |
| 2018 | Foundation of Resources for Teens (FORT) | $6,500 | Purchase equipment to grow and encourage the FORT's free music program in order to allow youth the opportunity to learn a new skill through professional guidance. |
| 2018 | Friends Of Fort Erie's Creeks | $3,500 | Improve surface water quality monitoring and education through the purchase of "Blue-Green Algae" probe for multi-parameter water quality Sonde meter. |
| 2018 | Gillian's Place | $8,000 | Become Certified Trauma Intergration Organization. |
| 2018 | Grimsby Auxiliary Marine Rescue Unit | $15,000 | Purchase a new vessel to improve the speed and effeciences of the volunteer rescue missions throughout Niagara. |
| 2018 | Grimsby Public Art Gallery (Town of Grimsby) | $500 | Purchase equipment and supplies to restructure educational program Learning to See. |
| 2018 | Habitat for Humanity Niagara | $30,000 | Suport the Building Futures program designed to increase employability of urban Aborginal youth while supporting affordable housing. |
| 2018 | Heartland Forest Nature Experience | $5,000 | Create project monitoring local bat populations through the use of Bat Detectors and trail cameras, creation of bat roosting boxes and a maternity roost structure. |
| 2018 | I CAN Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. | $2,500 | Expand, improve and increase production of children's small garden to accommodate more diverse groups and provide educational platform for programming. |
| 2018 | I CAN Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Association of Niagara Inc. | $500 | Purchase promotional materials to present the organization's mission, programming and attract community partnerships, clients and investments. |
| 2018 | Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre of Niagara | $500 | Purchase 3 used/refurbished monitors for our full time work stations. |
| 2018 | McMaster Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine | $23,000 | Support the pilot program of a dedicated triage and wrap-around services staff person stationed in the Welland and Niagara Falls emergency departments. |
| 2018 | McMaster Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine | $500 | Support workshop for health professionals to learn about the effects of poverty on health and to explore opportunities to improve the health of the homeless. |
| 2018 | Niagara Falls Art Gallery | $4,000 | Support collaborative project with Heartland Forest to provide digital animation programming through the summer exploring digital art and the environment. |
| 2018 | Niagara Health Foundation - St. Catharines Site | $50,000 | Fund the replacement of 2 defibrillators at Niagara Health hospital sites used to respond to cardiac emergencies. |
| 2018 | Niagara Regional Native Centre | $30,000 | Support the Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound program that systematically addresses the barriers that Indigenous women face. |
| 2018 | Niagara Regional Native Centre | $500 | Support traditional Powwow held in St. Catharines. |
| 2018 | Niagara Worship Centre | $500 | Purchase bbq to be used at monthly community outreach HotMeal dinners and for other events that provide supports to families. |
| 2018 | Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library | $500 | Purchase supplies for Seed Library, a free project that is committed to creating a culture of learning, sharing and community. |
| 2018 | Open Arms Mission of Welland Inc. | $4,300 | Purchase poly box trucks and conveyer until to move large amounts of food to improve safety and efficiency of the warehouse. |
| 2018 | Pathstone Foundation | $10,000 | Develop 10,000 square ft Natural Playground and Healing Garden that will be accessible to children, youth, families and staff therapists. |
| 2018 | Pathstone Foundation | $46,000 | Purchase and EEG Machine and partner with Brock University staff and students to undertake research projects |
| 2018 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | $5,600 | Develop procedures and train a group of volunteers for a "reduce, reuse and recycle" program. |
| 2018 | Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls Inc. | $22,000 | Expand the food room and hire strategic planner to help become more efficient and enhance client-centered practices. |
| 2018 | Quest Community Health Centre | $2,000 | Purchuase equipment to support 10 cultural competency training workshops related to older LGBTQ2S adults to service provider members of the Senior Pride Network Niagara. |
| 2018 | Red Roof Retreat | $500 | Purchase pool chair with wheels so clients can be wheeled down the ramp and into the water. |
| 2018 | Rotary Club of St. Catharines, Charitable Trust | $8,000 | Engage residents in the Fairview neighbourhood in consultation regarding desired services and programs available with the proposed Rotary Housing Initiative. |
| 2018 | Scientists In School - Niagara Region Branch | $3,400 | Provide 14 classroom and 1 community workshop to kindergarten to grade 8 students to close the STEM Education Gap in Low‐Income Schools in the Niagara Region. |
| 2018 | Scottlea Presbyterian Church | $2,500 | Creation of 20 community garden plots on church grounds, open to the community with the goal of providing fresh low cost food for families and newcomers. |
| 2018 | Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada | $8,000 | Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, take O’Flaherty V.C., set during WWI play, into Legions across the Niagara Region, connecting with seniors/veterans. |
| 2018 | St. John Ambulance - Niagara Falls Branch (St. John Council for Ontario) | $9,500 | Expand and increse awareness of the Therapy Dog program to meet the increasing demand for Therapy Dog visits. |
| 2018 | Strategic Initiatives Grants | $5,000 | Youth and Philanthropy Initiatives (YPI) that supported 2 Niagara schools to participate in the program. |
| 2018 | Strategic Initiatives Grants | $10,000 | Legacy Partners Program Grant that supported Bethlehem Housing and Support Services, Community Care of West Niagara, Niagara Historicial Society Museum, Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. |
| 2018 | Strategic Initiatives Grants | $7,500 | Leadership Niagara Bursary to support 5 individuals from charitable organizations in Niagara. |
| 2018 | Strategic Initiatives Grants | $2,500 | Support Celebration of Nations at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre |
| 2018 | Strategic Initiatives Grants | $1,100 | Support group of St. Catharines residents to attend Tamarack conference: Asset-Based Community Development: For Healthy Neighbourhoods |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Grants | $20,000 | Provided bursaries to 20 organizations to support 144 children to attend summer camp. |
| 2018 | The Village of Hope | $9,000 | Support the delivery and provide fresh fruit and vegetables to the most vulnerable in the community and who are currently receiving Meals on Wheels services. |
| 2018 | Thorold Community Activities Group | $500 | Purchase audio equipment for programming and events for children and families in Thorold/Niagara to enhance their quality of life. |
| 2018 | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake | $5,000 | Develop a Black History educational program that will include an interactive mobile application walking tour that will compliment the Voices of Freedom Park. |
| 2018 | Township of Wainfleet (Wainfleet Agricultural Society) | $10,000 | Purchase portable bleachers to provide additional seating required to accommodate an increase in fair attendance and avoid the cost of renting. |
| 2018 | Township of West Lincoln | $2,500 | Support collaborative project to install a large mural on an empty wall within the Downtown core of Smithville to highlight West Lincoln's rich cultural and historical values. |
| 2018 | Township of West Lincoln | $4,500 | Plant trees in Wellandport Community Park, install education plaques about watershed and install picnic tables to enhance the park and naturalize the shoreline. |
| 2018 | Victim Services Niagara | $500 | Support conference, "Trauma and Resiliency-Building your Capacity" in order to mobilize and train VSN front line crisis responders and other social service agencies. |
| 2018 | VON Canada - Ontario Branch - Niagara Site | $20,000 | Replace old, broken and below standard clinic equipment that provides primary care to a high population of patients. |
| 2018 | Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre | $500 | Purchase art supplies and sports equipment for an after school program for children and youth ages 7 and up. |
| 2018 | Wellspring Niagara Cancer Support Foundation | $15,000 | Expand existing programs by creating outdoor program space that provides healing and respite for cancer patients and their families. |
| 2018 | Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. | $100,000 | Over 3 years support the expansion of the Niagara Falls shelter from 20 to 40 beds to support women and their children fleeing domestic violence. |
| 2018 | YMCA of Niagara | $3,800 | Support youth focus groups (age 9-14), to capture a representative voice of this demographic to inform future options for youth outreach programming. |
| 2018 | Youth Resources Niagara | $15,000 | Support the opening and operation ofyouth residential programs one for girls 12-17 in partnership with FACS Niagara. |