About Endowed Funds

An endowment is a fund that holds its principal in perpetuity and is invested to generate income to be spent for a specific purpose; in this case to support non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life in Grey & Bruce Counties

Each endowed fund is pooled with other endowments, then invested together to ensure the highest rate of return as possible. Donors have the option of setting up their own named endowed fund which can support thier favourite charity in perpetuity. A minimum of $5,000 is required to create an endowed fund; the fund needs to reach $25,000 in order to be able to grant its earned income.

Endowment investments have dual goals: to grow the principal and to generate an ongoing source of income. Because a permanent endowment is an invested pool of money that provides a reliable source of income in perpetuity, the organization can count on annual distributions for its charitable work. Community Foundation Grey Bruce awards grants from the annual distribution to non-profit organizations who in turn provide projects and programs to benefit people of this region. Annual distributions are never taken from the principal. The endowment can also grow over time with additional gifts from multiple donors.

The Foundation staff is happy to assist in creating an endowed fund specific to your wishes. Whether it supports your favourite charity, assists with providing unrestricted grants for community betterment or provides scholarships, bursaries or awards for Grey Bruce students, the fund will reflect your passion for your community.

Contact the Foundation to learn more about Endowed funds or phone 519-371-7203

Below is a list of Endowed Funds that others have created through Community Foundation Grey Bruce

• Grey Highlands Community Fund

  A fund that supports not-for-profit charitable projects and programs in Grey Highlands involving affordable housing, food banks, agriculture, recreation, seniors and education

• Saugeen Shores Community Fund

  Saugeen Shores Community Fund supports projects and programs of not-for-profit organizations that will enhance the lives of Saugeen Shores residents

• Kincardine Community Fund

  Kincardine Community Fund was created by the Municipality of Kincardine to support charitable organizations with the municipality

• Meaford Community Fund

  This Fund was created from the Estate of Rosa Roessle to support projects and programs of not-for-profit organizations in the Municipality of Meaford.

• Owen Sound Fund (The)

  Formed as the Owen Sound 150th Anniversary Legacy Fund in 2008 after the 150th celebration of the founding of Owen Sound, this fund has be renamed as the Owen Sound Community Fund. It supports charitable projects and programs to enhance the quality of life for Owen Sound residents

• Township of Southgate Community Fund

  Supports community projects, programs and charities that will enrich the quality of life for the people in the Township of Southgate.

• Agnes Nairn Brown Endowed Fund

  Set up in 1996 by an Owen Sound musician, Miss Agnes Brown, this Fund supports local music organizations and programs

• Apple Harvest Craft Show Legacy Fund

  Supports projects in the Municipality of Meaford

• Arthur & Betsy Harrison Family Fund

  Created in 2005, the Arthur and Betsy Harrison Family Fund provides scholarships for two Owen Sound secondary schools: The David Bowman Harrison Award for Excellence in Geography at West Hill Secondary School The Art & Betsy Harrison Memorial Award for Leadership in Community Development at OSCVI

• Aspiring Healthcare Leaders Bursary Fund

  A scholarship fund to support students from Grey Bruce enrolled in a qualified college or university program in the field of healthcare.

• Baker Street Women's Club Endowed Fund

  Supports the Grey Bruce Residential Hospice & The Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation

• Bayshore Broadcasting Media Scholarship Fund

  Grey Bruce students in post-secondary in any media field

• Ben Morris Memorial Fund

  A memorial fund designated to support the Chatsworth Agricultural Society and Chatsworth Minor Sports.

• Betty Isobel MacKay Endowment Fund

  Foundation operations and fund advancement

• Betty Mae Prettie Memorial Fund

  Established in 2005, the Betty Mae Prettie Memorial Fund grants to the Kiwanis Festival of Music for presentation to deserving students at the intermediate level of piano

• Bluewater Association for Lifelong Learning Fund

  Support in need as determined by Community Foundation Grey Bruce

• Bob & Marie Knapp Family Endowed Fund

  In support of the Friends of Hibou Park

• Bruce Grey Mentorship Endowment Fund Hanover & District

  In fall 2015 a new Board and name change occurred (formerly Big Brothers Big Sisters Hanover). This Fund provides much needed program support for children in Hanover & District

• Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory Endowed Fund

  This fund provides ongoing financial support of the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory, a research station at Cabot Head on the Bruce Peninsula that gathers migratory bird data during the spring and fall

• Canadian Federation of University Women Owen Sound Club Fund

  Scholarship funds to women in the Owen Sound area

• Canadian Federation of University Women Saugeen Club Fund

  Established in 2007 by the Saugeen Club of the Canadian Federation of University Women, this fund provides scholarships for female students of the high schools of Chesley, Hanover and Walkerton, exhibiting high academic standing as well as participating in school and community activities

• Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce Endowed Fund

  This Fund was created to support ongoing operations of Grey Bruce branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

• CFOS/Sun Times Christmas Broadcast Fund

  Each year, CFOS radio and the Sun Times newspaper hold a live Christmas Broadcast, inviting Grey & Bruce residents to participate and to donate. The resulting fund was established to assist children, the elderly and families and/or other interests identified by the donors.

• Chamberlain Family Fund

  Created in 2003, the Chamberlain Family Fund supports the Community Foundation Grey Bruce by directing earnings to its operations

• Children's Fund Grey Bruce Endowment Fund

  Established to promote the emotional and physical well-being, treatment and educational advancement of children with exceptionalities through grants to benefiting programs by selected groups and organizations

• Chippewas of Nawash First Nation Education Scholarship Fund

  Supports Nawash First Nation students' education

• Cindy Davidson Memorial Bursary Fund

  Bursary to a student in need from Grey or Bruce Counties pursuing post-secondary literacy-related studies at college or university

• Clarence "Flea" & Marjorie Christie Endowed Fund

  To support kids access to minor hockey

• Colleen Lantz Memorial Bursary Fund

  Support of a bursary to a student in need from Grey or Bruce Counties pursuing post-secondary physical education or physical health related studies.

• Colleen Trask-Seaman Share with OSHaRE Endowed Fund

  Supports the ongoing operations of Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort (OSHaRE).

• Community Foundation Grey Bruce Operating Fund

  Foundation operations

• Community Waterfront Heritage Centre Endowed Fund

  To provide ongoing support from the Community Waterfront Centre for preservation of the Marine & Rail Museum in Owen Sound

• Donald M. Bumstead Endowed Fund

  In support of children at risk and/or food banks in Grey County

• Dr. Goldie & Eileen Gray Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund

  Two awards annually, one for a full-time male and one for a full-time female graduating from Grade 12 at Grey Highlands Secondary School, who have demonstrated the following interests and aptitudes: a) Commitment to community through broad volunteerism and/or activism, beyond the requirements of 40 hours of volunteer time, qualified through at least one letter of reference from a relevant community organization;b) Consistent commitment to athletics over the past four years; c) Broad academic achievement.

• Dr. Hilli Huff Palliative Care Education Fund

  This fund supports education costs and expenses related to palliative care training and conferences.

• Dr. James & Charmaine Leeson & Family Endowed Fund

  This fund supports students pursuing studies in medicine (Doctor or Nursing) with a preference for studies at Western University

• Edouard Bartlett Bursary Endowed Fund

  In honour of Ed Barlett's influence in Owen Sound's music community for more than five decades, this fund will provide an award to deserving music students in the Georgian Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra

• Elgin and Jean Rouse Endowment Fund

  Established in 2003 by Mr. & Mrs. Rouse, the income from this Fund is directed to Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce, CNIB for the Lake Joseph Camp, Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Equipment Fund, and the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce

• Ernestine McKenna Endowment Fund

  Support of in need

• Eva Leflar Donor Advised Endowment Fund

  Eva Leflar, a founding member of the Community Foundation, established this Fund for in-need projects and programs as identified by Community Foundation Grey Bruce and her Donor-Advisors

• Eva Leflar Foundation Community Fund

  Miss Eva Leflar was the first donor to the Foundation under the Community Fund. The Fund's purpose is to support social services, physical fitness and community activities, environmental conservation, other charities, promote arts & culture, medical services, encourage heritage preservation and/or as needed.

• F.T. Hill Memorial Endowed Fund for the Advancement of Industry

  Markdale Chamber of Commerce established this Fund to promote industry and commerce within the Village of Markdale or within 3.2 kilometres of the Village

• Founders and Builders Fund

  Established to supply income for operations of Community Foundation Grey Bruce, this Fund pools donations from supporters of the Foundation to maintain sustainability

• George Anderson Endowed Fund

  Scholarship for Lucknow area student

• Georgian Bay Symphony Endowed Fund

  The Georgian Bay Symphony Endowed fund was created to provide financial support for ongoing Symphony projects and operations

• Georgian Sound Big Band Music Scholarship Endowed Fund

  Funding to support music scholarship(s). The award will support a minimum of one annual distribution $500 minimum to a maximum of $2,000 at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee of Georgian Sound Big Band to a graduating student from one of the 7 high schools in Grey and Simcoe Counties.

• Glady's Head Cramp Endowed Fund

  Supporting programs for children, the elderly and/or music

• Great Lakes Environmental Endowed Fund

  Designed to support local environmental initiatives and programs including promotion of land use planning, wetlands preservation and restoration, dune protection, encouragement of public access, protection and restoration of ecological health of beaches, and restoration of natural habitats

• Grey Bruce Community Care Access Centre Education Fund

  Employees of the local Community Care Access Centre that reside in Grey and Bruce Counties benefit from this Fund for furthering their education

• Grey Bruce Foundation Community Fund General

  Support of grants for yearly determined needs

• Grey Bruce Health Services Staff Scholarship Endowed Fund

  A Scholarship fund for a grade 10 student from each of the Owen Sound Secondary Schools who display aptitude in both the sciences and humanities

• Grey Bruce Healthcare Chaplaincy Council Endowment Fund

  Support pastoral care at hospitals in the Grey Bruce area

• Grey Bruce Home Builders & Trades Association Education Bursary

  Help for students seeking post-secondary education through apprenticeship or workplace training.

• Grey Bruce Musicians Scholarship Endowed Fund

  Aiding Grey Bruce adults and/or youth pursuing musical education

• Grey Bruce Pregnancy Centre Endowed Fund

  Owen Sound Crisis Pregnancy Centre receives the earnings form this Fund for ongoing support of the Centre and assistance to its clients who are often single mothers

• Grey County History Endowed Fund

  The Grey County History Fund provides income for Grey County Historical Society operations, creating sustainability for the organization. The Society preserves and records life and history events in the past and present times in Grey County.

• Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music Endowed Fund

  Established in 2005, this Fund provides income to assist with programs and awards at the yearly Festival of Music which brings school children from the area together for a wide scope of musical competition

• Grey Granite Curling Club Endowed Fund

  Supports youth & sport initiatives in Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs, Chatsworth

• Grey Highlands Alumni Memorial Endowment Fund

  Created in 2002, this fund was established to provide an ongoing source of revenue to support and enhance services provided by student groups at Grey Highlands Secondary School located in Flesherton, Ontario

• Huron Feathers Day Camp Endowed Fund

  Ongoing support for Huron Feathers Day Camp

• Janice Bye Memorial Fund

  Assists disadvantaged and handicapped students bridge the gap when transitioning into the workplace or post secondary education

• Jean Medley Sweetwater Memorial Fund

  Benefits from the Jean Medley SweetWater Memorial Fund will be made available to promising and deserving students in Grey and Bruce Counties, to enhance their classical music skills through appropriate instruction.

• Jean Walker & Marjorie Mole (nee Walker) Scholarship

  Supports students studying nursing or community health.

• Jill Porter Memorial Endowed Fund

  A fund in memory of Jill Porter that will support those in need as advised by the fund's donor-advisors

• Jordan Fawcett Memorial Endowed Fund

  A fund created, in memory of Jordan Fawcett, to sponsor two basketball athletes from Grey Highlands Secondary School to Celtic Sports Camp, and also support sports related projects within the community. View webpage at www.jordanfawcett.ca

• Joseph & Marilyn Hunt Endowed Fund

  Supporting local initiatives

• Ken & Cheryl Morrison Family Everlasting Fund

  Supports interests identified by the fundholder

• Keystone Child Youth & Family Services Grey Bruce Endowment Fund

  Designed to sustain child and youth support programs through Keystone Child Youth & Family Services

• Kimberley J. West Endowment Fund

  Supports children's education in the Grey Bruce area. This award is anticipated to be distributed for the first time in 2017.

• Larry & Darlene Miller Agricultural Bursary Endowed Fund

  The Larry & Darlene Miller Agricultural Bursary Fund award will support agricultural and agri-food studies and/or animal science or animal biology including genetics and/or food safety.

• Laura Bouchard Endowment Fund

  Support in need

• Lawrence Family Endowed Fund

  Supports students graduating from Peninsula Shores District School.

• Leith Historic Endowment Fund

  Donations to this fund ensure the long-term preservation and restoration of the Historic Leith Church and its cultural programs including the Leith Summer Festival. The fund also supports interpretation of the historic site which played an important role in the life of Tom Thomson. Leith Summer Festival is now a registered charity with CRA 796536498 R0001. Please visit their website at http://leithchurch.ca

• Lyle & Isabelle Love Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Endowed Fund

  To benefit female apprentices in Owen Sound and/or Grey County

• Lyman "Red" Cady Endowed Fund

  Supporting the Grey Bruce Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce

• Marg & Don Capel Legacy Peace Labyrinth Endowed Fund

  Encouraged by the public's need for a place to reflect, relax and rejuvenate, the late Marg Capel directed the income from this Fund to sustain the Owen Sound Peace Labyrinth located behind Georgian Shores United Church

• Margaret Norquay Endowment Fund

  The South Grey Museum in Flesherton and the Durham Art Gallery both receive earnings from this Fund for programs and projects

• Marilyn Helen Fortune Endowed Fund

  This fund supports residential hospice care in the Municipality of Brockton. General palliative care or hospice in Brockton. Medical health and support for public in Brockton.

• Marine Heritage Society Chantry Island Endowment Fund

  Created in 2008, this fund provides funding to the Marine Heritage Society in Saugeen Shores for special projects and support of Chantry Island

• Marjorie & Norman (Mac) Gingrich Endowed Fund

  Supporting graduate(s) from high school in Grey and Bruce Counties accepted in Science/Research at University. As well, 2nd or 3rd year University student from Grey and Bruce Counties working to acquire a BSC in Science/Research Program.

• Marjorie Gingrich Grey Bruce Hospice Support Endowed Fund

  Support Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce

• McMillan & Roberts Family Endowed Fund

  Apprenticeship programs for student(s) who require financial assistance from St. Mary's High School Owen Sound in Carpentry, Plumbing or Electrical

• Michael O'Hara Memorial Scholarship Fund

  Created after the death of a fellow team member, this Fund provides scholarships to selected post secondary students who are members of the Grey Bruce Highlanders Midget Hockey Club

• Milton Sellwood & Jean Semple Endowment Fund

  In support of Sick Kids Hospital Toronto, Canadian Cancer Society (Grey/Bruce), CNIB (Grey/Bruce), Grey Bruce Regional Health Services Foundation

• Milton Sellwood and Jean Semple Endowment Fund

  In support of Kiwanis Festival of Music (Grey/Bruce)

• MLB Endowment Fund

  Created by an anonymous donor in 2000, the MLB Fund was directed to support the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Foundation, Princess Margaret's Hospital cancer research program, the Salvation Army Owen Sound division and the First United Church in Owen Sound.

• Next25 Fund

  To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, Community Foundation Grey Bruce has established the Next25 Fund that will help us ensure the vitality of all communities in Grey and Bruce for another quarter century. The Next25 Fund will provide grants to charities and non profits whose projects address priorities that are identified in the Vital Signs® report. Supporting health & wellness, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, living standards, the environment and community connectedness are indicators of community well being. The Next25 Fund will be unrestricted so the Foundation has the latitude to grant strategically based on local knowledge for local impact. We can do great things together: empowering our youth to succeed, supporting a healthy natural environment, building stronger communities through capital investment in gathering places like our halls and arenas, ensuring celebration of the stories of all peoples in this place – those that have been here forever and those that are new. Help us to support a healthy future for our community with your donation.

• Noble Family Endowed Fund

  The earnings from this fund, which was created by Percy & Kathleen Noble in 1995, are directed to support minor sports for boys and girls in the smaller communities outside of Owen Sound with priority to Shallow Lake, Hepworth, Allenford and Southampton

• Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund

  This fund supports youth and children programs in recreation, arts and culture

• OSCVI Student Support Endowment Fund

  The OSCVI Alumni Association established this Fund to provide an ongoing source of revenue in support of students and student activities at the OSCVI

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Educational Support Endowed Fund

  Specifically to support Educational Support to Our Kids Bruce Grey.

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Emerging Needs Endowed Fund

  Specifically to support Emerging Needs of Our Kids Bruce Grey.

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Endowed Fund

  Our Kids Bruce Grey Foundation (formerly Children's Aid Society of Owen Sound and the County of Grey) established an endowment to provide income for their Send a Kid to Camp program, the Bursary fund and other recreational activity or special needs programs

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Winter Warmth Endowed Fund

  Specifically to support winter warmth of Our Kids Bruce Grey.

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Youth Recreation Endowed Fund

  Specifically to support Youth Recreation of Our Kids Bruce Grey.

• Our Kids Bruce Grey, Chris Coulter & Family Endowed Fund

  Supports emerging needs as identified by Our Kids Bruce Grey

• Ovid & Verona Jackson Job Creation & Innovation Fund

  Local job creation and innovation

• Owen Sound & North Grey Public Library Fund

  By supporting the operations and programs of the Library, this Fund ensures sustainability in the future for this regional library

• Owen Sound Family Physician Recruitment Endowment Fund

  Support of Doctor recruitment program

• Owen Sound Farmer's Market Agricultural Bursary Fund

  For students from Grey Bruce attending university, college or enrolled in apprenticeship programs or workplace programs in agricultural studies.

• Owen Sound Golf & Country Club Bursary Fund

  Apprenticeship programs in golf industry or professional recreation studies

• Owen Sound Lacrosse Endowed Fund

  In support of senior, junior and minor lacrosse in Owen Sound

• Owen Sound Little Theatre, Aly Boltman Endowed Fund

  OSLT/Roxy Theatre operations

• Patricia Morris Senior to Senior Relief Endowed Fund

  Supports the protection, assistance and support of independent and in-need senior citizens in Grey Bruce

• Paul & Dawn Dossman Family Everlasting Fund

  Friends, business associates and family created this fund in memory of Paul Dossman. The Fund will support scholarships for Grey County students entering post secondary automotive programs.

• Paul Martin Smart & Caring Endowed Fund

  A scholarship and a bursary for students in the AYEP program at Saugeen District Secondary School.

• Percy & Carol Morris Endowed Fund

  Special Education Support for Derby Public School

• Port Elgin Cenotaph Endowed Fund

  To provide sustainability for the upkeep of the Port Elgin Cenotaph, this fund was established in 2007

• R & J Shouldice Endowed Fund

  Created by Rob & June Shouldice, this Fund is directed to local charities including Camp Presqu'ile, Scenic Order of Good Cheer and Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce.

• Red & Lorraine Leckie Camp Quality Fund

  Family and friends of the late Red Leckie decided to support the cause dearest to his heart - Camp Quality at Priceville, Ontario - with income from a Fund directed to support the Camp

• Reider Cup Endowment Fund

  Support local students in their studies

• Robert Rix Memorial Scholarship Fund

  Scholarships to high school level students at the Peninsula Shores District School in Wiarton

• Roberta Brignell Endowment Fund

  Supporting deserving students entering a Practical Nursing or Personal Support Worker program

• Saugeen Cottagers Endowed Fund

  For academic and career preparation at Georgian College for Saugeen First Nation Band Members.

• Saugeen First Nation Education Scholarship Fund

  Supports First Nation education bursary

• Saugeen Home Builders Trade Association Education Bursary Fund

  Fund supports students seeking post-secondary education through apprenticeship or workplace training.

• Shoppers Drug Mart Endowment Fund

  Growing through donations to the Tree of Life campaign, the income of this Fund is designated to address women's health issues in Grey and Bruce Counties

• Smart & Caring Communities Endowed Fund

  Support of education initiatives

• Sources of Knowledge Endowed Fund

  To provide support the Sources of Knowledge program

• South Grey Bruce Youth Literacy Council Endowment Fund

  An endowed Fund to support ongoing operations of the South Bruce Grey Youth Literacy Council

• South Grey Museum Founders Fund

  Supports ongoing projects at the museum

• Southampton Arts Centre Endowment Fund

  This Fund was created to provide educational and cultural activities in association with the Southampton Art School & Gallery for the benefit of the public and for the residents of Saugeen Shores and surrounding communities.

• Stewardship Grey Bruce Endowed Fund

  Established in 2008 as Bruce Resource Stewardship Network, this Fund supports projects that enrich the natural environment

• Stewart Fleming Youth Action Endowed Fund

  The earned income from this fund is granted to charitable groups or organizations for programs that develop youth leadership potential, enhance social conscience, ethical and moral values and spiritual understanding of the youth of Owen Sound.

• Summerfolk Endowment Fund

  Created by the Georgian Bay Folk Society, this fund will support the annual Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival

• Swing Your Sticks Endowment Fund

  As directed by the funder.

• Sydenham Agricultural Society Endowed Fund

  Created in 2007, this Fund supports programs, projects, educational awareness of agriculture and awards for children at Sydenham School in conjunction with the annual Fall Fair

• Tom M. Williams Endowment Fund

  A long time employee of the city of Owen Sound, Tom Williams designated money in his estate to set up a Fund for maintenance, upkeep and improvements to the Tom Williams Ball Park and to the Owen Sound Harbour development.

• Tom Norris Helping the Kids Legacy Endowment Fund

  The late Tom Norris was well-known in Wiarton, especially for his generosity to families with children in need. His legacy lives on with this Fund to be used to help children with special needs on the Bruce Peninsula

• Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery Fund

  Supporting ongoing projects and programs at the gallery which is named in honour of local famed artist Tom Thomson, this fund will enhance the Arts in Owen Sound.

• True Sport Endowment Fund

  Providing grants to sports and recreational groups in Grey & Bruce Counties who follow the True Sport Principles.

• United Way of Bruce Grey Agency Endowed Fund

  Established in 2007, this fund provides ongoing funding for operations and projects of the United Way Bruce Grey

• W. Gordon Little Endowment Fund

  Supports Foundation operations

• Walker Endowed Fund

  Support special projects and scholarships related to music through the Georgian Bay Symphony.

• Wes for Youth Online.ca Endowment Fund

  An endowed fund to provide ongoing operational support for the Wes for Youth Online.ca crisis and counseling for High School aged youth in Grey & Bruce

• Wikwemikong First Nation Endowed Education Fund

  Supports First Nation People's education scholarship

• Women's Centre Shelter Owen Sound Endowed Fund

  Ongoing support of the Owen Sound shelter of The Women's Centre (Grey & Bruce)