Community Foundation Grey Bruce

Community Foundation Grey Bruce enhances community vitality by fostering open discussion about local need, sharing knowledge, and growing endowments to provide strategic granting and support to a wide range of non-profit organizations.

Our vision is that everyone in Grey Bruce benefits from a vital, healthy, and resilient community.

What's Happening

Investment Readiness Program Re-Opens September 8

The second round of the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) will open applications from September 8 to October 9.

Emergency Community Support Fund Grants Announced

Community Foundation Grey Bruce funds local organizations through the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) in partnership with the Government of Canada

Feature Video

Community Foundation Grey Bruce 25th Anniversary

This year marks the 25th Anniversary for Community Foundation Grey Bruce! Hear from founders Ovid Jackson & Lyle Love on how the foundation got started back in 1994, and from Executive Director, Stuart Reid on how the foundation is having an impact on the community today!

Thought of the day

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." ~ Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer, 1897-1939

Grant Co-ordinator Wendy Bachiu stopped by the Markdale Soccer Field in July 2029 to find games in progress and the new nets and benches being well used.

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Whether small or large, your gift can make a big impact because it is added to the Foundation's investment pool which provides income that is eventually distributed as grants to nonprofit organizations across Grey & Bruce Counties.

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Annual Emancipation Festival, Owen Sound, supported by endowed funds at Community foundation Grey Bruce

Grants

Community Foundation Grey Bruce provides grants and scholarships each year to not-for-profit charitable, educational, cultural, recreational and environmental organizations in an effor to enrich the quality of life for people of the area.

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Stories

Grants in Action: El Sistema Grey Bruce

El Sistema Grey Bruce received funding to start a free after-school music program called The Big Sound directed towards children aged 9-18 from socio-economically challenged households. Read more...

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Vital Signs Focus on Youth Report

Information about youth in Grey Bruce including Getting Around, Youth Voice, Youth Spaces, Health & Wellness, Substance Use, Economic Barriers, Identity & Belonging

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Vital Signs Community Report

This report contains important data on six topics related to life in Grey Bruce: health & wellness, the environment, living standards, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, and community connections.

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