Launching FREE TO PLAY!

We're thrilled to launch Free to Play in Grey Bruce! Free to Play is funding local projects that help kids unplug and reconnect - with nature, friends, and their imaginations. Apply today!

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

Applications Open for Free to Play!

Community Foundation Grey Bruce (CFGB) is inviting eligible local organizations in Grey Bruce to apply for funding through Free to Play, a new initiative supporting outdoor, unstructured play for children and youth.

CFGB Launches a New CDC for Local Housing

CFGB is proud to announce the start-up of the Grey Bruce Community Development Corporation for local housing! The Grey Bruce CDC will be initially focused on affordable housing throughout the two counties. Click to learn more!

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Will Power: I'm Remembering Both

Your Will is powerful. Change the world with a charitable gift in your Will, while still supporting those you love.

Quotes from Our Community

"The funding and enthusiastic support of the foundation has had a very positive impact on Sweetwater and our community." - Colleen Purdon, Sweetwater Music Festival

Water samples being taken for ongoing water sample analysis along the Bruce Peninsula.

GRANTS IN ACTION: Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Assoc.

The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association, an award winning environmentally focused charity, is continuing their conservation efforts with a project supported by Community Foundation Grey Bruce. The Improving Water Quality on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula p

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Beekeeper and Lead Agricultural Instructor Janine McGowan encourages program participants to stop and observe bee activity surrounding wildflowers.

GRANTS IN ACTION: Elephant Thoughts

Elephant Thoughts' "Enhancing the Well 'Beeing' of Youth" program demonstrates the power of interactive learning. This project, supported by Community Foundation Grey Bruce, provides bee husbandry, health, and environmental workshops to youth.

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Youth participants are taught woodworking techniques and safety considerations in The Triple S Skills Project.

GRANTS IN ACTION: The Hanley Institute

This past summer, The Hanley Institute in Flesherton offered "The Triple S Skills Project", supported by a grant from Community Foundation Grey Bruce. This program helped youth cultivate new competencies they may not have had access to previously.

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Learn about the impact of housing in Grey Bruce

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Read about what the Community Foundation Grey Bruce has done in 2024 / 2025.

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This Vital Focus on Youth Report digs deeper into the "issue clusters" that Grey Bruce youth brought forward in our Vital Conversations.

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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.