Building Forever …TogetherBuilding Forever …Together

“The Community Foundation offers anyone, from any walk of life, the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region”

Randall Seller

Mission & MandateMission & Mandate

Our mission is to help improve community living and Our mission is to help improve community living and the quality of life for citizens and visitors to the Kenora the quality of life for citizens and visitors to the Kenora

and Lake of the Woods Region.and Lake of the Woods Region.

We work with donors in building endowment funds We work with donors in building endowment funds which will benefit our region’s charitable sector foreverwhich will benefit our region’s charitable sector forever

We help to develop board and effective grant makingWe help to develop board and effective grant making

We encourage community leadershipWe encourage community leadership

Since 2004, we have provided grants of $854,000 benefiting over 55 local registered charities

Our endowments funds are now at $2.7 million and growing – thanks to our generous donors!

We hold three fundraisers/year: Festival of Trees in December, Hello Summer in June and the Dragon Boat Festival in August

We lead yearly Youth in Philanthropy Programs at Beaver Brae and St Thomas Aquinas High Schools

We have one staff member and over 90 active and involved volunteers

In December 2011, we received a $11,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the purchase of a joint donor database and accounting software program Baibombeh Anishinaabe Baibombeh Anishinaabe

School, grant of $7,900School, grant of $7,900

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– Donors can choose from a variety of charities in the fields of:

– Health and Wellness– Arts and Culture– Social Welfare

– The Environment– The Community at Large

– Animal Welfare

– Gifts can also be made In Memory of a Loved One

– Please contact our office at 467-4427 for more information

Donor Options Donor Options

• Investment manager: Jarislowsky Fraser Limited• Custodian: RBC Dexia Investor Services

• Financial Institution: Copperfin Credit Union• Financial Advisor: BDO Canada LLP

• Auditors: MNP LLP

We work with professional advisors such as lawyers, chartered accountants and financial planners to

maximize donors tax savings.

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KenoraKenora

Wauzhushk Wauzhushk OnigumOnigum

MinakiMinakiReddittRedditt

Sioux NarrowsSioux Narrows

Nestor FallsNestor Falls

Whitefish BayWhitefish Bay

Shoal Lake #40Shoal Lake #40

The DallesThe Dalles

WabaseemoongWabaseemoong

Northwest Angle #33Northwest Angle #33Northwest Angle #37Northwest Angle #37

OnigamingOnigaming

Iskatewizaagegan #39Iskatewizaagegan #39

Agape Table

Alzheimer Society of Kenora / Rainy River

Baibombeh Anishinaabe School

Best Start Hub

Canada Pre Natal Nutrition Program

Canadian Cancer Society

Canadian Hearing Society

Canadian Red Cross

The Cat Shelter

Changes Recovery Home

Club Day Away

Community Arts and Heritage Project

Community Clubs

Festival of the Arts

Forms of Hope

Forsaken Friends

Girl Guides of Canada

Grassy Narrows Circus Kids and Regalia Program

Harbourfront Concert Series

Iggy’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

Habitat for HumanityIt’s A Dog’s Life

Keewatin Hot Lunch Program

Kenora Aerialettes Gymnastics Club

Kenora Area Health Providers

Kenora Assembly of Resources

Kenora Assoc. for Community Living

Kenora Athletic Soccer Club

Kenora Catholic District School Board

Kenora Fellowship Centre

Kenora Figure Skating Club

Kenora Handi Transit

Kenora in Bloom Ontario Corp.

Kenora Nordic Trails

Kenora Patricia Child and Family Serv.

Kenora Pre School Play Group

Kenora Public Library

Kenora Rowing Club

Kenora Safe Grad

Kenora Sexual Assault Centre

Kenora Skate Park and Skating Club

Kenora Special Olympics

Kenora Tennis

Kenora Urban Trail Network

Lake of the Woods Art Collective

LOW Child Development Centre

LOW Concert Group

LOW Dist. Hos. Found.

LOW Historical Society

LOW Museum

LOW Railroaders Museum

LOW Search and Rescue

LOW Ski Patrol

Lakewood School Breakfast Program

Longbow Lake Fire Brigade

LOW Water Sustainability Foundation

McDonald’s Minor Soccer

Meals on Wheels

Minaki Foundation

Minto Parent Child Resource Centre

Mount Evergreen Ski Hill

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Ne - Chee Friendship Centre

Northland Supportive Housing

Northwestern Health Unit

Northwestern Ind. Living Services

OSPCA

Operation Living Streets

Pope John Paul II Breakfast for Learning

Pinecrest Home

Redditt First Response

Rescue North

Women’s Shelter Saakaate House

Salvation Army

Scouts Canada

Shoal Lake 40 First Nation

Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls Children’s Books for Nestor Falls Library

Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls Children’s Community Garden

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Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls Learn to Play Softball Program

Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls Walking Trails

Sioux Narrows Public School Nutrition Program

Sioux Narrows – Nestor Fire Emergency Services

Special Olympics

St John’s Ambulance

Sunday Smiles

Sunny Brook Therapeutic Equestrian

Program

Symphonic Winds and Percussion

The Cat Shelter

Tri- Municipal Baseball League

Triple P.L.A.Y.

TryLight Theatre

Valleyview Arts Program

Women’s Place

• Our yearly granting program is made possible thanks to the generous contributions from many donors

• Each contribution is important – It is not the size of the gift, but the giving that counts

• We maintain an on going relationship with our donors

• We communicate several times each year with our major donors

• Some donors may actually visit local charities from time to time

• Many donors attend the granting ceremonies, some anonymously

• Receiving post grant reports and photos of their grants in action mean a great deal to our donors

• The importance of acknowledging the support received from donors cannot be overstated

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Donor FocusedDonor Focused

• Only registered charities and not for profits who are sponsored by a registered charity, are eligible to apply for grants

• Grant categories include: health and wellness, social welfare, the arts, the environment, the general needs of the community and animal welfare

• Projects must benefit those residing in the defined catchment area

• Applicants must establish there is a need for the project

• Grants are awarded for specific purposes and for projects covering a definite period of time, typically one year or less

• Applicants must indicate the availability of other sources of funding for their projects

• Matching or challenge grants may be made to encourage financial support from other sources

• Applicants must indicate how they will recognize the Community Foundation

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• A project description is required

• Partnerships should be listed and described

• The need for the project must be fully explained

• The details of measuring project success should be included as well as a description of how the project will strengthen the Kenora and LOW Region

• A detailed project budget, a listing of the Board of Directors and the most recent audited statements must be attached

• Grant Deadlines are as follows:

• September 15 – for consideration in November

• February 28 – for consideration in June

• May 15 – for consideration in June

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and Granting Cycleand Granting Cycle

• Support the operating expenses of established agencies or programs

• Governments

• Individuals

• Annual fund drives

• Pay down mortgages or reduce deficits

• Projects already completed

• Political activities

• Direct religious activities

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• Before a grant is awarded, the recipient is required to sign a Granting Agreement, according to the Income Tax Act

• The Granting Agreement requires that a Post Grant Report be submitted, along with copies of appropriate receipts at an agreed upon time

• The agreement details the use of the funds, including the provision of returning any unused funds back to the Community Foundation

• The use of the funds cannot be changed without the consent of the Community Foundation

• The agreement also provides wording to announce the grant

• The Post Grant Report provides the grant recipient with the opportunity to detail how the grant impacted the organization/community and what lessons were learned

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WE would like to express our thanks to you for your time and attention

and acknowledge the funding we receive from

The City of KenoraThe Township of Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls

The Ontario Trillium FoundationThe Ministry of Northern Development Mines and Forests

NOHFC ProgramThe Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

WE Would also like to thank our Operating Sponsors

The City of KenoraThe Township of Sioux Narrows and Nestor Falls

Copperfin Credit Union89.5 The Lake

Andrew Paterson and FamilyKMTS

BDO Dunwoody LLPHook Seller Lundin LLP

Nee-Chee Friendship Centre

“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.”

- George Bernard Shaw

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