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2023 ANNUAL REPORTwww.chathamkentcommunityfoundation.ca@ChathamKentCommunityFoundation
2“The Chatham Kent Community Foundation is a broad-based, volunteer driven, philanthropic organization creating, preserving and growing perpetual funds to enrich the quality of life of our citizens, now and in the future.”The goal of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation is to assist in the development of this community through grants to registered charitable organizations that focus on education, health, the arts, recreation, social services and the environment.By supporting these organizations, the Chatham Kent Community Foundation strives to enrich the quality of life of our citizens, now and in the future.The Chatham Kent Community Foundation builds endowments and other funds to provide lasting support for local priorities. The income earned by the Foundation’s invested permanent funds is used to give grants to a wide range of community groups, while the original investment is retained, and grows over time.Donors have chosen to work with the Chatham Kent Community Foundation because of the exibility it aords them. Donors can support any number of registered local charities by giving to the Foundation, and their contribution responds to needs in the community that are current and relevant. A donation to the Chatham Kent Community Foundation is a scally responsible investment. The Foundation is able to minimize costs by pooling funds for investment and administration costs. As well, Foundation volunteers take care of all the administrative and grant-making decisions, saving the donor both time and money.The strength of the Foundation lies with its volunteers. The Board is made up of 11 dedicated Directors, and many more Directors at Large, who contribute signicantly on Foundation committees. These volunteers also reect the diversity of Chatham-Kent, which is truly a ‘Community of Communities.’OUR MISSION STATEMENTSincere thanks to all of the players, sponsors and volunteers who contributed to the great success of the 2023 CKCF Golf Tournament! Join us in 2024 for another fun day on the links!FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2024Willow Ridge Golf & Country Club | 439 Chatham Street, Blenheim1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start | $125 for Golf, Cart, Lunch and Dinner All proceeds from the golf tournament support the operating costs of the Foundation Main Event SponsorSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Email: info@ChathamKentCommunityFoundation.caPhone: 519.351.3348
3REPORT FROM THE CHAIRWow, what a year! In 2023, we were able to distribute $1,026,837 in our community--the most money the Chatham Kent Community Foundation has ever been able to allocate to charitable organizations! In collaboration with the South Kent Wind Community Fund, this included $560,430 in grants and $125,457 in Donor Designated grants, Multi-Year grants and scholarships. In addition, we were able to distribute $340,950 in grants from the Community Services Recovery Fund, a Government of Canada program aimed at helping community service organizations to adapt and improve post-pandemic systems and processes, run in cooperation with Community Foundations of Canada, Canadian Red Cross and United Way Centraide. In total, 70 charitable organizations were able to enhance the services they provide to our community through the grants they received. One of the highlights of the past year was the creation of a new Field of Interest Fund called the Dr. Don and Denny Patterson Environmental Legacy Fund, and a new Named Fund called the Dr. Don and Denny Patterson Community Fund. Each of these funds was endowed with $250,000, and both funds will begin disbursing grants in 2024. In addition, the Community fund beneted from several donations from bequeathals and other signicant annual donations. These substantial contributions have helped grow our endowment fund to over $12,000,000. With the recent government directive for community foundations to increase the annual amount of grants disbursed, we will be able to distribute even more funds to aid community eorts in the future. We continue to follow our directive to prudently invest all donated funds, utilizing the earnings to benet community projects.We were thrilled that so many donors and grant recipients were able to attend our Annual General Meeting last June. Our annual golf tournament was also successful, thanks in no small part to all of the volunteers and sponsors. We sincerely appreciate the hard work and dedication of our Directors, Directors-at-Large and committee members. Through their volunteer eorts, we are able to minimize our operating costs, enabling more funds to be available to support worthwhile projects. Finally, special thanks goes to Chris Pegg, our Executive Director for his exemplary administrative work. In closing, I am again astounded by the generosity of the Chatham-Kent Community. I am proud and humbled to have served as Chair of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation, and know the organization will be in capable hands with our incoming Chair, Janine Griore. Sincerely,Dr. Irene MooreBoard Chair, 2023On the cover:Left: Volunteers with The Historical Society of Blenheim and District have digitized over 130 years’ worth of indexes, newspapers, and images with the support of a CKCF grant.Top Right:FreeHelpCK used grant money to build four accessible free food pantries in the municipality, and to purchase non-perishable food for each pantry.Bottom Right: The Common Grounds Cafe at the Active Lifestyle Centre in Chatham, which was renovated in 2023 with funding from the CKCF.Ronald MacDonald House of Canada distributes Welcome Kits to patients from Chatham-Kent and their families who are staying at Ronald McDonald House.
4Joseph P. and Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment FundFor more than a decade Joseph and Colleen O’Neill have been able to keep an eye on the community they love through their support of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation.In 2010 the Chatham couple established the Joseph P. and Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund with an initial donation of $250,000. Since that time, this donor-advised fund has contributed over $125,000 to a wide range of programs in Chatham-Kent, benetting both seniors and youth.Joseph said he and Colleen continue to appreciate having a say in where their annual grant monies are directed.“We’re still involved in choosing the recipients, and I like being involved,” he said.In 2023, the fund supported renovations to the Common Grounds Cafe at the Active Lifestyle Centre.THE YEAR IN REVIEWBoard Member Receives Order of CanadaCongratulations are extended to Chatham Kent Community Foundation Board member Shannon Prince and her husband Bryan, who were invested as Members of the Order of Canada in December, 2023.Shannon and Bryan were honoured for their ‘commitment to the documentation, preservation and celebration of Black Canadian history, particularly the Underground Railroad in southwestern Ontario.’ Shannon recently retired as curator of the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum after 25 years, and is now its Curator Emeritus. Shannon’s other accolades include an honorary doctorate from the University of Windsor in 2022, and in 2018 she was named one of “100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women.” She has received the Women of Excellence award from the May Court Club of Chatham for her contributions to the arts, cultural diversity, and heritage, and the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Thomas Symons award for commitment to conservation. Shannon and Bryan have also been named Citizens of the Year, received the Harriet Tubman Award from the Ontario Black History Society, and the YMCA Peace Medallion.Shannon is a sixth-generation descendant of North Buxton, where she farms with Bryan and their family.The Chatham Kent Community Foundation relies on the experience and sensitivities of its volunteer directors to support our community in the best way possible. We appreciate the depth of knowledge that Shannon brings to her role as the Chair of the Foundation’s Grant Committee.COMMUNITY SERVICES RECOVERY FUNDThe resources that community service groups across Canada oered were stretched during and after the Covid 19 pandemic years. Last year, the Government of Canada recognized the important role that charities and non-prot groups play in addressing persistent and complex social problems by launching the Community Services Recovery Fund. The $400 million fund was designed to help community service organizations, including charities, non-prot groups, and indigenous governing bodies, adapt and modernize to become more ecient, accessible, and sustainable through pandemic recovery and beyond.The Chatham Kent Community Foundation was chosen to deliver these funds to agencies within the municipality. Grants were awarded to the following projects: Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust $98,650The Land Trust is developing a 30-unit small home community on Taylor Ave. in Chatham. The project will incorporate life lease, Net Zero, and aordable home ownership for low- to moderate-income individuals and families.The Alzheimer Society of Chatham Kent $91,650Funding was used to help the Alzheimer Society modernize and adapt its systems and processes. These updates will allow the ASCK to increase its capacity and alleviate pressure on the local health-care system, and provide better services to their clients and their care partners.Vision Us $71,500This non-prot develops strategies and programs to help change-makers, groups, and organizations in Chatham Kent achieve their full potential. The CSRF grant has been used to modernize and streamline the agency’s ability to collect, analyze and utilize data from grassroots groups and smaller non-prots. ComeTogetherCK $79,150The grant allowed this non-prot to create a contact database and fundraising plan. The plan will help ComeTogetherCK better engage and organize its large corps of volunteers.
5ABOUT OUR FUNDSThe Chatham Kent Community Foundation has ve types of funds. The rst fund, namely the COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND, is a general type of fund that leaves control over the granting of investment income to the discretion of the Foundation Board. The remaining four types of funds, specically the FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS, DESIGNATED FUNDS, DONOR ADVISED FUNDS and the OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND, dier from the Community Endowment Fund essentially in the way they direct how the investment income is granted.1. Community Endowment FundThese discretionary funds oer the greatest amount of exibility to the Foundation in responding to the immediate and changing needs of the community. Donors do not place restrictions on the use of the funds and rely on the Board of Directors to make grant decisions that meet current community priorities and needs. The Community Endowment Fund has within it the opportunity to have Funds “Named” in the name of the donor or some other honoree. Named Funds within the Community Endowment FundThe Allen Family Fund $32,143Anakin Templeton Fund 34,284Dave & Brenda Baute Fund 235,000The Bellringer Family Fund 25,000J.P. Bickell Foundation 5,000Tom & Charlaine Campbell Fund 10,575Proctor A. Dick Family Memorial Fund 24,019Ross & Lois Eberlee Fund 69,860Richard & Eva Eddington Family Fund 10,000H.J. (Sandy) & Geraldine Elliot Fund 5,550 Beryl M. Ivey Fund 103,500Honey MacDonald Fund 1,162,000Raymond & Lucienne Myers Estate 141,710Ruth Sadlier O’Rourke Memorial Fund 18,200Robert & Verna Parry Family Fund 55,992Robert & Mary Rule Family Fund 11,770Sybil & Blake Ward Fund 10,166Neil Wood & Janet Mallory-Wood Fund 50,620Edward T. Little Fund 6,000Dr. Jack and Doris MacWilliam Fund 20,000Additional donors are listed in “Donors of Distinction.”OPERATING ENDOWMENTFUNDCOMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUNDFIELD OF INTERESTFUNDSDONOR DESIGNATEDFUNDSDONOR ADVISEDFUNDS
62. Field of Interest FundsThese funds work much like the Community Endowment Fund except that the donors will identify an area of interest that they would like to support. The donor empowers the Foundation’s Board to select worthwhile projects to support. Named Funds are also possible. The Chatham Kent Community Foundation has seven Field of Interest Funds currently available to our donors:Wayne & Sylvia Barnard Family FundEstablished in 2017 by Wayne and Sylvia Barnard, the Wayne and Sylvia Barnard Family Fund was created to provide grants to support Chatham-Kent organizations that provide services or programs to Chatham-Kent residents under the age of 19 years. The services or programs may be recreational, educational, artistic, therapeutic, medical, cultural, social or environmental in nature.Wayne & Sylvia Barnard Family Fund $23,993Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare FundEstablished in 2020 by the Estate of Mary Woods, the Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund will support organizations in Chatham-Kent that are involved in the care, maintenance, benet and general welfare of domestic and wild animals, with aparticular emphasis on cats.Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund $1,025,199Lindsay and Cindy Boyd FundEstablished in 2020, the Lindsay and Cindy Boyd Fund will support those in Chatham-Kent who face food insecurity issues, specically those served by food banks and soup kitchens.Lindsay and Cindy Boyd Fund $10,000JoLynn Deprez Athletic FundEstablished in 2021, the JoLynn Deprez Athletic Fund will support Youth in Athletics in Chatham-Kent, specically to those living and pursuing athletic activities in Blenheim and Ridgetown.JoLynn Deprez Athletic Fund $32,568Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation in Chatham-KentThis Fund was established through a matching grant from the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, of the Province of Ontario. Within this Fund there are a number of “Donor Named Funds” all of which are used for advancing and supporting participation by children and youth in healthy and safe physical activity and recreation. Named Funds within the Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation in Chatham-Kent Fund:H.J. (Sandy) & Geraldine Elliot Fund 16,615William & Eve Stacey Fund 10,200 Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture & Recreation 54,095Rotary Clubs of Chatham Fund 13,000The Environmental Legacy Fund This Fund was established through a partnership with the J.W. McConnell Foundation of Montreal. The income from this fund is used to nancially support environmental initiatives within Chatham-Kent that relate to increasing our understanding of environmental issues and interconnection with the community. It supports initiatives that acknowledge the impact of today’s environmental actions on future generations and build relationships with service groups and funding providers to ensure long term sustainability.The Environmental Legacy Fund is principally nanced by a major contribution from the Stan Wonnacott Family. There have also been other donations that were directed to the Environmental Legacy Fund. Named Funds within the Environmental Legacy FundStan Wonnacott Environmental Fund $40,895Dr. Don and Denny Patterson Environmental Legacy FundEstablished in 2023, grants from this fund will support organizations that prioritize protection of waters and wetlands, endangered species and natural habitats; that address air, soil and water quality issues of concern to humans; and that seek to educate and raise awareness at all levels including students, decision makers and the general public.Total of Field of Interest Funds $1,477,965Other Donors$2,500 - $5,000 KPMGLyle & Nancy McCormick$1,000 - $2,499Ue & Sharon Blok-AndersenJack & Janette CarrollFrancis DenomyRoss & Lois EberleeRobert & Lynne FoxRick KemplingRobert McKinlayDavid & Anita PudwellRuss & Shirley TempletonNeil Wood & Janet Mallory-Wood$500 - $999Don & Janet BraddonJohn BradleyBrad-Lea MeadowsPaul CoureyHugo & Tomassina RossiniPaul & Rosemarie RoyLeigh Ann Shoji-LeeMany others below $500$1,400$250,000
73. Donor Designated FundsBy establishing a Designated Fund, donors have the opportunity to specify which particular charity or charities they would like to support in perpetuity. If a specied charity ceases to exist and the donor has not named a successor beneciary, and the donor is unavailable to advise the Foundation, the Foundation will redirect the funds to a Named Fund within the Community Fund.Larry Babcock Memorial Fund $82,756Jack & Janette Carroll Fund 10,965 Carlo Corsini Fund 34,550Rosa G. Corsini Fund 16,115Dr. Doug & Betty Keeley Fund 269,342Mayrand Family Fund 57,668McKeough Library Endowment Fund 18,350William & Eve Stacey Fund 33,823Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund 79,850Frank & Mary Uniac Fund 259,325Adolphus & Armintha Weese Scholarship Fund 219,133Jim & Jann Wicket - Dr. Jack Parry Scholarship Fund 12,340Steve & Lorie Baker Fund 40,100Carlo Rossini Memorial Diabetes Fund 81,529Lois and Margaret Pearce Fund 35,000Walter P Coulter Memorial Garden Fund 50,000Dr. Jack and Doris MacWilliam Fund 20,0004. Donor Advised FundsDonor Advised Funds enable a donor to have ongoing participation in the selection of charities that will benet from their gift. Donors are involved in the grant making process; however, the Foundation, as trustee, retains the responsibility for nal decisions. Provisions should be made in the Donor Advised Fund Agreement to provide directions to the Foundation in the event of the death of the donor or designated advisor.Bradley Family Fund $742,643Garnet George Case Fund 330,000Donald Allan Cottingham Fund 57,784Joseph P. & Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund 251,125Dr. Jim Richardson Fund - for registered charities in Tilbury 506,804South Kent Wind Community Fund 3,840,4655. Operating Endowment FundThe purpose of this fund is to help oset the costs of operating the Foundation. A Named Fund can be established within the Operating Endowment Fund.J. Bradley Administrative Fund $22,650Scott Geddes $3,750Mike & Penny McGregor Fund 16,998 The Chatham Kent Community Foundation Managed FundsIn addition to managing the Endowment Funds of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation, theFoundation also manages one other Fund for a charity within the community, namely theChatham-Kent Canadian Diabetes Fund. This Fund is owned by the donors and is invested instrict accordance with the Foundation’s established Investment Policy. The earnings from this fund are distributed to the designated organizations on an annual basis. Donations to the Chatham Kent Community Foundation may be directed to this fund.Chatham-Kent Canadian Diabetes Fund $80,483
8DONORS OF DISTINCTIONOver $150,000Dave & Brenda BauteJohn D. BradleyDr. Doug & Betty KeeleyReg & Kathie MacDonaldJoseph P. & Colleen O’NeillDr. Don & Denny PattersonDr. Jim RichardsonSouth Kent WindFrank UniacArmintha Weese EstateMary Woods Estate$50,000 - $149,999Katharine CottinghamAnne CoulterLois EberleeBeryl M. IveyOlive Grant MacLean EstatePaul MayrandElizabeth McKay EstateRaymond & Lucienne Myers EstateRobert & Verna ParryHazel Jean Richardson EstateWesley D. & Pat Thompson$30,000 - $49,999Dr. Hugh H. AllenSteve & Lorie BakerDr. David & Margaret CampbellCarlo CorsiniWilliam & Eve StaceyRuss & Shirley TempletonNeil Wood & Janet Mallory Wood$15,000 - $29,999Alexandra Babcock & Todd CowanDorothy Babcock Baelda HoldingsBellringer FamilyBrad-Lea MeadowsBob & Shelley ChinnickPaul Courey Francis & Lillian DenomyDavid & Delynne DickElizabeth MacWilliamMike & Penny McGregorMcKeough FamilyRobert McKinlayJohn & Jan MekoChristine MuckleWesley T. & Nancy Thompson$10,000 - $14,999Ken & Betty CampbellTom & Charlaine CampbellJack & Janette CarrollCasilco CorporationRichard & Eva EddingtonRobert & Mary Rule Sybil & Blake WardWestern EquipmentJim & Jann WickettJe & Jennifer Wilson$5,000 - $9,999Skip & Mary AdairGordon & Donna AlexanderDr. & Mrs. Blake BarlowJ.P. Bickell FoundationGarry & Gaye BlackRichard BradleyH.J. (Sandy) & Geraldine ElliotScott GeddesSteven & Ruth HookRichard IveyPeter Jamieson & Stephanie VanDerMeerschGlenda LansensJohn & Lorna LawrenceMichael & Sherry LenoverColin & Gail McGregor Bill & Jayne ParkDr. George ParryJack & Jane ParryRalph & Lyn ParryHelen & John PerkinsJerry PrelazDavid & Anita PudwellDr. John & Eleanor RoeRicardo & Rebecca RossiniFrank Thompson & Josette DeBrouwerIan & Ann TilleyEstate of Helen TyndallUnion Gas Ltd.$2,500 - $4,999Frank & Florence ArchibaldDr. Ray & Janet BernreuterUe & Sharon Blok-AndersenDon & Janet BraddonDavid & Marg BradleyElizabeth BradleyMurray J. & Mary CampbellCanadian Tire Corp. (Chatham)Cangram International Inc. - Maureen GeddesDr. Martha ClendenningComiskey Ltd. Insurance Adjusters - Joe ComiskeyDPM Insurance - Ed KysChris DeprezElaine HookBill & Alice JamesPeter & Veronica JamiesonKPMGLawson FoundationClayton & Betty LeachMike LenoverW.J. LetangEd LittleLPB Investment Ltd.John & Cathy MalloryDavid & Mary Lynn McGuireRalph ParryDr. Lois PearceEd & Maxine Robbins Ricardo & Rebecca RossiniJack & Elaine ShillingtonPaul & Bonnie SunnenDonald & Mary SutherlandTech TrailersValderose GardensRosemary WaekensWestern EquipmentDaniel WhittalChristopher & Addie White$1,000 - $2,499Jim AllinJoseph AndersonMarilee AsherArc Energy - George MoncktonRichard BabcockPaul & Jeanine BarnickeJohn & Diane BeattieMurray & Carol BowmanLindsay BoydDean BradleyDr. Peter & Dianne BrownBurgess Advanced TechnologiesDr. Richard CharterisCollins Barrow Chartered AccountantsTimothy ChildMichael ComiskeyJohn & Janet CookIves & Besse DagneauDeloitte Chartered AccountantsIngrid DeprezDavid & Amy EberleeEconomical InsuranceEntegrus EnergyRobert & Lenore FletcherRobert & Lynne FoxDr. Brian & JoAnne GambleJack & Mildred GarlickPeter & Ann GilbertLarry GilhulaHelen GlasscoGlengate Investments Inc - Jim BullockGoodman & CompanyBarry GrahamDr. HenryPaul & Marlene HinesK.A. (Al) HinneganD. Kent & Margaret KirklandBert & Audrey KraemerLally KiaJohn & Lorna LawrenceWilliam & Catherine LongDean & Lorraine MacDonaldMark MacKewRae & Bessie Mallory
9Stan MayesJack & Trisha McFarlaneBill & Sally McGregorWilliam & Betty McGuire FundBrian & Susan McNeillJack & Ann MorrisonBetty NashRobert NashRick & Hilary NorthNorquay Development Ltd.Frances O BrienJerry U BrienE. & G. Odette FoundationP. & L. Odette Charitable Foundation FundJoan PattersonRich & Teri PogueShirley PowersPremstar EnergyRBC - Employee Volunteer ProgramRBC Dominion SecuritiesThe Howard J. Rees FoundationHenry & Sarah RegtsBrian ReidJack & Barbara RipleyBruce & Patricia RogersAudree RossiniBill & Jean RossiniDr. & Mrs. J.H. RothPaul & Rosemarie RoyBrian & Shelly SkipperBob & Kris StevensSmalley, Brisco & ThompsonMarjorie StoreyTom & Cindy StoreyMolly StoweDr. Shig & Janet SugiyamaGeorge SulmanAugust & Marian SunnenDon & Ruth TetraultTetrault Management ServicesHugh ThomasThompson LimitedAnn TilleyAnnie & Peter TimmermansHerb & Irene TodghamJerry & Denise Tremblay Deborah VerheyPaul & Donna WatsonDr. Donna WatterudWaddick FuelsJim & Janet WilcoxJennifer WilsonWorld Wide Properties$500 - $999Larry & Patricia AllenTerry AmerlinckRichard & Frances AndersonAtlic Inc.Whitney BabcockWinnifred BabcockAndrew William Barnicke Peter BarnickeRichard & Andrea BattistaMary BeattieBedell’s Frozen Foods Ltd.Edna BenoitMargery BlackBlenheim Management Ltd.Dean BradleyRobert S. BradleyPaul BrisboisBrenda BurgessFrederick (Steve) BushJames G. CampbellJohn & Stella CheekCarscallen, Reinhart, Mathany, MaslakThomas ChalmersJeanne ChandlerLloyd ClappJames CookeNoel & Shirley CourticeRex & Ruth Ann CrawfordClare & Roberta CurtisRoy & Elvy DelineKen DenureDominion Group FoundationSheila DuttonEaton YaleElcon Engineering of Wallaceburg Ltd.Elric Contractors of Wallaceburg Ltd.Erie & Main ConsultingEssex Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd.Barry & Carolyn FraserDon & Faye GeddesMike & Mary GengeLarry GoddardGwenne GoldLarry & Flory GrantWilliam & Harriet GreenLucy GroverR.G. HackettHandy Bros. Ltd.Henry Heyink Contruction Ltd.Hopkins Canada, Inc.Connor HorakHumdingers Baseball TeamAJ KirkwoodW.F. Johnson Ltd.Dr. Robert & Vira JonesStephanie Keeley-BuntingJack & Mary Jane KerrLawrence KerrDavid LeachLeon’s Furniture - Ken & Jan EdwardsRichard MacDiarmidMainstreet Credit UnionMaizex Seeds Inc.Jason MalloryMaple City Oce Equipment Ltd.Alan MarchmentMariconda HoldingsJ. & T. MasonMargaret McCallumDon & Virginia McGeorgeJohn & Joanne McGormanKenneth McGowanJohn & Diane McGuiganDavid McKeandJeannette McKinlayDrs. Zeke & Heather MilkovicMiller, Caneld, Paddock & Stone PLCMaureen MyersDaniel B. NicolJessie P. O’NeillMarnie PerkinsPioneer Hi-Bred Ltd.Dana PorterRaphael PartnersRichard ReidJoseph & Jane RiversEdward S. RogersRosati Family FoundationAnn RossHugo & Tomassina RossiniPaula RusakBill & Vera RusakSalus Mutual Insurance CompanyDr. Eileen ScottDiane Scott-PearseCharles & Peggy SeamanRuby ShawSheLeadsMike SmartSonya Roe JewelersSparks Carpet One Ltd.Tom & Cindy StoreyTatro PropertiesTD BankMargaret ThompsonTL Ltd.Trimark Investment Management Inc.Jim TunksHank VanderpolBill & Mary WatsonDr. Hub & Sue WhiteRichard & Katherine WhittingtonDr. Jack & Peg WillardOthers below $500 COMMEMORATIVE TRIBUTES 2023 | In honour or memory of...DONORS OF DISTINCTIONDavid Bradley Mike Denomy Ann Parry Scarfone Marlene Hines David Dick JoLynn Deprez
10GRANT MAKINGTimeline:The Chatham Kent Community Foundation follows a Grant Review Process. The Grant Committee reviews all requests twice per year and makes grants in June and November. In this way, it is hoped that the Foundation can be responsive to the needs of charitable organizations within the community.Guidelines:The Board of Directors has developed the following application guidelines: 1. The Foundation supports charitable organizations concerned with EDUCATION, HEALTH, ARTS and CULTURE, RECREATION, the ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE, and SOCIAL SERVICES that operate for the citizens of Chatham-Kent.2. Grants are made only to REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. Organizations seeking funds must demonstrate a strong, committed Board, scal responsibility and management qualications.3. Grants are awarded for DEFINITE PURPOSES, and for projects covering a specied period of time. Multi-year grants are subject to periodic performance reviews.4. Preference is given to projects which: (a) encourage more ecient use of community resources (b) expect to test or demonstrate new approaches and techniques in the solution of community problems(c) are developed in consultation with other agencies and planning groups, and those which promote coordination, co-operation and sharing among organizations, and the elimination of duplicated services (d) promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement in the community (e) expect to strengthen internal management capabilities of agencies.5. CAPITAL PROJECTS will be considered if there is a demonstrated need. 6. BURSARIES and SCHOLARSHIPS are usually awarded to educational institutions and not to individuals.7. Grants are not usually made to support OPERATING EXPENSES of established organizations or programs. 8. Grants are not made to establish or add to ENDOWMENT FUNDS.9. Grants are not usually made to RELIGIOUS or POLITICAL organizations for direct activities.Please obtain a GRANT APPLICATION FORM online: www.chathamkentcommunityfoundation.ca or call 519-351-3348. Once your application has been submitted, the Grant Committee will review the request and make a full report to the Chatham Kent Community Foundation Board of Directors for a nal decision.Grants from Donor Designated FundsCarlo Rossini Memorial Diabetes Fund — Carlo Rossini Memorial Diabetes Foundation $3,544Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Chatham-Kent Pool Sharks $1,997Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Chatham Kent Women’s Centre $999Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Junior Achievement of South Western Ontario $999Jack & Janette Carroll Fund — Outreach for Hunger $267Jack & Janette Carroll Fund — Tri-County Literacy Network $267Carlo A. Corsini Fund — Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent $1,525Rosa G. Corsini Fund — May Court Club of Chatham $774Dr. Doug & Betty Keeley Fund — CKHA Foundation Surgical Unit $13,122Mayrand Family Fund — Community Living Chatham-Kent $2,584McKeough Library Endowment Fund — Chatham-Kent Public Library $894William and Eve Stacey Fund — CKHA Foundation MRI $1,648Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund — Blenheim and Community Senior Citizens Group $172Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund — Blenheim Youth Centre $3,645Frank & Mary Uniac Fund — St. Clair College nursing scholarship $10,832Adolphus & Armintha Weese Scholarship Fund — student scholarship $10,676Jim & Jann Wickett — Dr. Jack Parry Scholarship Fund — student scholarship $552Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund — Chatham-Kent Animal Rescue $8,000Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund — University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus $41,696Steve and Lorie Baker Fund — Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent $611 Steve and Lorie Baker Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $611Lois and Margaret Pearce Fund — Chatham-Kent Public Library $548Lois and Margaret Pearce Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $548
11Grants from Donor Designated FundsCarlo Rossini Memorial Diabetes Fund — Carlo Rossini Memorial Diabetes Foundation $3,544Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Chatham-Kent Pool Sharks $1,997Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Chatham Kent Women’s Centre $999Larry Babcock Memorial Fund — Junior Achievement of South Western Ontario $999Jack & Janette Carroll Fund — Outreach for Hunger $267Jack & Janette Carroll Fund — Tri-County Literacy Network $267Carlo A. Corsini Fund — Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent $1,525Rosa G. Corsini Fund — May Court Club of Chatham $774Dr. Doug & Betty Keeley Fund — CKHA Foundation Surgical Unit $13,122Mayrand Family Fund — Community Living Chatham-Kent $2,584McKeough Library Endowment Fund — Chatham-Kent Public Library $894William and Eve Stacey Fund — CKHA Foundation MRI $1,648Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund — Blenheim and Community Senior Citizens Group $172Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund — Blenheim Youth Centre $3,645Frank & Mary Uniac Fund — St. Clair College nursing scholarship $10,832Adolphus & Armintha Weese Scholarship Fund — student scholarship $10,676Jim & Jann Wickett — Dr. Jack Parry Scholarship Fund — student scholarship $552Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund — Chatham-Kent Animal Rescue $8,000Mary & Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund — University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus $41,696Steve and Lorie Baker Fund — Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent $611 Steve and Lorie Baker Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $611Lois and Margaret Pearce Fund — Chatham-Kent Public Library $548Lois and Margaret Pearce Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $548Dr. Jack and Doris MacWilliam Fund — Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation $122Dr. Jack and Doris MacWilliam Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $122Walter P Coulter Memorial Garden Fund - Walter P Coulter Memorial Garden $1,218Grants from Donor Advised FundsJoseph P. & Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund — Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $6,118Joseph P. & Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund — Active Lifestyle Centre $6,117Donald Allan Cottingham Fund — Tilbury Solid Rock Café Youth Centre $2,815Garnett George Case Fund — Rotary Club of Dresden Service Fund $10,078Garnett George Case Fund — Four Counties Health Services Foundation $6,000Grants from Field of Interest FundsWayne & Sylvia Barnard Family Fund — Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent $1,169Wonnacott Environmental Fund — Sydenham Field Naturalists $2,068Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund — YMCA of Southwestern Ontario $6,132JoLynn Deprez Athletic Fund — Blenheim Youth Centre $655Grants from Funds that Support the Operations of the Chatham Kent Community FoundationJ.Bradley Administrative Fund $1,104 Scott Geddes Operating Endowment $183Mike & Penny McGregor Fund $793 GRANTS MADE BY THE CHATHAM KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONYMCA of Southwestern Ontario $20,000 This grant, made to the Chatham YMCA, was used to make improvements to the facility’s automatic pool equipment. Funding included a contribution from the Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation.Municipality of Chatham-Kent $5,000 This multi-year grant will be matched by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to a total of $15,000 over three years. Funding will be used to establish a Public Art Grant.Rotary Club of Dresden Service Fund $10,560 The funding allowed the Rotary Club of Dresden to carry out roof repairs at its community hub building. Funding included a contribution from the Garnet George Case Fund.Chatham Kent Animal Rescue $8,000 This money funded a variety of projects: a grant-writing course for volunteers, dental work on four dogs, microchips, and the purchase of a storage unit. Funding included a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.Friends of the Chatham Pipes & Drums $5,500 The Chatham band was able to purchase equipment and upgrade uniforms for band members with this grant money.Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent $5,000 This grant was used to develop a social media campaign for the Society, and create promotional materials and videos.Ronald McDonald House $5,000RMHC was able to create 1,000 Welcome Kits that will be given to patients from Chatham-Kent and their families who are staying at Ronald McDonald House.SWONT Conductive Education Trust Fund $5,000 This grant helped cover the cost of housing, transportation, and wages for a Conductor Teacher to come to Chatham-Kent and provide programming to local children and their caregivers.Chatham Kent Drug Awareness Council $5,000 This funding was used to help pay for advertising, as well as the design and printing of new brochures.Best Buddies Canada $2,000This grant allowed Best Buddies Canada to expand its Friendship Program in Chatham-Kent. Best Buddies promotes inclusion by creating one-to-one friendships between individuals living with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD and Autism Spectrum Disorder).Active Lifestyle Centre $6,117The funding supported the renovation and revitalization of the Common Grounds Cafe at the Active Lifestyle Centre. Funding included a contribution from the Joseph and Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund.The Scottish Borderers Foundation $35,994 This grant covered the cost of erecting and maintaining Regimental monuments and memorials to the Scottish regiments of infantry in Essex and Kent counties. Grant money also supported the digitization, restoration and maintenance of historical artifacts. Funding included a contribution from the Bradley Family Fund.University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus $41,696 Improvements were made to the facilities housing the small animal colony at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph. The grant included a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.
12GRANTS MADE BY THE SOUTH KENT WIND COMMUNITY FUND, A DONOR ADVISED FUND OF THE CHATHAM KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONChatham-Kent Drug Awareness Council $5,000 Funds were used to purchase winter items for homeless and precariously housed individuals in Chatham-Kent.Dresden Sidestreets Youth Centre $14,610 This grant covered the cost of replacing the roof on the youth centre facility with new plywood and steel.Duart Community Hall $8,916 Funds were used to purchase a 4-ton air conditioning unit for the community centre.Family Service Kent $8,500 Grant monies were used to purchase a used mini-van, and a new IT server.Knox Pantry and Soup Cellar $4,000 These funds were used to purchase groceries and supplies for the Wallaceburg church’s pantry and Soup Cellar lunch program. Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority $3,250 The LTCVA used this grant money to purchase native Carolinian trees, which were given to residents of Chatham-Kent to be planted on their private propertiesMary Webb Centre for the Arts $7,220 Some of the funds were used to purchase a new furnace and A/C unit for the concert hall. The remainder supported work to digitally archive historic documents of Orford Township and the Village of Highgate.Merlin United Church Food Bank $3,000 Funds were used to purchase groceries for the Merlin United Church Food Bank.New Beginnings ABI & Stroke Recovery Association $5,800 Through this grant the association was able to install accessibility equipment in washrooms at the New Beginnings Centre, making it easier for members who use assistive devices to use the washroom independently.Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Wallaceburg $4,000 This grant money supported a food pantry that is used by families in Wallaceburg and Walpole Island First Nation. The funds helped the church respond to a 40% increase in the need for its services.Thames Horizon Shueboard Club $7,500 The Shueboard Club partnered with Community Living Chatham Kent to secure this grant, which was used to upgrade the kitchen and lounge facilities at the shueboard clubhouse. VON Chatham-Kent $9,815 Funding was used by VON CK to expand services in the Kids’ Circle Bereavement Program, specically the addition of music, art and drama therapy. Additional funds were used to replenish library resources.Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation $10,000 This grant covered the purchase of a surgical table with bariatric extensions for the hospital’s operating room.Reach Out Chatham Kent (ROCK) Missions $15,000 This funding supported the Mission’s drop-in centre in Chatham, and was used to purchase food, hygiene products, and rst aid supplies. Chatham Kent & Lambton Children’s Water Festival $3,000 Grant money was used to support a number of infrastructure costs associated with hosting the Water Festival. The SKW grant covered the costs of tent and golf cart rentals, Port-a-John rentals, providing First Aid, sponsoring the “Sciensational Snakes” group, and providing lunch to volunteers. Meals on Wheels (Dresden) $1,286 Funds were used to replace and update equipment, and to purchase food preparation utensils.Blenheim Christian Reformed Church $5,000 This grant enabled volunteers to purchase equipment and groceries needed for a food outreach program in Blenheim and Ridgetown.Blenheim Youth Centre $6,650 Grant money was used to cover sta costs, and to purchase supplies and equipment for snack programs, leisure programming, and winter recreational programming.Chatham Kent YMCA $4,000 This grant enabled the YMCA to provide nancial subsidies for children, families, and individuals, allowing them to access Y programs.
13The Village Resource Centre, Wheatley $30,500 The Village Resource Centre serves as a community hub in Wheatley, which experienced a devastating environmental disaster in the village core in August 2021. This grant allowed the volunteer group to purchase oce equipment and supplies, pay honoraria for instructors, and cover the cost of life skills workshops. Canadian Red Cross Society $20,000 This grant supported the ‘Let’s Go Home with Homeward Bound’ program, a local initiative that helps people transition back into their own home after a hospital admission, a visit to the emergency department, or a day surgery at hospital.CTC Foundation of Chatham-Kent $21,900This three-year grant of $7,300 annually will be used by the CTC to set up three locations in Chatham-Kent where adults and children can have access to amphibious wheelchairs and Mobi Mats.Tilbury Solid Rock Café Youth Centre $15,600 These funds were used to purchase supplies, and cover programming and sta costs. Funding included a contribution from the Donald A. Cottingham Fund.Squash Ontario $15,000This grant is continued support for the development of two concrete outdoor squash courts and two pickle ball courts in a newly-built subdivision in Dresden. Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent $14,000 This funding supported the Positive Strides program, which oers safe in-person one-to-one services with youth at risk in Chatham-Kent. Funding included a contribution from the Wayne & Sylvia Barnard Family Fund.Four Counties Health Services Foundation $12,000 The grant money was used to purchase an electrocardiogram monitor for the emergency department. Funding included a contribution from the Garnet George Case Fund.Blenheim Youth Centre $10,500 This grant supported the BYC Summer program. Money was used to purchase supplies and materials, cover travel costs for eld trips, and pay for promotional material. Funding included contributions from the Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund, and the JoLynn Deprez Athletic Fund. First Presbyterian Church $10,000 The grant allowed volunteers to purchase supplies and carry out a weekly free breakfast program. FreeHelpCK $10,000 This local volunteer organization supplies meals to seniors and the unhoused, and supports 14 food pantries in the municipality. This grant was used to build four additional pantries, and to purchase non-perishable food for each pantry.Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent $10,000 In partnership with the Dollywood Foundation, the Kiwanis Club mailed out approximately 5,000 children’s books to Chatham-Kent families in 2023.Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority $10,000 This grant was used to purchase equipment and supplies for building maintenance for conservation and heritage programming at the C.M. Wilson Learning Centre. NeighbourLink Chatham-Kent $10,000 aWAY Opportunities is a seasonal NeighbourLink program that enables local children to attend summer camp at Kenesserie Camp at no charge.Society of Saint Vincent de Paul $10,000 The grant money was used to purchase food and supplies for food insecurity outreach programs at St. Joseph and St. Ursula Churches in Chatham.Sydenham Field Naturalists $10,000 This grant was used by the SFN to establish densely planted native forests in municipal parks using the Miyawaki-style planting technique. Funding included contributions from the Wonnacott Environmental Fund and the Environmental Legacy Fund.New Beginnings ABI & Stroke Recovery Association $8,500 These funds were used to purchase two foldable, motorized wheelchairs that will be made available to members of this community group.Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent $7,500 Grant dollars were used to purchase various pieces of technology to improve the agency’s day to day operations, including a laptop, iPads and accessories, and to update the phone system.May Court Club of Chatham $7,500 This grant supported a daily Breakfast Program at Queen Elizabeth II Public School, and the Emergency Lunchbox Program that the May Court Club provides to 19 schools in Chatham Kent. Funding included contributions from the Rosa G. Corsini Fund, and the Lindsay and Cindy Boyd Fund.Historical Society of Blenheim and District $6,283 Volunteers have been able to digitize over 130 years’ worth of indexes, newspapers, and images with the support of this grant.Campre Circle $6,000 This grant covered the cost of sending a local family to a week-long camp program at Campre Circle’s Rainbow Lake facility. The camp supports children and families aected by childhood cancer. Blenheim & Community Senior Citizens Group $5,000 This local group has used the funds to purchase modernized Bridge equipment. Funding included a contribution from the Wesley D. & Pat Thompson Fund.Christ Church Anglican, Chatham $5,000 This grant enabled the church to upgrade its kitchen to meet safety codes and standards for an Outreach food insecurity program that the congregation has established.Knox Presbyterian Church Pantry $5,000 Funds were used to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, canned goods, and other staples for Knox Food Pantry.No One Stands Alone $5,000 Grant money supported the production and distribution of 80,000 mental health resource booklets to youth in Chatham-Kent. Tilbury Rotary Club $5,000 This grant allowed the club to oer leadership training, and educational and recreational activities for youth in Tilbury and the surrounding area.Trinity United Church, Wallaceburg $5,000 This grant was used to purchase food and supplies for a food insecurity outreach program.North Dresden Baptist Church $1,726 The congregation used the grant money to increase the accessibility of washrooms at the church, and to expand a community garden.Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $11,000 This grant was used to enhance end-of-life, and grief and bereavement support programs provided by the Hospice throughout Chatham-Kent. Funding included a contribution from the Joseph and Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund.Lend-A-Hand Meals Committee $5,587 This local group used the grant to fund breakfast and snack programs in six schools in Wallaceburg.GRANTS MADE JOINTLY BY THE SOUTH KENT WIND COMMUNITY FUND AND OTHER FUNDS OF THE CHATHAM KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
14CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONDecember 31, 2023 Operating Perpetual Fund Fund Total Assets Current assets 61,240 1,931,942 1,993,182 Investments 348,224 10,997,515 11,345,739 409,464 12,929,457 13,338,921 Liabilities Current liabilities 223,908 5,000 228,908 Fund balances 185,556 12,924,457 13,110,013 409,464 12,929,457 13,338,921 CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES Year Ended December 31, 2023 Operating Perpetual Fund Fund Total Revenue 112,311 2,253,281 2,365,592Expenses 116,700 89,794 206,494Distributions - 685,864 685,864 116,700 775,658 892,358 Excess of revenue over expenses (4,390) 1,477,623 1,473,234Fund balances, beginning of year 189,945 11,446,834 11,636,779Fund balances, end of year 185,556 12,924,457 13,110,013 INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL REPORTSAudited by MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants A complete set of nancial statements and accompanying auditor’s report may be obtained upon request from the Executive Director.Telephone (519) 351-3348 or email info@ChathamKentCommunityFoundation.ca.
15Rick North Shannon Prince Kathryn Biondi Dave TaylorDave Harwood Patricia McFarlaneBill WeaverBOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023David Baute Dean BradleyDianeMcGuiganCarlo CorsiniScott GeddesFrancis Glenn Peter Jamieson Paul MayrandJosette deBrouwerRosa CorsiniJanette CarrollJim WickettJann Parry-Wicket Neil WoodRob McKinlayKristen StevensDIRECTORS AT LARGEChairpersonJohn Bradley1925-2015FoundingDirectorJanine Griore Russ WeirTreasurerIrene MoorePast ChairRuth Hook Chris PeggExecutive DirectorVice Chair
WE WISH TO THANK OUR ANNUAL REPORT SPONSORSP.O. Box 35, Chatham ON N7M 5K1Chris Pegg, Executive Director: 519-351-3348info@chathamkentcommunityfoundation.cawww.chathamkentcommunityfoundation.cawww.facebook.com/ChathamKentCommunityFoundatione Chatham Kent Community Foundation, established in 1990, is one of 205 community foundations in Canada. It is a local, registered charity that is self-determined and operates independently from any national or local organization or governing body.Lawrence C. Gilhula, BMath, CPA, CA, LPA, CIRPPartnerBaker Tilly CK, LLP62 Keil Drive SouthChatham, Ontario N7M 3G8Phone: 226.830.0110Fax: 519.351.8831Email: lcgilhula@bakertilly.caPeter Jamieson, CFA, FCSI, CFP®Portfolio ManagerExecutive Director, Private Client GroupiA Private Wealth151 Thames Street, P.O. Box 64Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K1Phone: 519.351.3700Email: peter.jamieson@iaprivatewealth.caStephanie VanDerMeersch, CFP®, CIM®, FCSIPortfolio ManagerExecutive Director, Private Client GroupiA Private Wealth151 Thames Street, P.O. Box 64Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K1Phone: 519.351.3700Email: stephanie.vandermeersch@iaprivatewealth.caGlenn Seed Ltd.8726 Talbot TrailBlenheim, OntarioN0P 1A0Brad-Lea Meadows Ltd.571 Richmond StreetP.O. Box 507Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K6Phone: 519.436.5506Fax: 519.436.5522Colin McGregor, BBA, CIM, FCSISenior Portfolio ManagerEmail: colin.mcgregor@rbc.comMichael Verheoven, CIM, B.CommInvestment AdvisorEmail: michael.verhoeven@rbc.comRBC Dominion Securities382 Wellington St. W., P.O. Box 39Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K1Phone: 519.352.1510Fax: 519.352.4918www.mcgregorverheoven.comKevin Sabourin, CPA, CAPartnerMNP LLP708 Wellington StreetWallaceburg, ON N8A 2Y6Phone: 519.627.1448Fax: 519.627.0557Email: Kevin.Sabourin@mnp.ca