The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation



The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation improves the quality of life in Kitchener-Waterloo and area, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on key community issues.

Web Address

www.kwcf.ca/

Social Media Links

Twitter - @thekwcf


Assets and Giving for Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 875,233
2018 - 419,523
2017 - 359,057
Domestic Grants

2019 - 166,407
2018 - 116,726


    

Recent News from Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation


MAKING KINDNESS A PRIORITY THREE YEARS STRAIGHT – CELEBRATING RANDOM ACT OF ...
Foundation: Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Waterloo – Two years ago, The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) embarked on a simple, yet extremely meaningful new initiative called Random ...See all stories on this topic...more

Local community foundation grants $617000 during the first half of 2010
Foundation: Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Waterloo - The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) awarded $617000 in grants this past spring to support non profit organizations in ...See all stories on this topic...more

Vital Signs Canada: Connecting philanthropists to community needs
Foundation: Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Identifying projects that improve the quality of life in our community and supporting those initiatives is high on the list of priorities for The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF)....more

Vital Signs Canada: KWCF launches Vital Ideas
Foundation: Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Waterloo (June 9, 2010) – Donors, stakeholders, sponsors, and media partners of The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) are invited to attend the inaugural launch of “Vital...more

Daily Exchange
Foundation: Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

Waterloo – Rosemary Smith, CEO of The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) has been selected as the 2009 Citizen of the Year for ... See all stories on this...more

Artifice » Artifice: September 17, 2009
Foundation: Ontario Trillium Foundation, Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation

CAFKA gratefully acknowledges the support of Christie Digital, the Musagetes Foundation, the City of Kitchener, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, the Kitchener...more



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