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Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation.

Our new website is designed to help you learn more about what we do, about the community foundation model, and guide donors, grant seekers and professional advisors to access the resources they need. We will be adding to the content of this site over the coming months, and we invite you to explore and visit often.

We are a member in good standing of Community Foundations of Canada and part of one of the fastest growing charitable movements building community vitality. We serve all of the people and communities in Elgin County. Working with our donors and the broader community we invest in building strong and resilient places to live work and play.

Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation’s Mission is “To strengthen the community for the benefit of all by fostering the growth of community philanthropy; giving opportunities to benefactors to leave a lasting legacy for future generations; building and prudently managing community endowments; and addressing the needs of the community through strategic grant making and organizational support”.

We do this primarily by building and managing endowed funds that are invested into perpetuity and granting a portion of the income on those investments to local charities. There are a wide range of services and Fund Designations that allow the flexibility to design an endowment fund that captures your unique vision,…..or donors can simply contribute to any existing Fund. To learn more about this, visit the DONORS section.

We hope you will find the information here helpful, though if you would like to learn more about the Elgin St. Thomas Community Foundation or have any other questions, please contact us- we would love to hear from you.