

For John Hutton, establishing the Hutton Family Fund at Hamilton Community Foundation is a way to engage future generations of his family in giving back to the community. John and his wife Eileen, daughters Camille and Jane, and their son Ray and his wife Caroline are all involved in deciding the purposes of the newly-formed fund. Read more...
Providing Philanthropic Leadership Forever
To strengthen Hamilton's quality of life as an inclusive and
sustainable community by acting as a catalyst and by connecting
people, ideas and resources through community philanthropy.
Inclusiveness
By actively seeking to represent and engage our community in its diversity
in all aspects of our work, we will enhance social cohesion and community well being.
Collaboration
By working together, new ideas and solutions
will be created to improve the common good.
Accountability
By pursuing excellence, we continue to develop new and better ways
of monitoring, reporting on and improving our performance.
Responsiveness
By responding with a proactive, innovative approach,
we will produce actions that meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Empowerment
By increasing the capabilities and resilience of individuals,
groups and organizations, we will strengthen our community.