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Grants

2007/2008 Grants

Grants From Unrestricted Funds

Community Fund: Tackling Poverty Together Fund/TPT*

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

City of Hamilton
Hamilton HomeStart

15,200

Community Foundations of Canada
Supporting Grant

18,837

Conserver Society of Hamilton**/Environment Hamilton
Improving the Environment in North Hamilton Neighbourhoods

  50,000

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Supportive Housing for Young Parents (SHYP)

46,157

Hamilton Artists Inc.
Ready to Work

41,093

Hamilton Literacy Council
EarlyBIRD Family Literacy Program

17,640

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

52,000

HCF:  Growing Roots...Strengthening Neighbourhoods Fund

130,000

Housing Help Centre for Hamilton-Wentworth
Hamilton Tenant Education Project

2,204

Industry Education Council of Hamilton
  Comprehensive Organizational Review
  Student Success

10,000
30,000

Living Rock Ministries
Strengthening Organizational Capacity Around Youth Food Bank

39,104

Mission Services of Hamilton
Business Solutions

50,000

Robert Land Community Association
The Eva Rothwell Resource Centre

40,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton**/Wever Community Development Committee
Community Engagement Coordinator

  40,000

Royal Botanical Gardens
New Canadian Ecology Leaders Program

11,650

Salvation Army Lawson Ministries
Determined Adults Reading and Education Program (D.A.R.E.)

46,000

Sky Works Charitable Foundation
Home Safe

50,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
  Bridging the Digital Divide
  Development Support for Community Based Anti-Poverty Initiatives in Hamilton

17,950
50,000

Threshold School of Building
Technical Assistance

25,680

Wesley Urban Ministries**/Shelter Health Network
Integrating Health Services and Health Planning for Homeless Individuals and
Families Through Technology

  42,700

Workers Arts & Heritage Centre
Sabawoon

50,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
  Issues...Voice...Impact!
  Virtual YMCA - Stinson Street School

50,000
35,000

Community Fund: Tackling Poverty Together Fund/TPT
*In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $10,000 were made this year for grants in prior years.

961,215

Immediate Response Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Mohawk College**/Hamilton Civic Coalition                                                            
Supporting Grant

5,000

Grants From Field of Interest Funds

Ike & Shahnaz Ahmed Foundation Fund

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton                                                                     
New Horizons Thrift Store Accessibility Project

938

Mary Lauder Cassidy Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Catholic Family Services of Hamilton                                                                                   
Clean Sweep for Seniors

15,000

Hamilton Follies (Geritol Follies)                                                                                         
Gift of Entertainment

1,000

St. Joseph's Home Care                                                                                                       
Gwen Lee Supportive Housing Snowflake Social

500

St. Peter's Hospital Foundation**/Hamilton Council on Aging                                             
Seniors Helping Seniors to Access Financial Entitlements

42,840

Mary Lauder Cassidy Fund                                                         

59,340

Delaware Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc.**/HEDAC                                                                        
Capacity Building Support to Hamilton's Aboriginal Community

12,944

Theatre Aquarius                                                                                                          
Inspiring Kids for Life

5,000

Urban Native Homes                                                                                                             
Sheltering the Spirit Project

10,000

Delaware Fund                                                         

27,944

Fund for Underprivileged Children

                                                   

19,925

Gibson Trust / Town of Flamborough

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre                                
Annual Distribution

1,859

Edward & Gladys Halloran Memorial Fund

Bay Area Restoration Council          
Toward Safe Harbours - Restoring our Beaches

10,000

Woodview Children's Centre                                                                                                
Vocational Support Worker

10,000

Edward & Gladys Halloran Memorial Fund                                                           

20,000

Arthur & Helena Lemon Fund

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton                                                                                        
Supportive Housing for Young Parents (SHYP)

1,843

Jane C. LeWarne Fund

Living Rock Ministries                                                                                                         
Strengthening Organizational Capacity Around Youth Food Bank

896

Ray Lowes Environmental Fund

Hamilton Naturalists' Club                                                                                                    
Supporting Grant

2,925

George & Shirley McBride Foundation Fund

Burlington Community Foundation                                                                                       
Relief of Poverty in the Regional Municipality of Halton

5,499

Women's Centre of Hamilton                                                                                               
Care and Comfort at Christmas

1,500

George & Shirley McBride Foundation Fund                                                          

6,999

Growing Roots...Strengthening Neighbourhoods Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Christ's Church Cathedral**/Jamesville Community Partners                                                  
Jamesville Movie Nights

430

Hamilton Artists Inc.**/Beasley Neighbours for Neighbours                                                    
Beasley Family Movie Night

260

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club**/The Hoodstars                                  
Sanford Chefs - 2007

1,220

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board**
  Cathedral High School                                                                                                    
  Cathedral Cares 5
  McQuesten Community Partners                                                                                  
  Snuggle Up and Read
  Smith Avenue Beautification Project                                                                           
  Smith Avenue...Growing Roots
  The Desperados                                                                                                            
  St. Brigid's Family Movie Night

465


450


1,207


250

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**/Roxborough Park Parents                    
Snuggle Up and Read 3

275

St. Joseph Immigrant Women's Centre**/Wever's Beaders                                       
Beading Without Boundaries

322

The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters**/LANA - Landsdale Area Neighbourhood Association                                         
LANA-Summer in the Park 2007

928

Settlement & Integration Services Organization (SISO)**/Care for Underprivileged and Refugee Empowerment (C.UR.E.)    
Downtown Homework Club

1,165

Threshold School of Building**/Beasley Neighbourhood Beautification                       
Jamesville Beautification & David Hillen Memorial Garden

650

Wesley Urban Ministries**
  Beasley Neighbours for Neighbours                                                                              
  Beasley Neighbourhood BBQ
  Martha Movers                                                                                                              
  McQuesten Block Party
  McQuesten Beautification Committee                                                                      
  McQuesten Beautification
  Parkdale Community Partners                                                                                       
  Parkdale Family Movie Nights
  Wadagir
  Beasley/Somali Community Garden #2

550


800


1,625


520


1,100

Workers Arts & Heritage Centre**/Jamesville Community Gardeners                      
Jamesville Community Gardens

575

Growing Roots...Strengthening Neighbourhoods Fund                                                         

12,792

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Catholic Family Services of Hamilton
Weekend Camping Retreat

3,500

Christ's Church Cathedral**/ Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Jamesville and McQuesten Recreation Program

   8,575

The City of Hamilton**/Hamilton Skating Club
The Eastwood Recreational Skating Project

   3,920

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR
S.T.A.R. Fun in the Summer - Unlocking Doors

4,500

Culture for Kids in the Arts
Arts Now

4,000

Hamilton Chinese Community Services Centre
The Olympic Wind From China

3,500

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Sports For All Initiative

5,000

Living Rock Ministries
Rock-in-Action

2,500

The Salvation Army, Dundas Community & Family Services**/Routes Youth Centre
Jive Recreation Programme

   5,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton**/CATCH
Chill Hill Classics Basketball

   4,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
Transition To Healthy Active Community Independence

3,267

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Newcomer Youth Memberships

4,000

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund

51,762

Protecting Our Environment Together (POET) Fund*

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Conserver Society of Hamilton**/Environment Hamilton                                         
Climate Change Action Project

29,437

POET Youth Grants                                                                                                  
Grants to 21 secondary schools in Hamilton to support environmental projects

14,200

Protecting Our Environment Together (POET) Fund                                                           
*In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $7,500 were made this year for grants in prior years.                                                         

43,637

Lillian M. Shaw Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**/ Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School                                                                 
Pathways To Success

19,845

W. Robert & Marion S. Shivas Conservation Trust Fund

Conservation Foundation of the Hamilton Region                                                       
Supporting Grant

8,111

Halton Region Conservation Foundation                                                                     
Supporting Grant

8,111

W. Robert & Marion S. Shivas Conservation Trust Fund                                                          

16,222

Youth & Philanthropy Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Church of St. Peter                                                                                                        
Pete's Place - Phase II

2,000

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club                                                                      
  Active Youth, Active Kids                                                                                              
  Fashion Link                                                                                                                              

2,500

2,500

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation**/Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation                                  
Youth Advisory Committee

1,400

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board**
  St. Joseph's School                                                                                                      
  St. Joseph's School Garden
  St. Lawrence Elementary School                                                                                    
  Guitar Music Club
  St. Patrick School                                                                                                            
  Club Creations

 

1,600


300


300

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**
  Delta Secondary School                                                                                               
  Go Green Delta
  Memorial School                                                                                                             
  Family Literacy Bags
  Roxborough Park School                                                                                                
  Roxborough Park Summer Reading Club
  Waterdown District High School                                                                                    
  Y.A.Y. - Youth Aiding Youth Student Mentorship Initiative

1,200

300


300


800

McMaster University                                                                                                    
Engineers Without Borders

1,000

Robert Land Community Association                                                                           

Health in the Hood

2,000

Youth & Philanthropy Fund                                                         

16,200

The Van Dusen Fund

                                                   

1,734

Grants From Donor-Advised Funds

Nelson Allan Fund

                                                     

7,042

Hugh C. Arrell Memorial Fund

McMaster University                                                                                                      
Scholarship Award

300

W. L. Carpenter Memorial Fund

Carpenter Hospice                                                                                                        
Gala

5,000

Hamilton Food Share                                                                                                     

Supporting Grant

5,000

McMaster University                                                                                                    
Grace Dorothy & William P. Carpenter Award

1,500

Mohawk College                                                                                                           
  Phyllis Mary Carpenter Award         
  William P. Carpenter Award                                                                                          
  Grace Dorothy Carpenter Award                                                                              

1,500

1,500

1,500

Multiple Sclerosis Society - Halton Regional Chapter                                                 
Supporting Grant

4,000

The Rob Freeman Foundation                                                                                      

Supporting Grant

4,000

University of Guelph                                                                                                      
Phyllis Mary Carpenter Award

1,500

W. L. Carpenter Memorial Fund                                                         

25,500

Carpenter Charitable Fund*

*In addition to this amount, the fund transferred $955,000 to other HCF funds in the year.                                                     

1,045,000

Carpenter Legacy Fund

                                               

5,000

Clark Family Foundation Fund*

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Capital Campaign

3,000

Hamilton Artists Inc.
Considerations Exhibit Catalogue

4,500

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Supporting Grant

5,000

Melrose United Church
Supporting Grant

5,000

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
Psychiatric Wing Campaign

3,000

St. Joseph's Villa
Our Family Caring for Your Family

3,000

Woodview Children's Centre
Vocational Support Worker

10,000

Youth & Philanthropy Fund
YAC Grantmaking

5,100

First Pilgrim United Church**/Community Crossroads
Community Connections

500

Clark Family Foundation Fund
*In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $5,000 were made this year for grants in prior years.

39,100

Russell I. Elman Fund

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Mysteries of History - Who Cares?

5,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Historica Heritage Fair

3,700

Robert Land Community Association
Hip Hop Literacy Project at the Eva Rothwell

1,300

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
LAF Program

1,200

Russell I. Elman Fund

11,200

Farah Charitable Fund

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington                                                                                     
Support for 2007 Peace Medal Breakfast

2,500

The Gilmour Fund

Art Gallery of Hamilton
Supporting Grant

1,000

Hamilton Food Share
Supporting Grant

1,000

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Supporting Grant

1,000

Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Supporting Grant

500

Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation
Supporting Grant

500

MacNab Street Presbyterian Church
Supporting Grant

500

McGill University
Supporting Grant

1,000

McMaster Museum of Art
Art Gallery

1,000

Royal Botanical Gardens
Supporting Grant

500

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation
Supporting Grant

500

Theatre Aquarius
Supporting Grant

500

The Gilmour Fund

8,000

Tara Lynn Giuliani Memorial Fund

                                               

6,000

Lillian & Marvin Goldblatt Charitable Fund*

* In addition to this amount, payments of $65,000 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.                                               

52,500

Hamilton Prosperity Fund

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction                                                              

73,757

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund

Grants to 21 organizations supporting 1,071 children to attend one week of camp.                                                   

106,340

Hamlin Charitable Fund

                                                        

250,000

The Hogarth Family Foundation Fund

                                            

80,000

Mildred Dixon Holmes - Youth Orchestra Fund

Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Supporting Grant
Supporting Grant

10,132
5,863

Mildred Dixon Holmes - Youth Orchestra Fund

15,995

John & Esther Marshall Memorial Fund

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra                                                                                 
BOW Box Office Software System

6,000

Mayberry Family Fund

St. David's Presbyterian Church
Christmas Hamper Program & January Camp

7,173

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Learning and Fun (LAF)

549

Mayberry Family Fund                                                          

7,722

McCallum, McBride Fund

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Ancaster Community Services & Information
2007 Annual Christmas Outreach Program

500

Bruce Trail Association
Greater Hamilton Boundary & Hazard Tree Assessment 2007

4,000

Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
CCAS Christmas Hamper & Toy Drive

2,000

City Kidz
Gift of Christmas 2007

3,000

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
2nd Stage Services Program

3,000

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Support for Families at Christmas

2,250

Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
Christmas Hampers

2,500

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**/Queensdale Public School
Front Garden Rejuvenation Project

500 

Interval House of Hamilton
Knowledge Networking

2,500

Living Rock Ministries
Operation Christmas Blessing and Support for Youth-at-Risk

2,000

Mission Services of Hamilton
Inasmuch House

2,500

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
Christmas Hamper

2,000

North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Garden Renewal Project

5,000

Phoenix Place
Safety First Intake Program

1,650

Sexual Assault Centre
Diverse Community Educators

5,000

Sierra Legal (Ecojustice Canada Society)
Fight Against Global Warming

1,000

The Owl Foundation
Supporting Grant

500

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
New Horizons Thrift Store Accessibility Project

2,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
No Charge Christmas Store

2,000

Women's Centre of Hamilton
After, not Over:  After Work and After Children

2,900

McCallum, McBride Fund

46,800

Carolyn & Paul Milne Fund

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Cathedral High School                                                                                                   
Support of At-Risk Youth

1,000

Marjorie & Bill Nelson Charitable Fund

                                            

1,500

Payne Fund

                                            

38,000

Pioneer Petroleums Children’s Foundation

                                            

182,200

John & Mary Reesor Fund

Central Presbyterian Church                                                                                        
Organ Fund

3,500

School Nourishment Fund

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton                                                         
Community Engagement in Student Nourishment Programs

5,000

Stoney Creek Health Fund/Dr. Bob and Mildred Kemp*

*Payments of $10,000 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.                                            

 

Swire Family Fund

Conservation Foundation of the Hamilton Region                                                       
Supporting Grant

1,357

Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund*

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Bruce Trail Association
Escarpment Preservation/Conservation Corridor Securement & Land Stewardship

20,000

Canadian Mental Health Association**/Operation Santa Claus
Christmas Support

   7,500

ChamberWORKS!
In-School Educational Concerts

14,000

City Kidz
Food For City Kidz Saturdays

6,000

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR
Skills Through Activity and Recreation (S.T.A.R.)

21,000

Conserver Society of Hamilton**/Environment Hamilton
Hamilton Fruit Tree Project

   9,000

Hamilton Artists Inc.
Ready to Work Youth Renovation Project

15,000

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
McQuesten Kids' Club

14,900

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Musicians in the Classroom Program 2007-08 Season

15,000

Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association
Wet Inks - Primary

10,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**/Cathy Wever Elementary School
After School Art Club

4,280

Hospital Family Houses of Ontario
Mark Preece Family House

50,000

Interval House of Hamilton
Action Heroes:  Stages of Change Activity Program

10,000

Living Rock Ministries
Wellness Works:  Support Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth

10,000

Lynwood Hall Child and Family Centre
Under the Willows

5,000

McMaster University
Atlantic Salmon Reintroduction Initiative

4,860

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
Hamilton Tutoring Program

5,000

North Hamilton Community Health Centre
NHCHC Satellite at Eva Rothwell Resource Centre

15,000

Offord Centre for Child Studies
The Alone Mothers/Recreation Mentoring Program

15,000

Portuguese Support Services for Quality Living
Bridges of Roots

5,000

Royal Botanical Gardens
Protecting and Restoring Rare Habitat in RBG's Nature Sanctuaries

30,000

St. Joseph Immigrant Women's Centre**/Sudanese League of Hamilton
Parent and Child Homework Club

6,000

St. Joseph's Villa Foundation
Facility Redevelopment Project

33,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton
Community Engagement in Student Nourishment Programs

15,000

Tetra Society of North America
Hamilton Tools for Tykes Initiative

6,000

VON Hamilton Foundation
VON Junior League Respite Centre

25,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
Christmas Support

7,500

Woodview Children's Centre
Woodview Manor Children's Respite Program

10,000

Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund
*In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $145,640 were made this year for grants in prior years.

389,040

Williams Family Fund

                                           

2,649

The Young Fund*

** Organizations marked with a double asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

 

Hamilton Community Foundation
Aboriginal Youth:  Building on What Works

25,000

Artscape Foundation
Supporting Grant

50,000

Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University
Supporting Grant

100,000

Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
Supporting Grant

100,000

Free the Children
Supporting Grant

75,000

Hamilton Community Foundation
TPT II: Building Strong Communities

50,000

Hillfield Strathallan College
Supporting Grant

1,000,000

Let's Talk Science
Supporting Grant

50,000

Simon Fraser University
Canada's World Project of Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue

75,000

The Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children
Zambia Water Well Project

60,000

The Ecologos Institute
Universarium Travelling Fair

25,000

The Framework Foundation
Supporting Grant

75,000

The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting Grant

50,000

Vartana
To Support the Opening of a Pilot Community Banking Initiative in Partnership with Citizen's Bank

100,000

City of Hamilton**/Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts
Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts Feasibility Study

30,000

The Young Fund
*In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $335,000 were made this year for grants in prior years.

1,865,000

Young Response Fund*

*Payments of $79,401 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.                                           

 

Anonymous

                                       

140,250

Grants From Bursary & Scholarship Funds

General Bursary Fund/Genevieve A. Chaney & Cordelia C. Ensign

Bursaries to 44 Students                                                     

31,800

Jeff Dickins Memorial Fund

Athletic Awards to 2 Students                                                     

1,500

Eugene B. Eastburn Fellowship Fund

McMaster University                                                                               
Eastburn Fellowship 2007-2009

80,000

Geritol Follies Bursary Fund

Performing Arts Scholarships to 4 Students                                                   

8,750

Daniel Giannini Fund

Bursaries to 3 Medical Students                                                  

48,428

Christina Hamilton Scholarship Fund

Scholarships to 2 Students                                                  

2,000

Mildred Dixon Holmes - Artist of the Year Fund

Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra                                                                      
Artist of the Year Award

2,000

Russell & Elizabeth Lindley Fund

McMaster University                                                                                                    
Bursary Award

8,051

United Nations Association, Hamilton & District Bursary Award Fund

Bursary Award                                                 

500

Jervis B. Webb Company of Canada Scholarship Fund

Scholarships to 5 Students                                                 

10,000

Ross F. Webb Bursary Fund

Bursary Award                                                 

3,794

Grants From Designated Funds

Douglas J. Clark Fund

                                                  

5,760

Walter & Mildred Danby Fund

                                                  

21,869

Thora G. Mekkelson Fund

                                                  

333

Phenix Fund for Animal Welfare

                                                  

3,779

James P. & Mary S. Phin Charitable Fund

                                                  

10,000

PHOG Endowment Fund

 

4,708

United Way Fund/Kenneth R. Walsh

                                                  

10,557

Anonymous

                                                  

143,756

Total Grants Approved

6,086,913

Adjustment for Deferred Grants

      (430,517)

Total Grants Paid

   5,656,396

Community Leadership Projects

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

        334,699

Growing Roots…Strengthening Neighbourhoods

115,141

National Place Based Poverty Reduction Initiative

38,651

Protecting Our Environment Together

22,298

Youth in Philanthropy Program

26,314

Other Leadership Projects

9,361

Total Community Leadership Projects

546,464

Total

  6,202,860