* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Art Gallery of Hamilton
Artist-Educator Training in the Community

7,167

Arts Hamilton*/Theatre of Liberation Community Project
Afterschool Program

17,325

Christ's Church Cathedral
Focusing on Literacy Through Song at Jamesville Community Centre

2,000

Christ's Church Cathedral*/  Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
  McQuesten Community Centre              
  Jamesville Community Centre

45,600
32,553

Community Foundations of Canada
Supporting Grant

29,736

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR
Hiring of an Executive Director

59,000

Conserver Society of Hamilton*/ Environment Hamilton
Moving is Not an Option

50,000

Culture for Kids in the Arts
Connect with the Arts

46,384

First Pilgrim United Church*/ Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Social Action
Peer-to-Peer Self-Help Project

67,157

Hamilton Artists Inc.
Community Outreach Programming

5,000

Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association
The Print Studio - Jamesville Hub Cultural Programming Initiatives

50,000

Hamilton Public Library
Summer Reading Satellite Program at the Eva Rothwell Centre

9,000

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Supporting Grant

50,000

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Passport to Hamilton

10,000

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board*/ Cathedral High School
Outreach Program

20,397

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
  Anti Poverty Task Force
  Art Smart

36,113
15,000

Mohawk College
Mohawk Centre for Community Service Learning

9,438

Robert Land Community Association
The Eva Rothwell Resource Centre

114,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Community Engagement & Leadership Development

150,310

St. Giles United Church*/South Sherman Network
South Sherman Network - Building Community Together

18,200

St. Matthew's House
Roxborough Senior Centre

12,000

St. Peter's Hospital Foundation*/ Hamilton Council on Aging
Tackling Poverty Among Seniors in Hamilton

16,389

The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters*/LANA - Landsdale Area Neighbourhood Association
Community Engagement & Leadership Development

3,500

Student Open Circles
Community Volunteer Action Group

14,260

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
SavingsPLAN

15,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
Neighbourhood Development Worker

100,000

Wesley Urban Ministries*
  Community Access to Child Health  (CATCH)
  Strengthening the Neighbourhood Hub in the CATCH Area
McQuesten Community Planning Team
  McQuesten Small Grants/Leadership Development Program

28,000

5,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Virtual YMCA Program - St. Helen and Roxborough Schools

20,000

Youth Advisory Council Operating Support
Supporting Grant

15,000

Community Fund: Tackling Poverty Together Fund/TPT

1,073,529

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

First Pilgrim United Church*/Community Crossroads
Community Connections Project of Community Crossroads

500

Hamilton Food Share
Fresh Produce Initiative

5,000

Housing Help Centre for Hamilton-Wentworth
Emergency Loan Fund

10,000

KidsFest Canada
Back Pack Program

7,015

McMaster University
Hoops Against Hate

3,000

Mohawk College
MaryLynn West-Moynes Bursary

500

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

2,500

The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters
Camperships for R.O.C.K. Members

2,300

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton*/Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Social Action
Annual Picnic

206

Wesley Urban Ministries
Hamilton Homeless Baseball League

2,878

Immediate Response Fund

33,899

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

St. Peter's Hospital Foundation*/Hamilton Council on Aging
Tackling Poverty Among Seniors in Hamilton

13,611

City of Hamilton
Nurse Family Partnership

35,000

Mohawk College
Improving the Detection Rate of Congenital Heart Defects Using a Real-Time Assessment Technique in Routine 2nd Trimester Ultrasound Screening

23,000

North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Understanding Hamilton-Based Immigrants' and Refugees' Experiences with Mental Health Problems

30,000

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

16,000

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
The Effect of Air Pollution in Hamilton on Airway Inflammation and Bronchitis

30,000

St. Joseph's Hospital
Does Stress in Pregnant Immigrant Women Predispose their Infants to Allergic Disease Development

27,000

Woodview Children's Centre
Developing a Better Index of Ability to Function Independently in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

14,000

Community Health, Education & Research Fund

175,000

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board*/Cathedral High School
Outreach Program

7,603

3,616

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre
Annual Distribution

1,550

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

First Pilgrim United Church*/Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Social Action
Peer-to-Peer Self-Help Project

12,843

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund
Supporting Grant

9,453

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Community Engagement & Leadership Development

9,195

Student Open Circles
Community Volunteer Action Group

740

Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Head-of-the-Lake Land Trust Program Activities

4,285

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Christ's Church Cathedral*/Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Jamesville Community Centre

17,997

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Art Gallery of Hamilton
Art Without Barriers Summer Camp

3,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton & Burlington
Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

3,500

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
CNIB Summer Camp

3,000

Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Child and Youth Opportunities Fund

3,000

City of Hamilton*/Steel City Steelers Youth Football Club
Youth Football Club Membership

1,500

Community Living Hamilton
Hamilton Drum Corps

3,528

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

2,500

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
SAGE Family Camp Program

4,000

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
Fashion Link

3,000

North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Whole Health Project for Children

4,100

Robert Land Community Association
March Break Day Camp

2,700

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Summer Day Camp and Summer Leadership Camp

2,500

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Newcomer Youth Memberships

5,000

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

3,000

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund

44,328

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Bay Area Restoration Council
Support for Capacity Building

  20,000

Conserver Society of Hamilton*
  Environment Hamilton
  Support for Capacity Building
  Green Venture
  Support for Capacity Building

20,000

20,000

POET Youth Grants
Grants to 26 secondary schools in Hamilton to support environmental projects

17,660

Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Support for Capacity Building

20,000

Protecting Our Environment Together (POET) Fund

97,660

Royal Canadian Humane Association
Supporting Grant

5,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Anti Poverty Task Force

13,887

Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Supporting Grant

6,745

Royal Botanical Gardens
Supporting Grant

6,745

W. Robert & Marion S. Shivas Conservation Trust Fund

13,490

51,646

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Community Engagement & Leadership Development

995

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board*/St. Patrick School
"Wizard of Oz"

183

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*
  C. B. Stirling School
  Grade 3 Boys' Book Club, Grade 3 Girls' Cooperative
Hess Street School
  Manga Mania Book Study
  Hillcrest School
  Lake Couchiching Camp
  King George School
  Grade 3 Boys' Reading Club
Queen Mary School
  Girls' Book Club
Sanford Avenue School
  Lunchtime Program

300

135

150

300

150

150

Youth Advisory Council: Mini-Grant Program

1,368

* Organizations marked with an asterisk indicate lead partners for this grant

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
  Fashion Link (Cycle 2)
  Fit for Life - Girls' Fitness Program
  Step Into Da Future
  M.T.V. (More Teen Volunteers)

2,500
2,500
1,000
500

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
  Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
  Greenhouse Project
  St. Luke Elementary School
  Healthy Active Living
  St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
  Rhythm and Runway

1084

750

2,500

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*/Waterdown District High School
YAY (Youth Assisting Youth)

750

McMaster University
Engineers Without Borders Community Outreach

2,250

Polish Canadian Women's Federation
  Young Artists Among Us
  The Science of Garbage

2,250
1,620

Youth Advisory Council: Youth-led Community Action Projects

17,704

McMaster University
Scholarship Award

300

30,250

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

Carpenter Hospice
Gala

5,000

Corporation of the County of Bruce
Purchase of Books by Canadian Authors

2,000

Hamilton Food Share
Food Purchases

15,000

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board*/Cathedral High School
Children in Need

1,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*/Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School
Children in Need

1,000

McMaster University
Grace Dorothy & William P. Carpenter Award

1,500

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

1,500
1,500
1,500

Multiple Sclerosis Society - Halton Regional Chapter
Supporting Grant

5,000

The Rob Freeman Foundation
Freeman House

3,500

TPT-Knowledge Development and Dissemination
Knowledge Development and Dissemination - Nutrition Initiative

10,000

University of Guelph
Phyllis Mary Carpenter Award

1,500

W. L. Carpenter Memorial Fund

50,000

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

Bach Elgar Choral Society
Supporting Grant

2,000

Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Supporting Grant

3,000

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Supporting Grant

3,000

Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Family Association
Cottage Studio Program

3,000

Melrose United Church
Supporting Grant

3,000

Opera Ontario
Supporting Grant

3,000

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
Supporting Grant

3,000

St. Joseph's Villa Foundation
Building Fund

3,000

VON Hamilton Foundation
VON Hamilton Adult Day Centre-To Support Overnight Respite

1,000

Youth & Philanthropy-Other Granting
To Support the Youth Advisory Council's 2009 Programs

2,500

Clark Family Foundation Fund
In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $10,000 were made this year for grants in prior years.

26,500

HCF was chosen to distribute the proceeds of a class-action lawsuit to the community as grants addressing transportation needs.  These amounts reflect the grants made from these proceeds.

64,545

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

2,500

Canadian Committee of The Haifa Foundation
Shizaf Library

1,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Peer Mediation Program

500

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*/ Bell-Stone School
Peer Mediation Program

300

Farah Charitable Fund

1,800

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*/Bell-Stone School
Life Skills Enhancement

250

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Peace Medal Breakfast

500

Elham & Joseph Farah Family Foundation Fund

750

3,400

250,000

Grants to 20 organizations supporting 579 children to attend one week of camp.

71,988

76,140

217,040

66,300

Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Supporting Grant

10,415

Temple Anshe Sholom
2009 Jewish Literary Festival

1,000

Autism Society of Ontario, Hamilton Chapter
Supporting Grant

500

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

City Kidz Ministry
Operation Christmas Compassion 2008

1,250

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Angela's Place Program Room

1,500

Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Hamilton Community Peregrine Project

1,000

Homestead Christian Care
A Very Special Christmas

300

Living Rock Ministries
Christmas Support for Youth at Risk and their Children

1,300

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
Christmas Hamper

1,000

Niwasa Head Start Preschool
Christmas Support Program

1,100

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Wanakita Winter Camp

1,000

St. Joseph's Home Care
Snowflake Social

1,000

The Healing Oasis Program
Stabilize and Empower Women

1,400

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Community Christmas Event

1,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
2008 No Charge Christmas Assistance Program

1,500

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Santa's Ultimate Chill Zone

1,000

YWCA Hamilton
Seasonal Celebration for Women Living at YWCA Hamilton Transitional Living Program

650

McCallum, McBride Fund

15,000

Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
Miller Bear Program

18,078

Frank Charles Miller Charitable Fund

18,078

32,500

230,000

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund
Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund

1,733

Living Rock Ministries
Supporting Grant

3,467

Bill & Tina Seale Fund

5,200

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

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

20,000
10,000

Let's Talk Science
Wings of Discovery Early Years - Second Edition of Grocery Store

20,159

Mohawk College*/Jobs Prosperity Collaborative
Supporting Grant

5,000

The Framework Foundation
Timeraiser - Hamilton Spring Event

5,000

United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton
Annual Campaign

20,000

Youth & Philanthropy Project
Support for Youth Advisory Council Projects

500

Social Enterprise Fund

80,659

Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation
  Supporting Grant

30,000

Research & Education Foundation of the College of Family Physicians
  Supporting Grant

10,000

Stoney Creek Health Fund/Dr. Bob and Mildred Kemp

40,000

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton & Burlington
Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

5,000

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

2,000

ChamberWORKS!
In-School Educational Concerts for HWDSB & HWCDSB

5,000

Christ's Church Cathedral*/Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Youth Create

7,500

Elliott Heights Baptist Church
Larch After School Program

6,500

Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association
Nature Thru Art/Art Thru Nature

7,500

Immigrant Culture & Arts Association
Art and Recreation for New Canadian Youth

3,500

North Hamilton Community Health Centre
Girls' Camp

4,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Wanakita Winter Camp

2,624

Routes Youth Centre
Operating Funds

5,000

Settlement & Integration Services Organization (SISO)*/Hamilton's Centre for Civic Inclusion
Children's Voice on Erasing Racism Through Art

4,800

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

4,000

St. Matthew's House
Christmas Program

2,000

Stewart Memorial Church*/John C. Holland Institute for Leadership
Lifting as we Climb....Youth Mentoring Program

5,000

The John Howard Society*/Hamilton Police Service
Early Intervention Gang Strategy

5,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
  No Charge Chistmas Store, Emergency Food and Christmas   
    Assistance Program
  Skillstreaming for the Elementary School Child

2,000

4,800

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
YMCA Day Camp - Bettering Behaviours

10,000

Edith H. Turner Foundation Fund

86,224

* Organizations marked with an asterik indicate lead partners for this grant

Artscape Foundation
Supporting Grant

50,000

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Supporting Grant

50,000

Classroom Connections
Change Learning Initiative

50,000

Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University
Supporting Grant

100,000

Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
Supporting Grant

75,000

Evergreen
Supporting Grant

50,000

Free the Children
Supporting Grant

75,000

Pathways to Education Canada
Supporting Grant

50,000

Santropol Roulant
Supporting Grant

50,000

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

60,000

The Framework Foundation
Supporting Grant

50,000

The Learning Partnership
Supporting Grant

50,000

The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting Grant

50,000

Tides Canada Foundation
Markets Initiative

75000

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
SavingsPLAN

10,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington*/Youth Engagement & Action in Hamilton (YEAH)
Engaging Neighbourhood Youth

40,000

The Young Fund
In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $310,000 were made this year for grants in prior years.

885,000

In addition to this amount, payments of $81,571 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.

107,924

Bursaries to 33 Students

22,900

University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
Bursary for Music Students

1,000

2 Athletic Awards

1,000

Bursaries to 2 Medical Students

33,031

Scholarships for Music Students

1,000

McMaster University
Supporting Grant

6,700

Bursary Award

420

Scholarships to 5 Students

10,000

Bursary Award

3,160

37,946

Diversity Project

     53,148

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

374,554

Youth in Philanthropy Program

34,070

Other Leadership Projects

24,179

Total Community Leadership Projects

485,951