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

Adult Basic Education Association                                                                   
Expanding Academic Assessment and Referral Pilot Project for Hamilton Hubs

20,000

Arts Hamilton*/Theatre of Liberation Community Project           
TLC Project

17,325

Christ's Church Cathedral                                                                                
Small Project Funding

5,000

Christ's Church Cathedral*/The Ethiopian Association in Hamilton         
The Ethiopian Youth and Children Fedel League Summer Camp

1,939

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

42,000
35,000

Community Foundations of Canada                                                                 
Supporting Grant

20,923

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

50,000

First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (New Hope Church)*/Crown Point Community Planning Team                                          
Community Building Project - Neighbours Helping Neighbours

2,250

Hamilton Artists Inc.                                                                                        
Community Programming

10,330

HCF: Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

50,000

HCF: Youth & Philanthropy Project                                                               
To transfer funding to cover YAC program support

25,000

Hamilton Council on Aging                                                                              
Seniors Making Connections in the Hubs

14,049

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club                                                 
Crown Point Youth to Youth
McQuesten Boys' and Girls' Club
Small Project Funding

6,580
16,128
5,000

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board                                     
PROACTIVE Passport to Hamilton and Cathedral High School - Outreach Program

28,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board                                                    
PROACTIVE Anti-Poverty Task Force

38,814

Lightway Church                                                                                              
Lightway House Food & Furniture Bank

5,000

Living Rock Ministries                                                                                      
Food Bank Expansion

5,000

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre                                                                       
Food Raising Enablers

5,000

Niwasa Head Start Preschool                                                                           
Niwasa Early Years

8,000

North Hamilton Community Health Centre                                                    
Nutrition Project
Pathways to Education

5,600
15,750

Robert Land Community Association                                                              
Small Project Funding

5,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton                                                                                  
Small Project Funding

5,000

Sexual Assault Centre                                                                                       
Multicultural Women's Sewing Circle

10,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton                                           
Hamilton Social Enterprise Network - Micro-Credit Peer Lending Program
Riverdale Hub Engagement Worker   
Small Project Funding

5,500
4,065
5,000

St. Joseph Immigrant Women's Centre                                                           
Drive to Work Project

7,200

Threshold School of Building                                                                            
MTCU Certification

6,024

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton                                                
Hamilton Feeding Hamilton - Welcome Inn Food Bank

4,000

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                                   
CATCH a Community
CATCHville
Small Project Funding

49,619
12,000
9,000

Wesley Urban Ministries*/Green Venture   
Community Garden

5,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington                                                                        
PROACTIVE Youth Engagement & Action in Hamilton
Virtual YMCA Program at Roxborough School

40,000
20,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington*/Youth Serving Agencies Network           
YSAN Grow

20,000

YWCA Hamilton                                                                                               
Teen Mom Drop-In
Girls Day-In                                                                                                       

5,000
3,000

Community Fund: Tackling Poverty Together Fund/TPT 
In addition to these grants, $243,000 was paid this year for grants approved in prior years 

648,096

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

Canadian Mental Health Association*/Operation Santa Claus       
Christmas Support

2,000

Christ's Church Cathedral                                                                         
Emergency Transportation for Jamesville Hub

650

First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (New Hope Church)            
Emergency Transportation for Crown Point Hub

650

Mohawk College                                                                                         
Jobs Prosperity Collaborative

5,000

Robert Land Community Association                                                       
Emergency Transportation for Keith Neighbourhood

650

Rotary Club of Hamilton                                                                           
Emergency Transportation for Wever Hub

650

St. Giles United Church                                                                              
Emergency Transportation for South Sherman Hub

650

St. Matthew's House                                                                                   
Christmas Support

2,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton                                     
Emergency Transportation for the Riverdale Hub

650

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton*/Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Social Action       
Assistance with Transportation Costs

3,000

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                            
Emergency Transportation for McQuesten Hub
Emergency Transportation for CATCH Hub   
Christmas Support

650
650
2,000

Immediate Response Fund

19,200

Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Family Association                      
Cottage Studio Program

1,000

Lynwood Hall Child and Family Centre                                                   
Under the Willows

1,000

Woodview Children's Centre                                                                    
Manor Personnel Deployment

1,000

The Angel Fund

3,000

Opera Hamilton                                                             
Build Fundraising Capacity

20,000

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

First Unitarian Church*/The M.A.D. Creative Arts School
Camperships

1,000

Hamilton Council on Aging                                                                        
Seniors Making Connections in the Hubs

9,951

McMaster University                                                                                  
Quality of Life Research Initiative

5,000

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

3,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunset                                                                
Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories at Westfield Heritage Village

2,000

Russell I. Elman Fund

5,000

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

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR                                                                                                           
Growth Phase 2 Project

3,000

Rotary Club of Hamilton*/Wever Community Development Committee
Expansion of Girls' Basketball Program at Wever Community Hub

2,000

Foxcroft Family Youth Fund

5,000

Threshold School of Building                                                      
MTCU Certification

4,976

Hamilton Artists Inc.                                                                                  
Community Programming

670

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

Christ's Church Cathedral*/The Ethiopian Association in Hamilton 
The Ethiopian Youth and Children Fedel League Summer Camp

2,861

First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (New Hope Church)*/Crown Point Community Planning Team
Crown Point Soccer Association/New Hope Sports

5,000

Florence E.S. Hutton Fund

7,861

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                             
CATCH a Community

4,014

Conservation Foundation of the Hamilton Region                                    
Supporting Grant

5,734

Hamilton Naturalists' Club                                                                         
Supporting Grant

5,734

Ray Lowes Environmental Fund

11,468

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

Catholic Family Services of Hamilton                                                         
Weekend Camping Retreat

3,000

City of Hamilton*/North End Baseball and Sports Association         
North End Baseball

3,500

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR                                                                                                           
Taking a Trip on a Shooting S.T.A.R.

2,500

Dundas Youth Chaplaincy                                                                           
Jive Recreation Programme

3,000

Epilepsy Seizure Disorder of Greater Hamilton                                         
Wacky Wednesday

2,000

Hamilton & District Extend a Family                                                         
Friendship Club

3,000

Living Rock Ministries                                                                               
Rock-in-Action

3,500

MS Society of Canada - Hamilton Chapter                                                 
March Break Kids Camp

3,500

North Hamilton Community Health Centre                                               
Why Food Matt

1,300

Robert Land Community Association*/Eva Rothwell Centre                   
A Week for Youth

3,000

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

2,900

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton                                      
Learning Chinese Culture in Entertainment

1,500

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

1,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington                                                                   
Newcomer Youth Memberships

5,000

YWCA Hamilton                                                                                          
Let's Get Active

5,000

Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund

43,700

POET Youth Grants
Grants to 18 secondary schools in Hamilton to support environmental projects

13,426

Royal Canadian Humane Association                                                 
Supporting Grant

3,000

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board                              
PROACTIVE Anti-Poverty Task Force

11,186

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                             
CATCH a Community

367

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

Homestead Christian Care                                                                         
Art Therapy Program

5,000

Shalem Christian Mental Health Association                                             
Feasibility Study

5,538

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

1,500

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

2,000

Kenneth Boothe Young & Marie Catherine Young Fund

14,038

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

Engineers Without Borders (Canada)                                                        
School Outreach

1,000

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton                                                              
P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Opportunites With Education and Resources)

500

Living Rock Ministries                                                                                
Youth Arts Awareness Project 2009

500

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club*/Sanford Boys and Girls Club   
Sanford's Best Dance Crew
Sanford Cuisine

850
500

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board*
Bishop Ryan Secondary School                                                                
Light Up the World with a Passion for Fashion
Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School                                              
Soundworks Annual Benefit Concert
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School                                         
More Outreach Program (MOP)

1,200

500

600

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*/Parkview Secondary School
Beautify Balsam

1,000

Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)*/Hamilton Freeskool
Hamilton Freeskool

350

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington*/Youth Engagement & Action in Hamilton (YEAH)     
Writing All Wrongs
Hockey Night in Greenhill Ball Hockey League
Jamesville Youth Film Showcase

1,785
1,503
859

Youth-led Community Action Projects

11,147

McMaster University 
Scholarship Award

300

Carolyn A. Milne Leadership Forum
Support for the CAM Leadership Forum

1,500

Carpenter Hospice                                                                                      
General Operations

10,000

Corporation of the County of Bruce                                                          
Children's Books

2,000

Hamilton Food Share                                                                                  
Supporting Grant

10,000

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

MS Society of Canada                                                                                 
MS Climb 2009

5,000

University of Guelph                                                                                   
Phyllis Mary Carpenter Award

1,500

W.L. Carpenter Memorial Fund

36,000

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Supporting Grant

1,000

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Supporting Grant

1,000

Melrose United Church
Supporting Grant

1,000

Opera Hamilton
Supporting Grant

1,000

St. Joseph's Villa
Supporting Grant

1,000

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

1,000

Clark Family Foundation Fund
In addition to this amount, $10,000 was paid this year for grants approved in prior years.

6,000

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington                                                                  
Peace Medal Breakfast

2,500

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

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board*Bell-Stone School     
Improving Students' Achievements by Increasing Time on Task

400

Mohawk College                                                                                         
Building Futures Pilot Project:  Creating Opportunities for Youth Through the
Trades Program

8,720

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton                                     
Building Futures Pilot Project

1,500

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                             
McQuesten Neighbourhood Transportation and Lunches for the Building Futures Pilot Project

4,500

Ron & Gina Fraser Fund

14,720

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

Community Skills Training for Children of Hamilton-Wentworth o/a STAR
Supporting Grant

5,000

Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton*/ Hamilton Chinese Community Services Centre
Supporting Grant

3,200

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
Supporting Grant

5,000

Symphony Hamilton
Supporting Grant

5,000

Parkview Church
Compassion Ministries

5,000

John H. Frid Fund

23,200

Society of our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Canada)
Supporting Grant

10,000

3,400

10,000

HCF: Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction                                            
Supporting Grant

46,605

Grants to 22 organizations supporting 877 children to attend one week of camp.

76,850

21,846

233,154

95,600

Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' and Girls' Club
McQuesten Community Garden

300

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Art Smart Program for 50 Children

1,700

Hundred Waters Foundation Fund

2,000

Autism Society of Ontario, Hamilton Chapter                                          
Supporting Grant

1,000

The John Howard Society                                                                           
Hamilton Project Towards No Drugs Abuse (TND)

500

Lawyers' Legacy for Children                                                                    

1,500

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Art Smart Program for 70 Children

2,380

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

Ace Ministries                                                                                                
Dreaming of Christmas - The Hamilton Dream Center

1,000

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

1,000

City Kidz Ministry                                                                                         
Gift of Christmas 2009

1,000

Hamilton & District Extend a Family                                                          
Christmas Cheer Respite Project

500

Hamilton Naturalists' Club                                                                           
Hamilton Community Peregrine Project

1,000

Living Rock Ministries                                                                                  
Wellness Works Program
Operation Christmas Blessings

1,000
1,000

The Healing Oasis Program                                                                         
Stabilize and Empower Women

900

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario                                                       
2009 Hamilton Area Christmas Celebration

1,525

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre                                                                   
Christmas Hamper Program

1,500

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

2,000

St. Joseph's Home Care                                                                                
Snowflake Social 2009

500

Urban Native Homes                                                                                     
Annual Christmas Party

1,500

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton                                            
Community Christmas Event

1,000

Wesley Urban Ministries                                                                               
Wesley's 2009 No Charge Christmas Assistance Program

1,500

YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington                                                                    
Santa's Ultimate Chill Zone

750

McCallum, McBride Fund

17,675

Hamilton Food Share
Supporting Grant

500

40,700

491,500

Central Presbyterian Church                                                                     
Organ Fund

3,500

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

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund                                                  
Supporting Grant

2,333

Living Rock Ministries
Supporting Grant

4,666

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

2,780

Bill & Tina Seale Fund

9,779

The Framework Foundation
Timeraisers' Hamilton Event: April 22, 2010

5,000

Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Foundation                                                            
Supporting Grant

15,000

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

5,000

Stoney Creek Health Fund/Dr. Bob and Mildred Kemp

20,000

The Children's Aid Society of London & Middlesex Foundation
Supporting Grant

2,500

Payments totalling $57,000 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.

The W. Garfield Weston Foundation called on HCF’s knowledge of Hamilton’s needs and charitable sector to assist them in recommending the following grants related to food security during the economic downturn.

Hamilton Association for Residential & Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Support for the Purchase of Emergency Food Vouchers

7,000

Lightway Church
Support for Foodbank at Lightway Church

7,000

Robert Land Community Association
Support for Foodbank at Eva Rothwell Centre

7,000

St. Matthew’s House
Support for the Roxborough Park Foodbank of McQuesten Hub

7,000

Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Support for the Foodbank

15,000

Wesley Urban Ministries
Support for the Food Cupboard at CATCH

7,000

The W. Garfield Weston Foundation

50,000

Artscape Foundation
Supporting Grant

50,000

ASHOKA Canada
Supporting Grant

50,000

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Supporting Grant

50,000

Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation
Supporting Grant

75,000

Classroom Connections                                                                                       
Supporting Grant

50,000

Coady International Institute-St. Francis Xavier University                             
Supporting Grant

75,000

Engineers Without Borders (Canada)                                                                 
Supporting Grant

50,000

Evergreen                                                                                                            
Supporting Grant

25,000

Free the Children
Supporting Grant

25,000

Good Shepherd Centres Hamilton
Support for Women's Shelter Services Capital Campaign

50,000

Jump Math
Supporting Grant

50,000

Pathways to Education Canada
Supporting Grant

25,000

Scientists in School
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

25,000

The Stop Community Food Centre
Supporting Grant

25,000

Tides Canada Foundation                                                                                    
Canopy Initiative

25,000

The Young Fund
In addition to the grants listed here, payments of $225,000 were made this year for grants approved in prior years.

810,000

Niwasa Head Start Preschool
Retreat of Hamilton Aboriginal Education Council

12,000

108,000

 Bursaries to 33 Students

15,400

  Scholarships for Music Students

300

Redeemer University College
Bursary for Music Students

1,000

 2 Athletic Awards

1,000

 Bursaries to 3 Students

2,500

 Bursary to 1 Medical Student

17,548

 Scholarships for Music Students

700

 Scholarship to 1 Student

2,000

 Scholarships to 4 Students

7,000

 Bursary Award

2,541

4,500

7,272

121,854

Total Grants Approved

$3,184,724

Adjustment for Deferred Grants

407,454

 Total Grants Paid

$3,592,178

Aboriginal Youth Project

18,164

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

305,930

Youth in Philanthropy Program

24,222

 Other Leadership Projects

36,309

Total Community Leadership Projects

$384,625

 Total Grants Paid and Community Leadership Projects

 $3,976,803