Impact

Celebrating our Donors and Champions

Since 2007 the Muskoka Community Foundation has worked with donors to help them reach their philanthropic goals. Today we have more than 20 funds undermanagement and work with an amazing group of donors who want to make an impact in their community. Their thoughtful contributions over the last 17 years have allowed the Muskoka Community Foundation to award more than 2 million dollars in grants in Muskoka and the surrounding area. We are full of gratitude for their compassion, dedication to community and Giving Through Us.

2023 Granting Impact

In 2023 the Muskoka Community Foundation awarded more than $590,000.00 in grants to charities operating in Muskoka and beyond. We would like to thank our donors who have created funds with the Foundation and all of those who have made contributions to these funds over the last year. Their compassion and dedication to supporting their community allows the Muskoka Community Foundation to provide grants that make a difference in the lives of those living in our communities. In addition, we would also like to thank the Community Foundations of Canada and the Federal Government for the opportunity to participate in the Communities Services Recovery Fund.

Below is a list of community service agencies and others supported through the many funds held at the Muskoka Community Foundation.

RAMP Fund

    • YMCA Simcoe Muskoka
    • CAP (Chrisitan’s Against Poverty)
    • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muskoka
    • GAP (Gravenhurst Against Poverty)
    • Habitat for Humanity Ontario Gateway North
    • YWCA Muskoka
    • Peter and Eve Willis Bursary Fund (held at the Muskoka Community Foundation)

Black Point Fund

  • MiND AID Muskoka

Paul and Ruby Erb Fund

  • Manna Food Bank
  • Food 4 Kids Muskoka

Uffelmann Family Fund

  • Huntsville Hospital Foundation
  • Shania Kids Can Clubhouse at Irwin Memorial Public School

Peggy Clark Guiry Happy Dancing Feet Fund

  • Hospice Muskoka

Goodwin Family Fund

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muskoka
  • Muskoka Concert Band
  • 1st Gravenhurst Scouts

Cowan Family Fund

  • Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
  • Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation
  • Muskoka Steamships and Discovery Centre
  • GAP (Gravenhurst Against Poverty)

Dara’s Fund

  • Food 4 Kids Muskoka

Youth Citizenship and Service Fund

  • Supported students from Irwin Memorial Public School so they could attend school trips taking place outside of Muskoka.

Lowden Family Fund

  • CFUW Muskoka Chapter Bursary Fund
  • YWCA Muskoka
  • Alzheimer’s Society of Muskoka
  • Therapeutic Paws Muskoka Chapter
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters

Education Bursary and Awards

Peter and Eve Willis Bursary Fund

  • Three students pursuing the trades (Flemming, Fanshawe and Conestoga College)

Paul and Ruby Erb Fund

  • Two students (Algonquin College and Nipissing University)

Coco Bear Fund

  • Two students (Mohawk College and Concordia University)

Peggy Clark Guiry Happy Dancing Feet Fund

  • Two students (University of Waterloo)

South and Central Almaguin Education Fund

  • Three students (Queens University, York University and Canadore College)

Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund

  • 5 students (University of Guelph, Laurentien University, University of Ottawa, Huron University)

Special Donors

Throughout 2023 the Muskoka Community Foundation has received several gifts from donors that were used to support special projects and organizations in Muskoka

Norway Point Community Church in support of food insecurity programs at:

  • The Table Food Bank
  • Salvation Army Huntsville Food Bank
  • Winter Pantry Dorset and Lake of Bays
  • Manna Food Bank
  • Salvation Army South Muskoka (Gravenhurst and Bracebridge Food Banks)
  • Baxter Ward Food Bank
  • MacTier Food Bank
  • Gravenhurst Against Poverty (GAP)
  • West Muskoka Food Bank
  • Shania Kids Can Clubhouse at Irwin Memorial Public School in Dwight

Special Donor #1

  • Supported the creation of the Muskoka Parry Sound Indigenous Bursary Fund

Special Donor #2

Supported the following organizations:

  • Rotary Club of Gravenhurst
  • Hospice Muskoka
  • South Muskoka Hospital Foundation
  • YWCA Muskoka Legacy Fund held at the Muskoka Community Foundation
  • Gravenhurst Against Poverty
  • Trinity United Church Gravenhurst – Community outreach programs

Special Donor #3

  • Supported Shania Kids Can Club at Irwin Memorial Public School in Dwight

Community Services Recovery Fund

  • Community Living Parry Sound
  • Enliven Cancer Care
  • Friends of the Muskoka Watershed
  • Gravenhurst Against Poverty
  • Habitat for Humanity Ontario Gateway North
  • Hospice Muskoka
  • MiND AID Muskoka
  • Victory Valley Farm
  • YWCA Muskoka