Having most recently donated almost $29,000 to seven local charities, the Peterborough Foundation is accepting applications until Friday (May 1) for its next round of grants.
Applicants can be not-for-profit charitable organizations of any size, with a charitable number carrying out operations within the city and county of Peterborough. Grants are for capital purchases only, not operating costs or deficits.
The Peterborough Foundation has supported hundreds of local charities over the past seven decades. Incorporated in 1953 from the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Magie, the foundation has distributed more than $2 million from an original capital base of just under $1 million.
The work of managing and distributing the foundation’s funds is done by volunteers. The foundation’s board of directors meets twice each year, in June and December, to consider grant applications.
Following its December meeting, the foundation’s board of directors decided to distribute $28,655 in grants to the following seven charitable organizations:
- Achieve Charity: $2,000 for accessibility equipment
- Community Counselling & Resource Centre: $9,327 for computers and IT upgrades
- Heads up for Inclusion: $3,000 for strategic planning
- Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society: $1,900 for Santa Claus fund sleigh signage
- Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes (PATH): $4,482 for a washer and dryer
- Peterborough Symphony Orchestra: $4,946 for computer hardware and software upgrades
- Watersheds Canada: $3,000 for backpacks and learning materials
To learn more about about the Peterborough Foundation and to apply for a grant, visit www.peterboroughfoundation.org.
“It’s very user-friendly to apply for a grant from the Peterborough Foundation,” says board chair Shirl Delarue in a media release. “We like to keep it simple for organizations, especially smaller grassroots charities. They simply have to visit our website and fill out an application.”
The board will meet in June to review the applications, and will then follow up with the submitting organizations before deciding which organizations will be granted money and how much.
