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Kitchener, ON · Public foundation

Waterloo Region Community Foundation

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (wrcf) collaborates with partners to ensure our communities are equitable connected and sustainable; and people are thriving.

C$7.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
365
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
Regions reached
C$517k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 365 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k206 grants · C$594k
  • C$10k–50k116 grants · C$2.6M
  • C$50k–250k41 grants · C$3.6M
  • C$250k+2 grants · C$787k
C$5,906
Median grant
7
Regions reached
C$162M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVEC$516,800
KIDSABILITY FOUNDATIONC$270,084
UNITED WAY WATERLOO REGION COMMUNITIESC$204,054
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURONC$169,915
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIPC$164,059
YW KITCHENER-WATERLOOC$153,740
THE WORKING CENTREC$143,534
WOMEN'S CRISIS SERVICES OF WATERLOO REGIONC$134,500
KINBRIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONC$114,920
ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONC$110,965
GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONC$104,902
CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONC$99,305
BEYOND HOUSINGC$98,229
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT CENTRE OF WATERLOO REGIONC$96,967
GREENWAY-CHAPLIN COMMUNITY CENTREC$95,975
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Where your grant dollars land — at home and around the world.

Which regions your grants reach

Ontario
C$40M
Alberta
C$294k
Nova Scotia
C$117k
British Columbia
C$62k
Manitoba
C$60k
Quebec
C$42k
New Brunswick
C$17k
Prince Edward Island
C$4k
Saskatchewan
C$4k
Newfoundland and Labrador
C$2k
Nunavut
C$100

Grants placed by each grantee’s location, read from the T3010 filings.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$39M · 421 repeat orgsC$1.7M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +29% since the first grant, against +22% for the ones you funded once.

421 repeat relationships — 312 still active in FY2024, 109 since wound down; 50 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

421
166

Total granted

C$39M
C$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+22%

Still filing today

93%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$377k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • RC
    RARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVE
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$2.5M · revenue +32%
  • KF
    KIDSABILITY FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$1.1M · revenue +106%
  • YK
    YW Kitchener-Waterloo
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$944k · revenue +76%

Funded once

  • CF
    Carizon Family and Community Servicesgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · C$128k · revenue +274%
  • MO
    Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
    one grant, 2023 · C$117k
  • L
    Lutherwood
    one grant, 2019 · C$90k · revenue +21%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Waterloo Region Community Foundation

Waterloo region community foundation (wrcf) collaborates with partners to ensure our communities are equitable connected and sustainable; and people are thriving. we strengthen local organizations spaces and experiences to increase…

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2
Cancer Care Ontario

Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is the provincial government agency responsible for driving health system performance improvement for Ontario's cancer and chronic kidney disease health systems. CCO also supports achievement of Ontario's Wait…

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3
Waterloo-Wellington Science & Engineering Fair

To organize and operate an annual science fair in Waterloo and Wellington counties in the province of Ontario. - To encourage students to participate in the Canada Wide Science Fair. - To encourage and promote the participation of…

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4
Ontario Headwaters Institute

Research & education; public & organizational engagement

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5
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority

Central lake ontario conservation authority's mission is to work towards the awareness understanding wise use and enhancement of our watershed resources for the benefit of the natural environment in partnership with our municipalities and…

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6
Theatre Ontario

Youth theatre and professional theatre training programs, summer courses for adults and youth, professional development seminars, annual festival, showcases for emerging artists, and workshops for community theatres.

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7
Canadian Network for Arts and Learning Foundation

Organization – the canadian network for arts & learning foundation was originally incorporated july 24 1996 under the name 'ontario arts education institute'. the name was changed to its current form on june 8 2012. mission to unite local…

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8
Mental Health Research Canada/Recherche En Sante Mentale Canada

Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) is a national charitable organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Canadians by advancing mental health knowledge. Our vision is to create a Canada with better mental health for all…

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9
The Guelph Community Foundation

The guelph community foundation and its donors strengthen our community by making grants building and maintaining endowment funds and serving our community as a philanthropic resource and partner. grants are disbursed to qualified donees…

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10
Junior Achievement of Central Ontario

Here at JA Central Ontario we envision a world in which young people have the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities. We want to make sure all young people are economically empowered with the skills confidence and networks to…

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11
Bright Starts Co-Operative Early Learning Centre Inc.

Bright starts co-operative early learning centre inc. opened january of 2014 providing high quality early learning and child care to the university of waterloo faculty staff students and the surrounding region. bright starts celc has a…

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12
Global Peace Centre Canada

We are an incorporated non-profit organization developing peace education resources professional development of teachers exchange programs and scholarships for youth with and equal participation of girls and women in conflict-affected…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family & Children's Services of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Saint Monica House. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

03the grantee network

609 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 609 of the 637 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

33
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
140
Early backer (in before they grew)
587/609
Grantees still filing
425/609
Grew since you first funded

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetRARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVE — C$2,481,277 over 8y, 22% of budgetKIDSABILITY FOUNDATION — C$1,054,754 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetYW Kitchener-Waterloo — C$943,537 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetUNITED WAY WATERLOO REGION COMMUNITIES — C$849,649 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetGrand River Hospital Foundation — C$779,941 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Waterloo — C$776,855 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery — C$691,047 over 8y, 10% of budgetHOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP — C$663,665 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetSt. Mary's General Hospital Foundation — C$654,594 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetKitchener-Waterloo Symphony — C$593,706 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetWOMEN'S CRISIS SERVICES OF WATERLOO REGION — C$566,571 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetTHE WORKING CENTRE — C$565,429 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetWilfrid Laurier University — C$558,573 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Waterloo Region — C$549,108 over 8y, 5.2% of budgetCommunity Support Connections - Meals On Wheels and More — C$522,674 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetStrong Start Charitable Organization — C$520,112 over 8y, 9.7% of budgetSANGUEN HEALTH CENTRE — C$502,416 over 6y, 15% of budgetSexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region — C$480,324 over 7y, 5.8% of budgetFAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF THE WATERLOO REGION FDN — C$426,390 over 8y, 8.9% of budgetThe Multicultural Theatre Space (MT Space) Inc. — C$422,671 over 8y, 14% of budgetUnited Way Waterloo Region Communities — C$410,885 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY JUSTICE INITIATIVES OF WATERLOO REGION — C$403,563 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetSHORE Centre — C$387,368 over 8y, 17% of budgetCARIZON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES — C$384,650 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetKinbridge Community Association — C$365,164 over 8y, 10% of budgetKitchener - Waterloo Counselling Services Incorporated — C$348,986 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region — C$347,619 over 8y, 8.7% of budgetLisaard & Innisfree Hospice — C$329,482 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetLutherwood Child And Family Foundation — C$316,562 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FOOD BANK OF WATERLOO REGION — C$316,205 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAdventure4Change — C$313,874 over 6y, 13% of budgetChild Witness Centre — C$311,750 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetONEROOF YOUTH SERVICES — C$308,310 over 8y, 6.0% of budgetSocial Development Centre Waterloo Region — C$294,900 over 5y, 27% of budgetWingham and District Hospital Foundation — C$294,486 over 3y, 7.8% of budgetGreenway-Chaplin Community Centre — C$282,245 over 4y, 12% of budgetPorchlight Counselling and Addiction Services — C$272,650 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetWaterloo Public Library — C$267,877 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetReception House Waterloo Region — C$264,871 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetCAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — C$264,519 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetMuslim Social Services Waterloo Region — C$258,000 over 6y, 38% of budgetPat the Dog Theatre Creation — C$251,500 over 6y, 27% of budgetACCKWA — C$248,856 over 7y, 7.2% of budgetCanadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA — C$246,333 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetKitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre — C$240,836 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetBEYOND HOUSING — C$232,462 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetCAFKA - Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener + Area — C$229,442 over 8y, 31% of budgetKITCHENER-WATERLOO ART GALLERY — C$228,105 over 8y, 2.6% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds RARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVE ↗
  • Who funds KIDSABILITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YW Kitchener-Waterloo ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY WATERLOO REGION COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds Grand River Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds University of Waterloo ↗
  • Who funds The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP ↗
  • Who funds St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S CRISIS SERVICES OF WATERLOO REGION ↗
  • Who funds THE WORKING CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds Wilfrid Laurier University ↗
  • Who funds Hospice Waterloo Region ↗
  • Who funds Community Support Connections - Meals On Wheels and More ↗
  • Who funds Strong Start Charitable Organization ↗
  • Who funds SANGUEN HEALTH CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF THE WATERLOO REGION FDN ↗
  • Who funds The Multicultural Theatre Space (MT Space) Inc. ↗
  • Who funds United Way Waterloo Region Communities ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY JUSTICE INITIATIVES OF WATERLOO REGION ↗
  • Who funds SHORE Centre ↗
  • Who funds CARIZON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Kinbridge Community Association ↗
  • Who funds Kitchener - Waterloo Counselling Services Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region ↗
  • Who funds Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice ↗
  • Who funds Lutherwood Child And Family Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE FOOD BANK OF WATERLOO REGION ↗
  • Who funds Adventure4Change ↗
  • Who funds Child Witness Centre ↗
  • Who funds ONEROOF YOUTH SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Social Development Centre Waterloo Region ↗
  • Who funds Wingham and District Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre ↗
  • Who funds Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services ↗
  • Who funds Waterloo Public Library ↗
  • Who funds Reception House Waterloo Region ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Cambridge & North Dum…The Lyle Shantz Hallm…United Way Waterloo R…Astley Family Foundat…United Way of Kitchen…Social Venture Partne…Wallenstein Feed Char…The Food Bank of Wate…The Guelph Community …The May Court Club of…Kitchener-Conestoga R…The Ross and Doris Di…
Cambridge & North Dumfries Community FoundationON57.5× affinity84 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation · The Lyle Shantz Hallman Charitable Foundation · United Way Waterloo Region Communities · Astley Family Foundation · United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo and Area · Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region · Wallenstein Feed Charitable Foundation · The Food Bank of Waterloo Region · The Guelph Community Foundation · The May Court Club of Kitchener-Waterloo · Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club Community Aid Fund · The Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 637 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-12-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a public foundation under foundations.

Source object 132170994:2024-12-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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