Community Foundation for Kingston & Area grants
Public foundation in Kingston, Ontario · Website
- Given to charities in 2024
- $1.8 million
- Charities funded in 2024
- 149
- Typical gift (median)
- $3,100
How to apply
Accepts applications
- How
- Submit an application through the online Grants Portal. Applications can also be completed orally by appointment by contacting the Grants Officer.
- Deadlines
- Community Grants Program runs twice each year, in March and October.
- What they fund
- Equipment, Program, and Operations grants; Inclusivity and Belonging, Learning and Growing, Strengthened Non-profits, Sustainable Futures, Thriving People; Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, Health & Social Services; youth priorities; visual arts.
- Where
- Kingston & Area (City of Kingston, Frontenac County, and Loyalist Township), Prince Edward County, and greater Kingston area.
- Typical grant, as they describe it
- Grants ranged from $1,400 to $25,000 (Community Grants up to $25,000 for programs, up to $16,000 for operations; Stark Family Fund grants ranged $2,000 to $20,000; Nan Yeomans Grant is $4,000).
Summarized by AI from Community Foundation for Kingston & Area's own website on October 18, 2026. Check their site before you apply, because programs and deadlines change. Read from: cfka.org/grants/apply-now, cfka.org/grants, cfka.org/grants/recipients
In their 2024 filing they held 30 donor-advised funds worth $3.2 million; donors added $243,500 and $108,600 was granted from them. Gifts from donor-advised funds are chosen by each fund's donors, so some of the giving below was not open to applications.
Who Community Foundation for Kingston & Area funded in 2024
The 15 largest of 149 gifts to registered charities.
- Family and Children's Services of Frontenac LennoxOntario$368,043
- Kingston Community Health CentresOntario$132,692
- Sistema Kingston (Queen's Community Music)Ontario$107,432
- University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)Ontario$70,670
- Martha's Table Community Program Inc.Ontario$57,050
- BGC South EastOntario$54,265
- Lionhearts IncOntario$49,500
- Partners in Mission Food BankOntario$46,473
- St. Lawrence Youth AssociationOntario$45,000
- Chalmers United ChurchOntario$38,944
- Kingston Symphony AssociationOntario$37,246
- H'art Centre of Smiles Inc.Ontario$34,717
- Kingston Employment and Youth Services Inc.Ontario$26,138
- Loving SpoonfulOntario$25,298
- Centre for Abuse and Trauma Therapy Inc.Ontario$25,000
Where the money went in 2024
- Ontario138 charities, $1.7 million
- British Columbia5 charities, $14,500
- Quebec2 charities, $8,673
- Alberta3 charities, $1,006
- Nova Scotia1 charity, $1,000
Giving by year
| Year | Total given | Gifts | Median gift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8 million | 149 | $3,100 |
| 2023 | $1.5 million | 134 | $2,485 |
| 2022 | $1.7 million | 145 | $4,220 |
| 2021 | $1 million | 135 | $2,500 |
| 2020 | $918,000 | 131 | $1,865 |
| 2019 | $737,500 | 126 | $1,773 |
What they told the CRA they do
- The Foundation provides grants to groups with charitable registration numbers primarily in the greater Kingston and surrounding Area. These grants are awarded to encourage Community development in areas such as health and social services arts and culture environmental initiatives and Community development. The Foundation plays a leadership role in the Community in areas such as Community consultation.
Giving figures are gifts to registered charities (qualified donees) as Community Foundation for Kingston & Area reported them in its T3010 returns to the Canada Revenue Agency, fiscal 2019 to 2024. Business number 891432395RR0001.
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