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Introduction

The Community Foundation for Kingston & Area holds over 240 endowment funds from which it makes charitable grants to support projects and organizations in our communities. We have five different granting programs, each with its own set of criteria, granting area, and application process.

Click on the links below to find program-specific information, eligibility criteria, and information on the application process and deadlines.

General Eligibility for All Grants

The following eligibility requirements apply to all granting programs. In addition, each grant program has its own eligibility criteria (including granting area) so please review each program’s requirements carefully before applying.

Any applicant organization must be a charity registered with Canada Revenue Agency or formally partnered with an organization that is either a charity registered with Canada Revenue Agency or a municipality.
The applicant organization must have a strong community presence in the geographic area we serve through a local Board of Directors, a local, well-defined accountable committee, or a local office with strong community involvement.
All applications involving activities with primary and secondary schools must be accompanied by a Letter of Permission from the relevant School Board(s).
Any overdue final reports for previously completed projects funded by the Foundation must have been received.

Our Granting Programs

Grant Program	Granting Focus	Catchment Area	Recent Grant Values
Community Grants	(1) Build resilience in individuals, families, and communities. (2) Increase belonging and wellbeing within our community.	City of Kingston, Loyalist Township, Central Frontenac, Frontenac Islands, North Frontenac, South Frontenac	$3,000 – $25,000
Stark Family Fund	Animal Welfare, Arts and Culture, Community Development, Education, and Health and Social Services	Prince Edward County & Area	$3,000 – $10,000
Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul Community Impact Fund – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) & Resilience Stream	To achieve transformative, sustainable, systems-level change to help prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), mitigate the impacts of ACEs, and build resiliency generally in children, youth, families, and our community at large.	City of Kingston, Loyalist Township Central Frontenac, Frontenac Islands, North Frontenac, South Frontenac	$172,000 – $808,000
Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul Community Impact Fund – Older Adults Connecting & Belonging (OACB) Stream	To achieve transformative, sustainable, systems-level change to reduce older adult’s social isolation and foster connection and belonging for older adults generally.	City of Kingston, Loyalist Township, Central Frontenac, Frontenac Islands, North Frontenac, South Frontenac	TBA – Granting begins in 2025.
Nan Yeoman’s Artistic Development Fund	To help promising young artists and/or artisans in the visual arts to further their professional artistic growth.	City of Kingston, Loyalist Township Central Frontenac, Frontenac Islands, North Frontenac, South Frontenac	$4,000
John Gerretsen Youth Leadership Award	Supports the leadership development of students in Grades 9 – 12 who would like to further develop their leadership skills	City of Kingston, Frontenac Islands.	$2,000

Community Grants Program supports projects across the KFL&A region, with two primary focus areas: (1) Build resilience in individuals, families, and communities and (2) Increase belonging and wellbeing within our community. Qualified applicant organizations in the City of Kingston, all four Frontenac Townships and Loyalist Township may apply in March and October.

In Spring 2024, the Community Grants program granted over $329,000 to 26 projects. The average Program Grant was $13,426, the average Operations Grant was $13,910, and the average Equipment grant was $6,353.
In Fall 2024, The Community Grants program granted over $332,000 to 23 projects. The grants awarded across all streams ranged from $3,000 to $25,000.

The Stark Family Fund Grants Program supports a broad spectrum of initiatives within Prince Edward County & Area. In 2024, over $60,000 was granted to 10 community initiatives at 10 County region organizations, with the average grant being $6,307.

Nan Yeomans Grant for Artistic Development Program is administered annually by the Kingston Arts Council and funded by the Nan Yeomans Fund held at the Community Foundation. The grant for one promising young artist is valued at $4,000.

John Gerretsen Youth Leadership Award is a fund held at the Community Foundation and administered by Pathways to Education Kingston. The award is valued up to $2,000 and it supports the leadership development of students in Grades 9 – 12 , from Kingston and the Islands publically-funded schools, who would like to further develop their leadership skills.

The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul Community Impact Fund seeks to achieve transformative, sustainable, systems-level change in two issue areas:
(1) Help prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), mitigate the impacts of ACEs, and build resiliency generally in children, families, and our community at large; and
(2) Reduce older adult’s social isolation and foster connection and belonging for older adults generally.

Regina Rosen Food First Fund Program granted $154,430 to various local community organizations addressing food insecurity over the course of this spend-down Fund’s lifespan. This grant program has now been discontinued. Organizations providing food security services are encouraged to apply to the Community Grants program.

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