Find Funding for your Kingston & Area Organization

The Community Grants Program provides flexible support for local organizations through Equipment, Program, and Operations grants, helping community projects grow and thrive.  In 2025, the Community Grants Program awarded over $758,000 to 52 impactful projects.

Applicant Info Sessions: To be announced in early 2026

Community Grants are available in three streams:

• Equipment Grants — Support the purchase or upgrade of essential equipment needed for your organization’s work or project (e.g., computers, tools, or medical devices). (No formal funding cap; requests are assessed based on need and available funds.)
  • In 2025, Equipment Grants ranged from $1,400 to $23,562, with average of $9,441.
• Program Grants — Provide funding for the development, implementation, or expansion of a specific program or initiative. Eligible expenses may include staffing, materials, and program delivery costs. (Up to $25,000 per grant.)
  • In 2025, Program Grants ranged from $2,282 to $25,000, with average grant of $16,818.
• Operations Grants — Offer flexible funding to support general operating expenses such as salaries, rent, utilities, and administrative costs, helping sustain your organization's day-to-day activities. (Up to $16,000 per grant.)
  • In 2025, Operations Grants ranged from $5,000 to $16,000, with average of $11,272.

The program runs twice each year, with applications reviewed by our volunteer Community Grants Committee.

The Stark Family Fund supports community projects and charities across Prince Edward County with a focus on Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, and Health & Social Services. Established in 2002 through a bequest from the Stark Family of Bloomfield, ON, the Fund has granted over $1.321 million since its inception.

Nan Yeomans was a prominent Kingston artist dedicated to supporting local and emerging artists in the visual arts. In her late twenties she enjoyed three summers at Queen’s University Summer School of Fine Arts, and subsequently she lived most of her adult life in Kingston. From then and for the rest of her 82 years she stayed busy with her art and her other responsibilities, but always found time to contribute to the community. She died in 2004, leaving all of her art and almost all of her estate to the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area.

It was Nan’s wish to fund a grant for promising young artists and artisans developing their talents in the greater Kingston area. The Nan Yeomans Fund, established at the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area with her bequest, now provides for an annual award in her name that is administered by the Kingston Arts Council.

This annual award of $4,000 is intended to help promising young artists and/or artisans in the visual arts to further their professional artistic growth.  Applications are evaluated by a peer jury, which will select one applicant to receive the award, based on the artistic merit of the applicant’s work, previous accomplishments, and the eligibility of the proposal.

The Nan Yeomans Grant is made from the Nan Yeomans Fund held at the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. The Kingston Arts Council administers the competition for this annual grant.