WISE
The Art of
GIVING
Toronto: The loveable city
Telling Toronto's
stories of
transformation
Building a city
and a legacy
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Leadership
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
June 2013 - www.tcf.ca
HAVE YOU
EVER WANTED TO
HUG YOUR CITY
AND NEVER
LET GO
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?
These leaders have done just that to launch the Bond with Toronto movement:
7 Days in May Foundation
Andrea Miller Fund
Bill and Janet Young Foundation
Bhalla Fund
Brayley Family Fund
Calamor Fund
Clarke Family Foundation
Emmy Duff Scholarship
Foundation
Griggs Family Foundation
G.W. Squibb Family Endowment Fund
Halsall Family Foundation
Honey Family Foundation
Jon and Nancy Love Foundation
John and Marie Levitt Foundation
Karen and Bill Barnett Fund
Lisa’s Legacy: The Lisa Montanera Fund
Martin Connell and Linda Haynes Fund
Patricia J. Fleming (FBG) Fund
Richard and Colleen Peddie Foundation
Richard and Donna Ivey Fund
Townsend Family Foundation
The Susan, Sarah and Nicholas
Latremoille Fund
Van Biesen-Zimakas Family Fund
Vulpe & Pelenyi Charitable Fund
Anonymous (1)
Thank you to our Bond with Toronto Volunteer Leadership Team: John Barford, Siamak Hariri, Richard Ivey,
John MacIntyre, and Natalie Townsend
Join us as we show our love for Toronto.
Bond with Toronto is an opportunity for us all to help build a smart and caring community. You can Bond with Toronto
by establishing a new Donor Advised Fund, contributing to your existing Fund or donating directly to the Vital
Toronto Fund.
With your help, we’ll reach our $100,000,000 goal. Now that's leadership.
bondwithtoronto.ca
COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE
We share our in-depth
community knowledge to
help donors identify Toronto’s
greatest needs and the
charitable organizations
working on the solutions.
CITY BUILDING
We are a catalyst for change,
experienced in mobilizing
donors, private enterprise,
governments and community
partners to collaborate on
creative responses to key
quality-of-life issues.
DONOR SERVICES
We provide donors the
opportunity to focus on their
grantmaking activities as we
take care of the “back office”
requirements and financial
stewardship for their Funds.
T
he Toronto Community Foundation is for people
who love Toronto. We help individuals and families connect their philanthropy to build the kind of
city they want for generations to come – a city that is
smarter, healthier, more inclusive, caring, and prosperous. More Toronto.
We are investing in the best and brightest solutions to
transform lives and communities.
We also play a community leadership role by connecting our Fundholders, community organizations,
government and private enterprise to create innovative solutions to address our city’s most pressing issues.
Each year, we publish our Toronto’s Vital Signs Report,
a consolidated snapshot which examines the health
of our city across several issue areas, such as the gap
between rich and poor, health and wellness, and the
environment. We believe each issue is critical to quality of life for residents. In response to the findings in
the Report:
• We convene community leaders to discuss
the Report findings and help generate madein-Toronto solutions;
• We invest in these solutions through the
endowment funds under our administration,
our Vital Toronto Fund and special initiatives;
• We leverage additional resources through
partnerships and develop cross-sector
collaborations to sustain impact.
Our Mission:
Our Vision:
To connect philanthropy to community needs and
opportunities.
To ensure the vitality of Toronto and make it the best
place to live, work, learn and grow through the power
of giving.
For more than 30 years, we’ve been in the business of
strategic philanthropy. The hundreds of Torontonians
we work with build their charitable legacies by establishing the equivalent of a private family foundation
with us; we provide them with a means to pool endowment resources to magnify impact and support the
communities in which they live.
Leadership has never been more important for Toronto. The phrase “Leadership is
a really big deal!” may be colloquial, but it’s not to be taken lightly.
At the Toronto Community Foundation, we’re doing our part as a philanthropic
leader to build the city we all want. We’ve been at the forefront of innovation in the
philanthropic sector with a strategic model we call ‘The Art of Wise Giving’, and
through 32 years we’ve achieved much towards making Toronto the best place to
live, work, learn and grow through the power of giving. Our grants alone over this
time total nearly $100 million, but that’s only a part of it.
Our approach begins with a fundamental understanding of the quality of life in our
city through our annual Toronto’s Vital Signs Report. This powerful springboard
for civic engagement and philanthropic investment was described by Toronto Life
magazine as “the most reliable assessment on the state of the city in circulation”.
Through our online Community Knowledge Centre (CKC) we connect our Fundholders to stories of more than 230 organizations that are providing solutions to
many of the issues highlighted in the Report. This made-in-Toronto ‘YouTube for
Philanthropy’ is growing into the beginnings of a national movement, with the
Victoria and Calgary Foundations launching their own CKCs this year.
The success of our collaborative initiatives continues to reinforce the effectiveness
of our model. This year we celebrated the 1000th graduate from the Toronto Sport
Leadership Program (TSLP). TSLP is an example of a Toronto Community Foundation initiative that has gone ‘full cycle’ from identifying an issue and convening,
to developing the solution, and now ensuring sustainability with other partners such as the
YMCA of Greater Toronto and United Way Toronto. Initiatives such as Beyond 3:30 and
Recipe for Community are poised for similar success. Our newest initiative, Playing for
Keeps, was selected as an IGNITE program by TO2015 for the lead up to the 2015 Pan Am/
Parapan Am Games.
Leadership
is a really
big deal!
This year brought a new partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and His
Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. His Excellency has painted a vision of Canada as a ‘Smart and Caring nation’, with community
philanthropy being one of the central pillars. Our response to his call is our new ‘Bond
with Toronto’ campaign — an opportunity for all Torontonians to support a growing philanthropic movement and embrace His Excellency’s vision, right in our own backyard.
Becoming a Smart and Caring community is also perfectly aligned with ‘The Art of Wise
Giving’. The financial stewardship of our assets was strong this year, with investments
returning 11.7%. This enabled us to distribute more than $6 million in grants to a record
580 different community organizations in Toronto and across the country.
In reading the pages that follow, we invite you to celebrate the many successes that reinforce
last year’s Vital Signs message; that in the great scheme of things Toronto is doing all right.
But it takes courage to see beyond the surface and peer deeply into who we are and who we
will be. It takes great leadership to move beyond “not too bad” and dare to become “great”.
Thank you for all your community leadership and your continued support for the Toronto
Community Foundation.
Rahul K. Bhardwaj,
President & CEO
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Chair
Contributors
Shawn Micallef
Shawn Micallef is co-owner and editor of Spacing magazine,
author of Stroll: Psychogeographic walking tours of Toronto,
a Toronto Star columnist, and instructor at the University of
Toronto.
Elisa Birnbaum
A freelance journalist, editor, producer and communications
consultant, Elisa’s portfolio includes articles published in
the Globe & Mail, National Post, CBC.ca, Profit, Elle and
Zoomer Magazine. For over eight years, she covered issues
in the nonprofit sector as a reporter for Charity Village and
three years ago Elisa co-founded SEE Change Magazine, an
online quarterly dedicated to social entrepreneurship and
innovation. As president of Elle Communications, Elisa helps
clients tell their stories effectively and with impact.
Toronto Community Foundation Staff
From left to right: Patsy Bissoon, Carol Turner, Marya Syed, Roger Mak, Caroline Seto, Sara Krynitzki, Nadien V. Godkewitsch, Rosalyn J. Morrison,
Rahul K. Bhardwaj, Ann Clark, Anne Brayley, Tory Robertson, Simone P.M. Dalton, Sarah Chiddy, Aneil Gokhale, Michael Salem
AT THESE GAMES,
HORSEPLAY IS CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SPORT.
Whether you’re into egg and spoon races, strumming tunes, or animal balloons, Playing For Keeps is sure to be right up
your alley. Run by neighbours, for neighbours, we’re looking for organizers, volunteers and participants to get this fun fest
off and running in every part of the city. Come out, have a ball, and make a bunch of new friends.
www.playingforkeeps.ca
Contents:
Leadership Team
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Funds
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Strategic Partners
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Grant Recipients
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Legacy Society
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Professional Advisors
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Financial Information
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Photo Credits:
Donald Gislason,
Allan Kosmajac,
Bill Petro,
Michael Salem,
Erin Seaman,
Arts For
Children and Youth,
Scadding Court
Community Centre
Illustration By:
Michael Salem
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Telling Toronto's
Stories
Inspiring
Leadership
Building
a Legacy
Toronto the
Loveable
Storytelling — the ability
to convey and promote
one’s unique narrative—is
an essential tool in any
organization’s toolkit.
Whether helping garner
attention or establish
credibility, telling
one’s story can prove
fundamental in a not-forprofit’s search for funding
and sustainability.
It was 1988 and 31-yearold Bruce Beauchamp
had just lost a fierce battle
with pancreatic cancer.
In lieu of flowers, Bruce’s
parents, Walter and
Elinor, asked mourners
to contribute by way of
donations. That was then.
This is now. A quarter of
a century later, the Fund
is one of the Community
Foundation’s most active
family funds.
How can you impact
community and involve
your family in one step?
For many Torontonians
who’ve had the ability,
temerity and good
fortune to amass wealth
over their lifetime, there
comes a point when they
realize accumulation is
not enough.
Toronto is a loveable city,
but it's a subtle kind of
love. Passions run quiet
here, unless the occasion
is a hockey or soccer
victory, then all the love
a city can handle pours
out into the streets. On
most days Torontonians
are content to enjoy their
city with characteristic
reserve, hiding the real
thrill it can be to
live here.
Telling Toronto's
stories of transformation
Elisa Birnbaum
Storytelling — the ability to convey and promote one’s unique narrative—is an essential
tool in any organization’s toolkit. Whether helping garner attention or establish credibility, telling one’s story can prove fundamental in a not-for-profit’s search for funding and
sustainability. The problem is, organizations seldom have the time or resources to expend
on storytelling, with that goal often relegated to the lower echelons of their ever-growing
to-do list. That’s what makes the Community Knowledge Centre (CKC) such a welcome
and impactful initiative.
Just ask Julie Frost, Executive and Artistic Director of Arts for Children and Youth
(AFCY). Creating meaningful community arts engagement opportunities for children
and youth in under-resourced communities and schools, the organization inspires them
to be creative, hone new skills, take on leadership roles and forge inspired connections
with their community.
Frost was actually part of the advisory committee that helped shape the CKC. Involving
organizations in the process ensured the initiative was truly responsive to the not-forprofit sector, she says. It was during those discussions that the project’s value became clear.
“A mechanism to tell our stories is such an important outlet for charities like ours who are
very involved with social value,” she says. After all, Frost adds, “It’s the story that’s important, not just the numbers — especially in the arts.”
AFCY currently engages 7,000 children and youth per year in outreach arts programs
delivered in over 64 schools and 33 community sites in nine of Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods. “Underpinning our work is mentorship and sustainability,” says Frost.
“The youth end up teaching programs in their communities to build capacity.”
The organization has been a recipient of multiple Vital Toronto Fund grants, receiving the
Vital Ideas, Vital People and Vital Youth awards. And, unquestionably, their recognition
is magnified by a profile on the CKC, an online showcase of more than 230 community
organizations working on solutions to issues identified in the Toronto’s Vital Signs Report.
Since its launch in 2010, the CKC has established itself as a valuable asset of the Toronto Community Foundation (TCF). If you
want to learn about the transformational work going on in the
city and are looking to participate in that work through philanthropy, the CKC can be your first stop. That certainly was the case
for Natalie Townsend. Having recently launched a TCF endowment fund, the Townsend Family Foundation, the CKC has been
helping her develop a charitable giving strategy.
line their data of community organizations and impressed with
the TCF experience, decided to harness the platform’s value for
themselves. “If someone’s looking for an organization to donate
to, the information is difficult to find,” explains David Hernon,
Director of Information Technology. “This makes it simple.” The
added stamp of approval from the Victoria Foundation and other
supporting organizations like the United Way is a bonus. “It’s a
one-stop-shop tool”.
“The site allows me to focus on specific Vital Signs issue areas
that are important to me and to immediately understand who the
best organizations are that are addressing those needs,” Townsend
explains. “The information provided makes it easier to understand
that organization and to assess whether there’s a fit with my objectives.”
The Victoria Foundation's CKC initiative, launched in February
2013 with 40 organizations already profiled, has been met with
much support by organizations, media and donors alike. “Everyone was happy to be involved; it was very positive,” says Hernon.
The added comfort that comes from backing organizations that
have been recipients of the Vital Toronto Fund grants is a bonus.
“I know the level of thought and due diligence that goes into
making those grants and that they’re directed toward leading
organizations that are building Toronto,” says Townsend. “And
that makes this decision process so much easier.”
And so it was for a couple of AFCY’s donors too. Wanting to
support arts organizations that worked with children and youth
and promoted diversity, the donors found themselves on the
CKC site, impressed with the Vital-award-winning not-for-profit.
A monthly donation was the result.
“It tells philanthropists you’re in good standing,” says Frost of a
profile’s benefits. “There’s a status behind that, that you’ve achieved
a certain level of excellence,” she adds, explaining that most organizations listed are recipients or finalists of TCF’s Vital Toronto
Fund grant streams.
Phyllis Novak agrees. She’s the Artistic Director of SKETCH, a
community-arts development initiative that helps young people
who are homeless or living on the margins experience the transformative power of the arts. Helping youth develop leadership and
self-sufficiency and cultivate social and environmental change,
Novak put her organization’s profile on the CKC back in 2011. And
like AFCY, SKETCH soon found it had attracted generous donors.
For Novak, it was just another sign of an impressive foundation.
“The TCF has a solid holistic way of putting property in front of
the donor,” she says. “They’re less like a funding body and more
like a strategic community partner; you feel like you’re advancing
a mission together.”
The site’s value goes beyond attracting donors, though. The CKC
is a veritable research hub. “If we have a partner with a profile that
has been posted by TCF, it adds credibility,” says Novak. “When I
meet someone in a networking situation, I can tap into the information I find on the site,” adds Frost. “It helps me navigate the
not-for-profit world and decide if there’s an organization I’m willing to partner with.”
As for Frost and Novak, both are committed to maintaining their
profile, knowing firsthand the benefits of a good story. Having
a supportive network doesn’t hurt either. “We have a wonderful
relationship with TCF because they’ve created an infrastructure
that is really caring and tuned into what we do,” says Frost. “They
created a platform where good relationships can build, giving us
opportunities to grow and do our work well.”
The Community Knowledge Centre is at the core of
what we do at the Toronto Community Foundation:
connect philanthropy with community needs and
opportunities.
It is a companion to our Toronto’s Vital Signs Report.
While Toronto’s Vital Signs offers a snapshot of the
issues facing our city, the Community Knowledge
Centre is a snapshot of the community organizations
providing solutions.
More than 230 community organizations, many working
on grassroots, game-changing solutions, are now
sharing their stories of impact with donors, media,
policy makers, thought leaders, and their peers.
Visit www.ckc.tcf.ca to get involved and experience the
meta-story of transformation in Toronto.
ckc.tcf.ca
Considering the Community Knowledge Centre’s varied assets,
it’s no surprise other community foundations are interested in
the model. Take the Victoria Foundation who, looking to streamThe Art of Wise Giving™ — ckc.tcf.ca
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By Line
The Beauchamp family at a gathering in the 1980s. The Bruce Beauchamp Memorial Fund is the winner of the
2013 Martin Connell Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
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Inspiring leadership
through generations
Elisa Birnbaum
Twenty-five years ago, one family began a very special relationship with their community and the Toronto Community Foundation, an inspirational relationship that grows stronger with each
passing year.
It was 1988 and 31-year-old Bruce Beauchamp had just lost
a fierce battle with pancreatic cancer. In lieu of flowers, Bruce’s
parents, Walter and Elinor, asked mourners to contribute by way
of donations. “I don’t know how they were able to do that in their
moment of grief,” recalls son Terry Beauchamp. “They were pretty
visionary.” That vision, coupled with an outpouring of support and
a pioneering community foundation, helped establish the Bruce
Beauchamp Memorial Fund.
That was then. This is now. A quarter of a century later, the Fund is
one of the Community Foundation’s most active family funds. Set
up to commemorate and carry on the name of a loving son, while
helping others in the process, the Fund has achieved that—and
much more.
That it plays such an integral role in the Beauchamp family is obvious. “My dad died almost 13 years ago and one lesson he left us
with was, ‘do not let anything happen to this Fund,” shares Terry.
“It’s part of our family’s legacy; we need to keep it healthy.” And
keep it healthy they did. With the principal nearing the half-amillion dollar mark, the Fund has disbursed over $250,000 over
the years to a variety of causes, with a primary focus on healthcare.
Each year, the Beauchamp family comes together to select a cause
that touches their lives in some way. For example, matriarch Elinor
— who passed away recently at the age of 90 — chose an organization close to her heart, which trains guide dogs. And, having taken
such good care of their mother over the past year, a donation was
made to the University Health Network to support the purchase
of a significant piece of equipment. Sister Kathy Frizzell’s positive
experience with the West Park Healthcare Centre put that one on
the list. And, when sister Julie Slater’s late husband suffered from
brain cancer, the Fund published a guidebook — two versions in
fact, one adult, the other pediatric—to help
families deal with the disease. “It was my bible,
I read it every day,” Julie says of that time.
The annual grant-making decisions are a
responsibility no Beauchamp family member
takes lightly. “We are hands-on in finding
areas of need and doing our due diligence and
research,” explains Julie, adding they try their
best to meet specific needs, like equipment. To
ensure accountability, the family follows-up
with the grantees to ensure donations are being
used as intended and every donor receives
a letter keeping them abreast of how their funds are making
a difference.
And, what a difference it has been — and continues to be.
Of course, the impact of one young man named Bruce is never far
from the hearts and minds of everyone who supports the Fund.
Take the Beauchamp Memorial Dinner held every year to honour
Bruce’s dedication to the fire service and his passionate work as
a voluntary fireman. In gratitude, “fire buffs” and firemen from
across the globe descend upon Toronto each year — this year it
was held on May 4 — to commemorate the man and donate to the
cause. “Many come who didn’t know my brother,” says Julie, “but
they know all about him.”
It seems even more people will soon know about him too. The
Beauchamp family is currently thinking of ways to bring in the
younger generations, says Kathy. That their own children are starting to get involved in the Fund will no doubt help with that goal, all
the while ensuring a multi-generational legacy. And, with an eye
to impact, there’s talk of expanding through Canada. “We want
to keep the Fund growing and relevant,” explains Terry, adding
they are still intent on maintaining focus and not becoming too
fragmented.
Healthcare remains the Fund’s primary mission but the family is
open to other ideas that represent real need. And with a strong
partner in the Toronto Community Foundation, the Beauchamps
are looking forward to what comes next. “We feel connected with
them, we’ve both grown together,” says Terry of the 25-year-andcounting relationship.
And, despite the time and effort it takes to keep their Fund going,
the siblings are happy to do it. “It’s a nice way to have a legacy,”
offers Julie. “And now with both our parents gone, it’s a nice thing
for everyone.” Terry agrees. “We’re going to work hard to keep it
going, moving it forward.”
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Building
a city and
a legacy
Elisa Birnbaum
How can you impact community and
involve your family in one step?
For many Torontonians who’ve had the ability, temerity and good
fortune to amass wealth over their lifetime, there comes a point
when they realize accumulation is not enough. “Some people are
so busy creating wealth and balancing family and work, but then
all of a sudden are faced with a conundrum of what to do with
excess wealth,” explains professional advisor Margaret Franklin. In
dealing with that challenge, the President at Marret Private Wealth
explains that prospective donors are typically focused on intergenerational legacy, aspirational goals and social legacy—giving back.
Once they decide to be more thoughtful about their money, the
question then becomes how to give back effectively, keeping in
mind one’s personal objectives and the needs of others. It comes
down to strategic philanthropy. To be sure, giving back can prove
very impactful, but one’s approach can make all the difference.
The answer may lie in Donor Advised Funds, a unique vehicle
that represents varied advantages for the average philanthropist
ready to take the first step. And, it’s not hard to see why. Part of the
appeal is the fund’s ability to involve one’s family in the decisions
about providing for others. “It’s the equivalent of having your own
stand-alone foundation without the hassle of having to run it,”
explains Anne Brayley, Vice President of Philanthropic Services at
Toronto Community Foundation (TCF). What’s more, she adds,
“by their nature, endowments are built to last.”
Setting up a Fund with TCF, in particular, continues to be a
pragmatic tool for a growing number of donors in the city. TCF
is unique in that it brings the invaluable element of community
knowledge into the equation. “We have the ability to connect
donors to great ideas,” Brayley offers.
With over 350 individuals and families who’ve already taken that
route — setting up endowments in their names or the names of
loved ones — it seems many would agree. “The happiest people at
TCF are the ones who also love their city,” she adds. “They can
support all their favourite charities and, being at TCF, they know
they’re also helping the city.”
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Of course, starting a foundation is not something you need to push
off until later in life. A minimum investment of $25,000 can allow
someone to launch a small foundation early on, while maintaining a long-term view of their philanthropy for the next 20 years
or longer. “Donor Advised Funds have proven to be an important
way for people to create a long-term vehicle because they generate
sustainable funding year after year,” offers Brayley, explaining the
allure of one of the more popular TCF offerings. “Think of it as an
RRSP for philanthropy.”
“There’s a real sense of timelessness to it,” Franklin says of TCF’s
high level of flexibility, an essential asset that ensures wealth allocation can result in intergenerational philanthropy. That flexibility is just one of the many reasons Franklin takes TCF’s Donor
Advised Funds very seriously when sitting down with clients to
discuss wealth management.
It comes as no surprise that a growing number of other professional advisors are doing the same. “TCF offers options for people
who have varied interests and are seeking knowledge about how
to connect their interests with the best opportunities,” Brayley
says. What’s more, with such a strong knowledge base of Toronto,
TCF has proven to be a great resource for the often overwhelming
process.
And, as opposed to some other Donor Advised Fund providers,
TCF is not a profit-maker, adds Franklin. “That makes a big difference in terms of donor incentive and motivation,” she explains.
TCF’s proven track record of due diligence and research and their
reputation as very effective stewards of capital helps too. “When
you get down to efficacy, it’s hard to argue with a not-for-profit,”
Franklin says with a smile.
For most, the greatest value of a TCF Fund still lies in that thing
called impact. As a member of the TCF family, Fundholders can
be involved with creating a better life for people in the city they
care about, such as by being part of TCF grant selection committees and decision-making. “Fundholders get great exposure and
can participate in and support important work,” Brayley says.
“They get very energized by that work; the experience opens them
up to different horizons they weren’t aware of.”
The Vital
Toronto Fund
Scadding Court Community Centre’s Business in a Box
The Vital Toronto Fund is where the Community Foundation's mission of connecting philanthropy to
community needs and opportunities comes to life. Here are some examples of this year's recipients.
Vital People
Vital Ideas
Vital Youth
Jeff Gruchy
Downsview Services
for Seniors
Scadding Court
Community Centre
Business In A Box
MABELLEarts
Sounding Mabelle:
Reflections from a
Park
Jeff Gruchy is always pursuing ways
to build a stronger, more sustainable
GTA. He currently leads the Healthier Living Centre at Downsview
Services for Seniors, providing consistent delivery of equitable and
accessible programs to over 600
seniors. With the creation of numerous innovative partnerships, Jeff has
established himself as a leader in
senior wellness care and a mobilizer
of diverse stakeholder groups.
Scadding Court Community Centre’s
“Business in a Box” (BiB) program
repurposes shipping containers to
become affordable, flexible vending
spaces. This creates opportunities
for employment and entrepreneurship for newcomers, youth and lowincome residents of Toronto — those
hurt most from high unemployment
rates. Market707, BiB’s flagship initiative, created 12 affordable spaces
for entrepreneurs and hosted 25
community events with 1,000 participants, and will be expanding this
year to host another 20 spaces.
A Park of Many Paths is an ongoing
park transformation project run by
MABELLEarts. It brings artists, architects, gardeners, cooks and builders
together with Mabelle residents of
all ages to re-imagine, transform and
animate the Mabelle Park. Sounding Mabelle is a new component of
the long-term project, that engages
five Mabelle youth leaders and up
to 10 youth participants in the artsbased evaluation of this multi-year
endeavour.
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Shawn Micallef
T
oronto is a loveable city, but it's a subtle kind of
love. Passions run quiet here, unless the occasion
is a hockey or soccer victory, then all the love a city
can handle pours out into the streets. On most days Torontonians are content to enjoy their city with characteristic
reserve, hiding the real thrill it can be to live here. That
passion, though often unspoken, is what has kept this vital
city together.
When you ask people what they love about Toronto, those
loveable elements do come out; those places and events our
emotions can latch onto. Like that first spring weekend day in the
city, when people have removed their parkas and peacoats, taking
to the streets and wandering the sidewalks in a daze of sunshine.
Further into the summer, city parks with great names like TrinityBellwoods, Morningside, Sunnybrook, and Sunnyside will fill with
people sitting on blankets, picnicking, often with entire extended
families around hibachi barbeques until the sun sets.
Summer is fine but then there's the first snow, when the city goes
soft and white and every available hill becomes a winter carnival. We thrill in the change of seasons. Other days in-between
there are walks from any one of the GTA's hundreds of identifiable neighbourhoods to a nearby ravine where, it turns out, the
deer and the coyotes sometimes even play. Nature snakes its way
into and around this city like few others in the world. Escape is
never far away, but then, neither are crowded sidewalks and busy
commercial blocks, all the things that say people think life here is
worth living.
The things about Toronto that are so compelling, that keep people
living here and attracts people continually from around the world,
are the infinite possibilities this place presents. When landing at
either the Island Airport or Pearson, the city looks like a massive
electronic circuit board, blinking away with hundreds of thousands of unique compartments and moving parts. From the air
there appears to be a place for everybody to do whatever it is they
want to do. Borders don't matter when it's seen from the air; 905
and 416 are one big metropolis humming together.
A good city has layers of meaning and opportunity. It's a cauldron
of ideas and people that mix together to continually form new
ideas, new hybrids, and new kinds of culture and business. This
place is not a museum piece; it's always changing, always becoming something. That's the excitement. That's what's loveable; the
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city offers something for everybody. Places that are just pretty or
sunny all the time are fine but to be truly loveable there needs to
be some fission: that little bit of extra.
The fission here can be found in unexpected places, like the stripmalls of Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, and beyond. This is
where the Jane Jacobs style of urbanism is really flourishing right
now, where people can start businesses of all sorts with low overhead. It's resulted in some of the most wildly diverse commercial
areas around. Old-style main streets with mom and pop stores,
but with maximum multiculturalism layered on top. People who
complain this city is boring have never seen this city. What happens
out here in the strip malls isn't so far removed from Toronto's
tech and medical sectors where incubators do the same thing for
startup companies that get worldwide recognition. Things happen
in Toronto. It's alive. It's loveable. But it isn't perfect.
Toronto and the GTA have largely avoided many of the pitfalls
that have plagued other North American cities, like hollowed-out
cores and vast ghettos. Instead it's been able to spread the wealth
around the city more. This didn’t happen by accident. Decades
of citizens committed to making this place work and making it
better have helped keep us moving in the right direction, but more
help is needed.
There are still people throughout the GTA who don't get to experience why Toronto is loveable. They're left out of the fun because
the prosperity that makes this place electric has some significant pockets of brownouts. That's why the Toronto Community
Foundation's Vital Signs civic pulse taking is so critical: it comes
down from the air right to street level. It helps us see where these
problems are. Perhaps more importantly it forecasts where new
problems are developing, like the growing gap between the rich
and poor, youth unemployment, traffic gridlock, and affordable
housing.
Vital Signs is part of loveable Toronto because it's an incredibly
honest reflection of the state of the city now, telling us what needs
to be done to keep Toronto a place where everybody can find
happiness.
Taking our Vital Signs.
The Toronto’s Vital Signs Report is a powerful springboard for civic
engagement and philanthropic investment. Released annually,
the Report is a consolidated snapshot of the trends and issues
affecting the quality of life in our city.
Did you know:
The Toronto’s Vital Signs Report reaches well over 1 million people
across Toronto and the GTA annually.
• The Report includes over 400 indicators covering 10 key issue
areas.
• Since 2001, our made-in-Toronto innovation has been adopted
by 30 Community Foundations around the world.
• More than 10,000 students in all of the GTA universities and
colleges use the Report in their course curriculum.
Visit www.tcf.ca/torontos-vital-signs to read the latest edition of
the Toronto’s Vital Signs Report.
The Art of Wise Giving™ — www.tcf.ca/torontos-vital-signs
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the back pages
In the pages that follow, we report on our financial performance for the fiscal year,
April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013. We also celebrate those who partnered with us to make a
difference in our city. Our Fundholder base remains strong and unique – a true reflection
of the diverse city we operate in.
We continue to invest in people and organizations providing city-building solutions. Eight
high-impact community leaders received one of our Vital People grants of up to $5,000;
14 community organizations were each awarded up to $30,000 for their Vital Ideas; and
15 programs increasing access to recreation and leadership opportunities for youth were
supported with Vital Youth grants of up to $15,000.
In addition to granting to their chosen charities, some of our Fundholders expanded the
Vital Toronto Fund grants with additional donations from their Funds that enabled us to
invest in more not-for-profit leaders, build the capacity of more organizations and support
more youth-focused recreational programs. We specially thank the Michelle Tanenbaum
Fund, Adrian and Reta Hudson Fund, Peter and Elizabeth Morgan Fund, Caley Taylor
Family Fund, Calamor Fund, Halsall Family Fund, Honey Family Foundation, Ada W.
Slaight Fund, KPMG, and all the Fundholders who gave anonymously to make these
grants possible.
In total, more than 550 of the city’s best and brightest organizations received grants
through us and from our Fundholders totalling over $6.2 million.
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Board of
Directors
Funds at the
Foundation
Community
Organizations
Financial
Information
The Toronto Community
Foundation Board of
Directors is made up of a
cross-section of leaders,
each bringing their specific skills and insights to
the table as the Community Foundation charts its
path forward.
The Funds at the Toronto
Community Foundation are an integral part
of how we respond to
the community needs in
Toronto. Our family of
Funds forms the basis of
a strong philanthropic
movement in Toronto.
The hundreds of community organizations
we grant to annually are
the ones on the ground
providing solutions to
the issues highlighted in
the Toronto’s Vital Signs
Report.
A summary of the
Toronto Community
Foundation’s financial
information.
2012/2013 Committees
Community Initiatives
Randy McLean (Chair)
Siamak Hariri
Jennifer Koss
Nancy Love
Bill MacKinnon
John B. MacIntyre
Lola Rasminsky
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Natalie Townsend
Greg Wilkinson
Rahul K. Bhardwaj (Ex-officio)
Rosalyn Morrison (Staff)
Anne Brayley (Staff)
Nadien Godkewitsch (Staff)
Caroline Seto (Staff)
Sara Krynitzki (Staff)
Roger Mak (Staff)
Back row: Andre Perey, Rahul K. Bhardwaj, Edward J. Waitzer, Ian L.T. Clarke, Bill MacKinnon, Robert Bertram, John Barford, Rick Goldsmith,
Front row: John B. MacIntyre, Richard Ivey, Sandy Houston, Nancy Love, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Natalie Townsend
2012/2013 Board of Directors
John B. MacIntyre
Chair, Toronto Community Foundation
Partner, Birch Hill Equity Partners
Mohammad Al Zaibak*
President & CEO,
CDM Information Inc.
John Barford
President, Valleydene Corporation
Robert Bertram
Corporate Director
Ian L. T. Clarke
Executive Vice-President and Chief
Financial Officer, Business Development
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Rick Goldsmith
Partner, National Risk Management, Advisory
Services, KPMG LLP
Siamak Hariri*
Partner, Hariri Pontarini Architects
Sandy Houston
President & CEO Metcalf Foundation
Richard Ivey
Chairman, Ivest Properties Limited
Jennifer Koss*
Co-Founder, BRIKA
Alison Loat*
Executive Director, Samara
Nancy Love
Community Volunteer
Bill MacKinnon
Corporate Director,
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Randy McLean*
Acting Director,
Strategic Growth and Sector Development,
Economic Development and Culture,
City of Toronto
André Perey (Corporate Secretary)
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP
Lola Rasminsky*
Founding Director, Avenue Road Arts School
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Community Volunteer
Natalie Townsend
Managing Partner, NorthRock Capital
Edward J. Waitzer
Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Greg Wilkinson*
Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group
Martin Connell*
Chair Emeritus
Rahul K. Bhardwaj
President & CEO (Ex-officio)
* Unavailable for photo
Finance & Audit
John Barford (Chair)
Ian L. T. Clarke
Elizabeth Gitajn
Dan Golberg
Rick Goldsmith
Bill MacKinnon
Randy McLean
André Perey
Robert Bertram (Ex-officio)
Rahul K. Bhardwaj (Ex-officio)
John B. MacIntyre (Ex-officio)
Carol Turner (Staff)
Governance
Edward J. Waitzer (Chair)
John Barford
Richard Ivey
Alison Loat
Nancy Love
John B. MacIntyre
Randy McLean
André Perey
Rahul K. Bhardwaj (Ex-officio)
Investment
Robert Bertram (Chair)
Mohammad Al Zaibak
David F. Denison
Michael Herrera
Richard Ivey
Jennifer Koss
Susan Latremoille
Robert MacLellan
George Vesely
John Barford (Ex-officio)
Rahul K. Bhardwaj (Ex-officio)
John B. MacIntyre (Ex-officio)
Carol Turner (Staff)
The Art of Wise Giving™ — www.tcf.ca/board-directors
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Connecting
Philanthropists
A Fund at the Toronto Community
Foundation gives Fundholders all the
flexibility, involvement and recognition of a private charitable foundation
without the “back office” and financial
stewardship responsibilities. Individuals and families can choose to establish a Donor Advised Fund, a named
Vital Toronto Fund, Field of Interest
Fund or Designated Fund. Each
option is an endowment that
can be created through gifts of
marketable securities, cash, life
insurance policies, RRSP/RRIF
designations and bequests.
Our total assets include the Agency
Funds established by other charities.
For many charitable organizations, an
endowment fund is a way of building capacity and ensuring longevity
for their organization. The Toronto
Community Foundation has the
mission, charitable tax structure and
specialized staff to support registered
charities in building and sustaining
endowments. Total assets also include
Consolidated Funds.
All of the Funds under our administration benefit from professional
investment management, donor
administration and grantmaking
expertise. Responsibility for managing
the Toronto Community Foundation’s
investment portfolio is vested in the
Board of Directors with the guidance
of the Investment Committee.
Bond with Toronto contributor
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New Funds
7 Days in May Foundation
Alex Padulo Memorial Foundation
Bill and Janet Young Fund
Clayton Gyotoku Fund
Emmy Duff Scholarship Foundation
F.E.M. Fund
Hallward Fund
Halsall Family Foundation
John and Marie Levitt Foundation
Karen and Bill Barnett Fund
Lisa’s Legacy: The Lisa Montanera Fund
Lorne and Orma West Fund
Patricia J. Fleming (FBG) Fund
Richard and Colleen Peddie Foundation
Richard and Donna Ivey Fund
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Fund
Toronto Zoo
•Frances Lindenfield Fund
Anonymous Fund (1)
Funds
7 Days in May Foundation
A. J. & Margaret Little Charitable Fund
Ada W. Slaight Fund
Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund
Adrian and Reta Hudson Fund
Albert C. Strickler, M.D. Scholarship Fund
Alex and Carolyn Drummond Foundation
Alex Padulo Memorial Foundation
Altair Fund
Andrea Miller Fund
Angela Longo Leadership Fund
Anne Y. Lindsey Fund
Anthony & Elizabeth Comper Fund
Art Eggleton Fund
Ashbridge Fund
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Endowed Research Fund
Augustine Family Fund
B & B Hamilton Fund
Barry and Jane Hayes Memorial Fund
Bay Street Invitational Fund
Begonia Fund
Ben Globerman Memorial
“Running to Daylight” Foundation
Betty and Chris Wansbrough
Family Foundation
Bhalla Fund
Birch Island Foundation
Bonnie Cox Fund
Brayley Family Fund
Brent & Lynn Belzberg Fund
Bronwen’s Rainbow Fund
Brown-Nusbaum Family Fund
Bruce Beauchamp Memorial Fund
Bruce Blackadar Last Call Fund
Building Futures - Matching Fund
Calamor Fund
Canada Company Scholarship Fund
Canada Post Literacy Fund
Carruthers Family Fund
Catherine Logan Fund
Cavelti Family Foundation
CFNY Youth Fund
Charles and Joyce Ramsay Fund
Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation
Advised Fund
Cheesbrough Family Fund
Clayton Gyotoku Fund
Claire and Marty McConnell Family Fund
Clarke Family Foundation
Coady Nyman Family Fund
Collombin Family Fund
Colonel F. H. Deacon - Memorial Fund
Coloured Development Fund
Community Foundation Environmental Fund
Constance and David Roseman Fund
Coral and Bill Martin Family Foundation
Dan & Mary Cornacchia Charitable Fund
David Kenny Fund
David R. McCamus Endowment Fund
Denham Family Fund
Diane and Don McQuaig Foundation
Distinguished Mature Artist’s Fund
DOMAC Fund
Don and Shirley Martin Fund
Don Haig Foundation
Donna Cappon Memorial Breast Cancer Fund
Dorice P. Johnston Memorial Fund
Dorothy and Oscar Rogers Foundation
Douglas and Ruth Grant Fund
Douglas Maurice Simmonds Charitable Fund
Downsview Community Renaissance Fund
Dr. I.L. Babb Fund
Dr. John Carey Fund
Dr. John Jameson Memorial Fund
Dr. William A. Weir & Dorothy Elliott Weir
Memorial Fund
Du Sablon-Lank Family Foundation
Duane Livingstone Family Fund
Duboc Family Foundation
Duncan and Lesley Hawthorne Fund
E.E.T. Briggs Family Fund
Edna & Paul Munger Fund
Edward A. Tory Fund
Edward I. Unger Fund
Eleanor & Francis Shen Family Fund
Eleanor McDougall Fund
Elizabeth Ann Heacock (Nee Prince)
Memorial Fund
Elspeth Heyworth Bursary Fund
Elvino and Linda Sauro Fund
Emmett & Leo Fund
Emmy Duff Scholarship Foundation
Ernest and Hilda Hubbard Foundation
Evelyn and Cecil Hoffman
Charitable Foundation
F.E.M. Fund
Findlay Family Foundation
Fitness Institute Foundation Fund
in memory of Lloyd Percival
Flora Morrison Choral Fund
Flora Morrison Research Fund
Fran Endicott Equity Fund
Frances MacDonald Fund
Francine & Robert Barrett Fund
Frank and Sheelagh Creaghan Fund
G. W. Squibb Family Endowment Fund
Gartley Family Foundation
Geoffrey B. Scott Memorial Fund
George and Mary Turnbull Family Foundation
Gerald Conway Fund
Gerald Sheff Fund
Gerry and Anita Smith Family Foundation
Gerry Meinzer Fund
Glen Colborne Fund
Glenn Tompkins Memorial Fund
Gordon Mollenhauer Family Foundation
Goring Family Foundation
Greg Bond Musical Theatre Fund
Griggs Family Foundation
H. Matheson Family Foundation
Hallward Fund
Halsall Family Foundation
Harold “Pat” Dooley Educational Fund
Heal Family Trust
Helen D. Phelan Fund
Honey Family Foundation
Howard and Diane Taylor Family Fund
Imagine Fund
Isobel B. Jaffrey Heritage Fund
Iva and Garfield Payne Fund
J. Douglas Crashley Fund
Jack and Anne Mollenhauer
Family Foundation
Jack and Rita Catherall Scholarship Fund
Jack Thomas Fund
James and Alfreda Parlee Fund
James Lindala Family Foundation
James Rutley Grand Memorial Fund
Jane & Donald Wright Fund
Janet & Herb Tanzer Charitable Fund
Janet and Douglas Davis Fund
Jean V. and Rodney C. Payne Memorial Fund
Jeffrey B. Rubinoff Fund
Jennifer Headley Fund for a Living Planet
Jennison Fund
Jim and Doreen Doherty Fund
Jitendra & Anita Mistry Foundation
Joan and Roy Frankel Charity Fund
Joan McCalla Fund
John & Dorothy McSherry Fund
John & Marian Taylor Family Fund
John A. and Margaret K. Lowden
Memorial Fund
John and Christine Currie Foundation
John and Jocelyn Barford Family Foundation
John and Marie Levitt Foundation
John Kenny Fund
John S. and Joan P. Ridout Fund
John Thomas Murphy Memorial Fund
Johnson Family Fund
Jon and Nancy Love Foundation
Jonathan and Stephanie Clarke
Memorial Fund
Jo’s Snowflake Fund
Joubin/Selig Family Fund
K.I.D.S. Fund
Karen and Bill Barnett Fund
Keith, Tanja and Kiera Thomson Fund
Ken & Ann Watts Foundation
Kevin Burke Foundation
Kideckel Robbins Family Foundation
Kiessling/Isaak Family Foundation
Koehler Family Fund
Kuttis Family Fund
Lady Ophelia Fund
Lakhani Family Charitable Foundation
Langford Family Foundation
Lee and Patrick Howe Family Foundation
Lind Family Fund
Linda and Steve Lowden Fund
Lisa’s Legacy: The Lisa Montanera Fund
Lola Somers Foundation for Animals
Lola Steiner Fund
Lorne and Orma West Fund
Love Family Fund
Lucile Pratt Music Award
Lycklama Family Fund
MacFeeters Family Fund
Main Family Fund
Manny Cabral Memorial Fund
Margaret and Gordon Fleming Fund
Margaret’s Joy Fund
Mario Reale Fund
Marjorie J. Sharpe Fund
Marsh Memorial Fund
Marsha & Aubrey Baillie Fund
Martin Connell and Linda Haynes Fund
Martin Davies Memorial Fund
Mary Ecclestone Nutrition Scholarship Fund
McKerroll Family Fund
McLaughlin/Costigan Fund
McSherry Family Fund
Melman Childhood Cancer Fund
Michael & Christine Selim Foundation
Michael and Honor de Pencier Fund
Michael and Jackie Shulman Family Fund
Michael B. Decter Foundation
Michael La Patriello Fund
Michelle Risi Dance Angel Scholarship Fund
Michelle Tanenbaum Fund
Miller-Cammidge Fund
Moir Family Foundation
Morgan Goldberg Memorial Fund
Moynes Family Fund
Mrs. Joan H. Miller Scholarship Fund
Murray & Susan Armitage Foundation
N. James Swan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Nachiket Children’s Literacy Foundation
NAE Fund
National Club Fund
Neighbourhood Innovations Fund
Neil and Shirley Macdougall Fund
New York Fries Kids Fund
NigE Gough Shine On Foundation
Norah Faye Foundation
Norman Allan Middleton Fund
O’Neil Leger Family Foundation
Orly Watkin Fund
Ouellette Family Foundation
Pacifica Fund
Pamensky Family Fund
Panda Family Fund
Paolo Ardizzi Fund
Paramount Pallet, Inc. Skids for Kids
Patricia J. Fleming (FBG) Fund
Paul and Evelyn Higgins Fund
Paul Higgins Jr. Fund
Paul Martineau/Yamaha Canada
Music Charitable Fund
Pauline and Dipak Mazumdar Fund
Payne Family Fund
Peggy C. Linton Fund
Nachiket Children’s Literacy Foundation - Donor Story
remembered. “They chose to have donations go to the charity their adored Aji
(grandmother) started.”
For their eighth birthdays, Jack and Anna
Farley had a pool party with their classmates, family and friends. But instead of
presents, the fraternal twins asked that
their guests make donations to their family’s foundation.
“We left it totally up to them if they
would like to have friends bring gifts or
make donations,” their mother, Manjusha Pawagi, a Family Court Judge fondly
The Pawagi family established the
Nachiket Children’s Literacy Foundation
at the Toronto Community Foundation
in 2009 to directly benefit Nachiket - a
network of free children’s libraries in rural
India whose purpose is to provide access
to books for children who don’t have
books at home and whose schools are very
poorly equipped.
Jack and Anna Farley were given Toronto
Public Library cards at seven months old
and have had a love affair with reading and
books since.
When asked why they love books, Jack
said, “We love to learn and I think everybody should be able to have books.”
“I feel I’m in the book and I’m having all
these adventures,” Anna added. “I wanted
donations to go to Nachiket because we
love books so much and other kids love
books, but they don’t get the chance to
have as many books as we do.”
The word “Nachiket” stands for the willingness to endure any hardships to acquire
knowledge. The goal of Nachiket Children’s Libraries is to kindle a love of reading and awaken the Nachiket hidden in
every child.
Contributions to the Nachiket Children's Literacy Foundation will allow less
fortunate children now and from future
generations to have access to books in the
hopes of increasing literacy and helping
disadvantaged children reach their full
potential.
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Peter and Elizabeth Morgan Fund
Peter and Pauline Dawson Foundation
Peter Barnard Fund
Peter Creaghan Fund
Phillip & Maureen Tingley Fund
PQR Fund
Prichard-Wilson Family Foundation
Ravindranjali Trivedi Charitable Foundation
Raymond and Irene Collins Foundation
Red Barn Theatre Endowment Fund
Rev. Frank P. Corless Fund
Richard and Colleen Peddie Foundation
Richard and Donna Ivey Fund
Richard Wernham and Julia West Family Fund
Rob Ford Football Foundation Fund
Robert A. Donaldson Family Fund
Robert McKinney Fund
Robert Tetley Fund
Ronald N. Leggett Memorial Fund
Rose Family Fund
Rosedale Park Playground Renewal Fund
Roy Bennett Memorial Fund
Roy Russell Memorial Fund
Russell & Sharon Schmidt Fund
S. Chum Torno Fund
S. Marguerite Walker Memorial Fund
Sadler Fund
Sandala Emery Family Fund
Sandra Fraser Gwyn Foundation
SAP Canada Fund
Saul E. Joel Fund
Savoy Pitfield Foundation
Schachter Family Fund
Scott Family Fund
Sheila Hall Van Gijn Scholarship Fund
Sheila Kirpalani Foundation
Shelagh and David Wilson Fund
Sherry and Edward Drew Family Fund
Shum Vourkoutiotis Fund
Simon Family Fund
So Family Foundation
Spem In Alium Fund
Stacey Family “Aurora” Fund
Stacey Levitt Athletic and Educational Fund
Starcan Fund
Stephen Eby Memorial Fund
Steven & Alberta Williams Memorial Fund
Steven K. Hudson Foundation
Stewart R. Code Memorial Scholarship Fund
Stratton Fund
Stuart and Patricia MacKay Family Fund
Swim Toronto Fund
Tawny Richard Fund
Taylor Irwin Family Fund
Teow Family Foundation
The Susan, Sarah and Nicholas
Latremoille Fund
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Fund
The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Princess
Alexandra Bursary Fund
Timothy Fund
TJLS IJIKAI Fund
Tom Thomas Music Scholarship Fund
Tony and Anne Arrell Fund
Tony and Caley Taylor Family Fund
Toronto Community Foundation
Zoo Trust Fund
•Canavan Family Endowment Fund
• Coca-Cola Wildlife Research Fellowship
• Conservation & Research
Endowment Fund
• Frances Lindenfield Fund
• Gus Harris Zoo Share Fund
• Mary C. Allen Endowment Fund
• Ralph Kirk Endowment Fund
• Reproductive Physiology Fund
• Veterinary Residency Fund
• Volunteer Fund
“The Toronto Community
Foundation gives us the
opportunity to connect with
a like-minded community of
people dedicated to
building a better future.”
Ping and Kha Sin Teow, Teow Family
Foundation
• Window to the Wild Capital Projects
Fund
Toronto CREW Foundation
Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts Fund
Toronto Life Fund
Toronto Sport Leadership Program
Toronto Zoo - Development Funds
Torunn and David Banks Fund
Townsend Family Foundation
Unwin Family Fund
Van Biesen-Zimakas Family Fund
Vandewater Charitable Foundation
Vas Family Fund (Canada)
Viva Vitalita Gala Fund
Vulpe & Pelenyi Charitable Fund
W. W. (Peter) Southam Fund
Waddington Family Fund
Waisberg/Bellwood Charitable Fund
Waitzer Family Fund
Wally Stefoff Art Scholarship Fund
Wendy Buda “Help Needy Kids” Foundation
Wilkinson Family Fund
William Ida Leon Dolrine Steinberg Fund
William M. Vaisey Arts Foundation
Windswept Farms Fund
Women’s Fund
Yano-Shuttleworth Fund
Anonymous (9)
Agency & Consolidated Funds
Abbeyfield Houses Society of Canada
Endowment Fund
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Endowment Fund
Amici Camping Charity
Arden Preston Caregiver Respite Fund
BBPA Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Foundation
Campbellford/Seymour
Community Foundation
Campbellford/Seymour Municipal Foundation
Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
•Doris McCarthy Award Fund
•Ethel Raicus Award
Catholic Children’s Aid Society
Common Ground Co-Operative
Endowment Fund
•Veronica Peake Memorial Fund
Community Foundation of
Durham Region Fund
Community Foundation of Mississauga
Dr. Elgin McCutcheon Fund in Support
of FreeSchools World Literacy Fund
Elizabeth Cooke Endowment Fund
FLAP Endowment Fund
Foundation for Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society Endowment
Friends of CAMH Archives Fund
Haynes-Connell Foundation
Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation
Huronia Community Foundation
Imagine Canada - Margery Warren Bequest
John Hodgson Library Fund
Joseph W. Atkinson Scholarship Fund
Junior League of Toronto Fund
MCC Toronto Endowment Fund
Muskoka Community Foundation
Napanee District Community
Foundation Fund
National Theatre School of Canada Fund
National Theatre School (NTS) Theatre
and Community Engagement Fund
Niagara Community Foundation
Ontario Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals
Roots of Empathy Endowment Fund
Sheela Basrur Centre Fund
Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee
Endowment Fund
Unison Health & Community Services
United Way of St. Catharine’s and District
United Way Toronto
Women’s Habitat Endowment Fund
The Vital
Toronto Fund
The Vital Toronto Fund is where the
mission of the Toronto Community
Foundation – connecting
philanthropy to community needs
and opportunities – is brought to life.
Named Vital Toronto Funds
ACE Bakery Ltd. Toronto Fund
Ada W. Slaight Fund
Anne Swarbrick Toronto Fund
Bill and Janet Young Fund
Birchall Family Foundation
BMO Financial Group Toronto Fund
Brent & Lynn Belzberg Fund
Calamor Fund
Carol Oliver Fund
Dominion of Canada General Insurance
Duboc Family Foundation
Evans Family Fund
Halsall Family Foundation
John Honderich Fund
Keith, Tanja and Kiera Thomson Fund
Martin Connell Fund
Mary Rowell Jackman Fund
Pita Break Fund
Richard and Donna Ivey Fund
Sue Corlett Fund
Susan Crocker and John Hunkin Fund
Taylor Family Fund
The Hon. Hilary M. Weston Fund
Townsend Family Foundation
Tony and Anne Arrell Fund
Waters Family Fund
Anonymous (2)
Vital Toronto Fund Donors
Sarah Asgari
Tara George & Chris Atkinson
Catherine Thomas & Fraser Baillie
Deborah Barrett
Rachel Blumenfeld
Brian S. Brown
Beverley Burke
Dan H. Cornacchia
Frances Deacon
Ousama El Kebbi
Four Seasons Hotels Limited
GiftFunds Canada
Elizabeth Gitajn
Nicole Cheung-Seekit & Aneil Gokhale
Deborah A. Grant
Jean Connell Hoff & Frank Hoff
Colin Lacey
John B. MacIntyre
Ruth Mandel
Ann Rosenfield
R. Jackie Rumyee
Marjorie J. Sharpe
Nan Shuttleworth
Telus Corporation
Anonymous (1)
Community Builders*
Anthony & Anne Arrell
John & Jocelyn Barford
Brent & Lynn Belzberg
Suresh P. & Nutan Bhalla
William & Catharina Birchall
Grant & Alice Burton
Martin Connell & Linda Haynes
Sue Corlett §
Susan Crocker & John Hunkin
Michael C. & Honor de Pencier
Samuel & Claire Duboc
Dr. John & Gay Evans
Douglas & Ruth Grant
Peter & Barbara Halsall
John Honderich
Richard W. & Donna Ivey
Greg Kiessling & Pam Isaak
Jon & Nancy Love
John B. & Janet MacIntyre
Wilmot & Judy Matthews
Senator Michael & Kelly Meighen
J. Robert S. Prichard & Ann E. Wilson
Barbara Shum & Manos Vourkoutiotis
Nan Shuttleworth & Bill Switzer
Ada W. Slaight
Natalie & Geoff Townsend
G. Wayne & Maureen Squibb
The Taylor Family
Keith & Tanja Thomson
Edward Waitzer & Smadar Peretz
Dr. William R. & Phyllis Waters
The Hon. Hilary M. Weston
Anonymous (2)
Bond with Toronto contributor
§ Fondly remembered
It is a community endowment
supported by our Fundholders, city
builders, individual donors, and the
public and corporate sectors.
The Fund supports our Toronto’s
Vital Signs Report, our strategic
grant programs (Vital Ideas, Vital
Youth, and Vital People), our
collaborative initiatives, and our
Community Knowledge Centre.
The individuals, families and
corporate partners listed here all
contribute to the cumulative progress
toward building a city that is smarter,
healthier, more inclusive, more
caring and more prosperous.
*Community Builders are civicminded Torontonians who have
contributed $100,000 or more to the
Vital Toronto Fund, our strategic
community endowment.
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Strategic
Partners
The Toronto Community Foundation
is pleased to have worked with many
partners this year in a
collaborative effort to connect
philanthropy to community needs to
improve the quality of life in Toronto.
We acknowledge and thank all of our
strategic partners as our work would
not be possible without their support.
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Strategic Initiatives
Partners make our strategic initiatives possible. They provide their people, their space, and their enthusiasm to help us make all these initiatives possible.
Without them we wouldn’t be able to do the projects listed below.
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps is a social
innovation that builds on
our collaborative model for
community development. It
harnesses the power of play
– a simple concept that can
bring communities together
in a meaningful way.
Recipe for Community
Recipe for Community
features resident-inspired
projects that strengthen
community belonging and
pride, and build community
skills and capacity.
TSLP
The Toronto Sport
Leadership Program is
giving young people in
diverse and vulnerable
neighbourhoods with the
opportunity to gain skills
and certification as sporting
coaches and instructors.
Beyond 3:30
Beyond 3:30 provides a
safe, stimulating place for
middle school students to
gather between the hours
of 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. on
school nights, to participate
in a range of active learning
opportunities.
The Art of Wise Giving™ — www.tcf.ca/vital-initiatives
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Community
Investment
Every year, millions of dollars in
grants from our Fundholders and
our Vital Toronto Fund fuel the work
of hundreds of organizations. Grants
from Funds at the Toronto
Community Foundation may be
directed to any Canada Revenue
Agency registered charity operating
locally, nationally or internationally.
Last year, more than 550 organizations
were supported by our Vital Toronto
Fund and grants from our Donor
Advised Funds.
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4th Line Theatre Company of Peterborough
519 Church Street Community Centre
Abilities Centre Durham
About Face
Access Alliance - Multicultural Community
Health and Community Services
Adult Disabled Downhill Skiing
Afri-Can Food Basket
Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Agricola Finnish Lutheran Congregation
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Alberta Cancer Foundation
Alberta Theatre Projects Society
Algoma University - Student Awards
and Scholarship
All Saints Church-Community Centre
Alpine Canada
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Alzheimer Society of Toronto
Amnesty International Canadian Section
Armour Heights Presbyterian Church
Art Gallery at Harbourfront
Art Gallery of Ontario
Art Starts
Arthritis Research Foundation
Arthritis Society
Arts for Children & Youth (AFCY)
Arts Scholarship Fund
Ashoka Canada
Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Atelier Theatre Society
Ballet Jorgen Canada
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Baycrest Centre Foundation
Baycrest Hospital
Beit Halochem Canada/Aid to Disabled
Veterans of Israel (Canada)
Belmont House Foundation
Benjamin Foundation
Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Toronto
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ontario
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre
Bishop Strachan School
B'nai Brith Canada Senior Citizen's
Residential Program
Boundless Adventures Association
Branksome Hall
Bridgepoint Health Foundation
Bridletowne Park Church
Brigantine Inc.
British Columbia Aviation Museum
British Columbia's Children's Hospital
Foundation
Broad Reach Foundation for Youth Leaders
Bruce Trail Conservancy
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Burlington Civic Chorale
C.D. Howe Institute
CAG: Contemporary Art Gallery Society
of British Columbia
Camp Cucumber
Camp Oochigeas
Canada Company: Many Ways to Serve
Canada-Israel Children's Centres
Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation
Canada's National Ballet School
Canada's National History Society
Canadian Associates of the Ben Gurion
University
Canadian Association for Participatory
Development
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Ontario Chapter
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society
- British Columbia and Yukon Division
Canadian Cancer Society - Ontario Division
Canadian Canoe Museum
Canadian Catholic Organization
for Development and Peace
Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust
Canadian Council of Provincial and Territorial
Sport Foundations
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Educational Standards Institute
Canadian Feed the Children
Canadian Fellowship Foundation
Canadian Foundation for Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Canadian Foundation for the Prevention
of Family Violence
Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University
- Toronto Chapter
Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University, Inc.
Canadian Friends of the Israel Museum
Canadian Institute For Advanced Research
Canadian Liver Foundation
Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel
Canadian Mental Health Association
Ontario Division
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Corporation
Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(CNIB)
Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation
Canadian Opera Company
Canadian Paralympic Foundation
- ParaSport Ontario
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society
Canadian Phi Delta Theta Scholarship
Foundation
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Red Cross Society - Ontario Zone
Canadian Red Cross, Toronto Region
Canadian Stem Cell Foundation
Canadian Technion Society
Canadian UNICEF Committee
Canuck Place Children's Hospice
Cape Farewell
CARE Canada
Carleton University - Awards Office
Centennial College - Office of Development
& Advancement
Centennial Infant and Child Centre
Central United Church
Centre d'Action Bénévole de Montréal Inc./
Volunteer Bureau of Montreal Inc.
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
Foundation
Centre For Community Learning &
Development
Chalice (Canada)
CHATS-Community Home Assistance
to Seniors
Child Development Institute
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Canada
Child Haven International
Children's Aid Foundation
Children's Book Bank & Literacy Foundation
Children's Cottage Society of Calgary
Children's Family House Society of BC
(Ronald McDonald House)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Foundation
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
- Ontario Chapter
Choirs Ontario
Chor Leoni Men's Choir
City of Toronto
Clean Air Partnership
Cloverleaf Foundation
Coast To Coast Against Cancer
CODE
Coleman Lemieux and Compagnie
Colin B Glassco Charitable Foundation
For Children
Colon Cancer Canada
Columbus House (Pembroke) Inc.
Community Food Centres Canada
Community Foundations of Canada
Community Living Toronto
Community Social Planning Council
of Toronto
Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue
Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society
Conestoga College
Connect Legal
Conrad Grebel University College
Conseil scolaire de district catholique
centre-sud
Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto
(CHFT)
Corporation of Massey Hall
and Roy Thomson Hall
COSTI Immigrant Services
Covenant House Toronto
Crescent School
Critter Care Wildlife Society
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada
CultureLink Settlement Services
CUSO-VSO
Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto
Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and
Community Health Centre
David Suzuki Foundation
Design Exchange
Developing Countries Farm Radio Network
Distress Centres of Toronto
Dixon Hall
Doctors Without Borders Canada
Dorothy Ley Hospice
Downsview Services for Seniors
Dufferin County Museum and Archives
Dying with Dignity
Earthroots Fund
East Scarborough Storefront
East Toronto Family Community Centre
EcoJustice
Ecology Action Centre
Education Through Media
Environmental Defence Canada Inc.
Etobicoke Children's Centre
Evangel Hall
Eva's Initiatives For Homeless Youth
Evergreen
Family Day Care Services
Family Service Thames Valley
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Family, Youth & Child Services of Muskoka
Fatal Light Awareness Program Inc.
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
FINCA
First Three Years - Parenting Resources
& Training
First Three Years - The Psychology Foundation
First Work
FoodShare Toronto
Fred Victor Centre
Free the Children
Friends of Honduran Children
Friends of the CAMH Archives
(Museum of Mental Health Services)
Friends of the Canadian War Museum
Friends of the Learning Disabled, Camp Kirk
Frontier College
Frontiers Foundation Inc.
Gatehouse Child Abuse Investigation
& Support
George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
Georgian Bay Forever
Georgian Bay Trust Foundation
Georgian College of Applied Arts
and Technology
Giant Steps Toronto Inc.
Glen Lyon Norfolk School Foundation
Good Neighbors' Club
Good Shepherd Ministries
Good Shepherd Non-profit Homes Inc.
Governors of St. Francis Xavier University
Greenest City Environmental Organization
Greenwood College School
Habitat for Humanity Toronto Inc.
Haliburton Highlands Health Services
Foundation
Hallmont Foundation
Halton Food for Thought
Harbinger Foundation
Hassle Free Clinic
Hasting Park Foundation for Rights
and Freedoms
Havergal College Foundation
Head and Hands
Headwaters Health Care Foundation
Access Alliance Multicultural Health
and Community Services, Afri-Can
FoodBasket, All Saints Church Community Centre, Art Starts,
Connect Legal, First Work, Jane’s
Walk, Literature for Life, Native
Women’s Resource Centre of
Toronto, Ontario Justice Education
Network, Scadding Court
Community Centre, Sistema Toronto
Academy, Wellspring Cancer Support
Foundation, Youth Assisting Youth
Tina Edan, United Way Toronto
Youth Assisting Youth
Vital Ideas - Capacity building grants
for organizations with great ideas.
Sherbourne Health Centre
Vital Toronto Fund Grant Recipients
Vital People - Professional
development grants for not-for-profit
leaders.
Jessica Bell - Tools for Change,
Jonathan Bunce - Images Festival,
Tina Edan - United Way Toronto,
Jeff Gruchy - Downsview Services
for Seniors, Derek Jancar - The
Remix Project, Rachel McGarry Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood
and Community Health Centre,
Crystal Melin - Native Women’s
Resource Centre of Toronto, Todd
Minerson - White Ribbon Campaign
Vital Youth - Program grants to
increase access to recreation for youth.
CultureLink Settlement Services,
Jumblies Theatre, MABELLEarts,
Outward Bound Canada, Regent
Park Focus Youth Media Centre,
Scarborough Arts Council, Story
Planet, Supporting our Youth at
Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto
Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs, Toronto
Lords Community Association, Trails
Youth Initiatives Inc., UrbanArts
Community Arts Council, Warden
Woods Community Centre,
WoodGreen Foundation, YMCA of
Greater Toronto
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Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario
HelpAge Canada
Helping Homeless Pets
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation
Hospital
Hope Air
Horizons of Friendship
Hospital for Sick Children Foundation
Hot Docs
Housing for Youth in the City of York
Corporation
Human Rights Watch
Humber River Regional Hospital
Humber Valley United Church
Humbercrest United Church
Huntsville International Film Festival
Images Festival
Incarnation Ministries
Integra Foundation
Inter Pares
Intercordia Canada
Interval House
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research,
Education, and Conservation
Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre
Jane's Walk
Jewish Family and Child Service
of Greater Toronto
Jewish Women International Foundation
of Canada
Jumblies Theatre
June Callwood Centre for Families
and Women
Junior Achievement of Central Ontario
Junior League of Toronto
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation
Ken & Ann Watts Memorial Scholarship
Foundation
Kidney Foundation of Canada
Kids Up Front Foundation Vancouver
Kohai Educational Centre
Ladies of the Lake Conservation Association
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Lake Scugog United Church Camp Inc.
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Foundation
Lakeshore Arts
Laurentian University
Lawrence Park Community Church
LEAF Local Enhancement & Appreciation
of Forest
Learning Enrichment Foundation
Leaside Presbyterian Church
Leprosy Mission Canada
Les Jeunes Entreprises du Québec Inc.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Licensed to Learn
Literature For Life
LiveWorkPlay (LWP) Incorporated
Loads of Love Humanitarian Aid
& Mission Society
LOFT Community Services
MABELLEarts
Mackenzie Health Foundation
Madonna House Incorporated
Maharashtra Seva Samiti Organization
Majengo Canada
MaRS Discovery District
Massey Centre for Women
Master and Fellows of Massey College
Maytree Foundation
McMaster University
- Office of Student Scholarships
Medical Mercy Canada Society
Metropolitan United Church
Missing Children's Network/Reseau Enfants
Retour Canada
Mohawk College
Moorelands Community Services
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ottawa
Musee de la Mer de Pointe-Au-Pere
Musicians in Ordinary
Musicounts
Muskoka Heritage Foundation
Muskoka Womens Advocacy Group
National Arts Centre Foundation
National Ballet of Canada
National Ballet of Canada
Endowment Foundation
National Service Dog Training Centre Inc.
National Ski Academy / Collingwood
National Theatre School of Canada
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada
- Ontario Region
Navigators of Canada
Nazareth House Inc.
Nepal School Projects
New Circles Community Services
New Haven Learning Centre for Children
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
No.9 Contemporary Art & the Environment
North York Community House
North York General Hospital Foundation
North York Harvest Food Bank
North York Women's Resource Centre
Northern Secondary School Foundation
Not Far From the Tree
Oakville Hospital Foundation
OCAD University
One Family Fund Canada
Ontario Clean Air Alliance Research Inc.
Ontario College of Teachers
Ontario Forestry Association
Ontario Heritage Trust
Ontario Justice Education Network
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental
Health Sciences
Ontario Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals
Ontario Society of Senior Citizens'
Organizations
Ontario Special Olympics Inc.
Oolagen Community Services
Open Studio
Operation Springboard
Opportunity International Canada
Or Gallery Society
ORT Canada
Osteoporosis Canada
Outward Bound Canada
Ovarian Cancer Canada
Owen Sound Family YMCA
Pancreatic Cancer Canada Foundation
Parkinson Society Canada
Parkway Bible Church
Pathways to Education Canada
PAWS Peoples Animal Welfare Society
Peacebuilders International
PEACH (Promoting Education
and Community Health)
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
-Pediatric Interlink Community Nursing
Program
Pembina Foundation
for Environmental Research
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
Peterborough Family Resource Centre
Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
Phillips Exeter Academy Canadian
Scholarship
Pickering College
Plan International Canada Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Toronto
Plenty Canada
Pollution Probe Foundation
Power To Be Adventure Therapy Society
Power to Change Ministries
Presbyterian Church in Canada
Presidents Choice Children's Charity
Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
Pueblito Canada Inc.
Queen's University
Rainbow Society of Alberta
Rainbow Songs Foundation
Redwood Shelter for Abused Women
Reena Foundation
Regent Park Focus Youth Media Centre
Regent Park School of Music
Regina's Adult Learning Centre
Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled
- Ontario March of Dimes
Remix Project
Rent-A-Youth Resource Centre
Right to Play Canada
River-Oak Parent Child Centre Inc.
Ronald McDonald House
(Toronto Children's Care Inc.)
Rosedale United Church
Rossbrook House Inc.
Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Institution for the Advancement
of Learning McGill University
Royal Ontario Museum Foundation
Royal Victoria Hospital
Royal York Road United Church
Ryerson University
- Office of University Advancement
Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters
Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto
Sarcoma Cancer Foundation of Canada
Save A Child's Heart Foundation
Save the Children Canada
Sawa World
Sawatzky Family Foundation
Scadding Court Community Centre
Scarborough Foreign Mission Society
Scarborough Arts Council
SchoolBOX
Schools Without Borders
Scott Mission
Second Harvest Food Support Committee
SEDI - Social and Enterprise Development
Innovations
Seneca College of Applied Arts and
Technology
Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto
Incorporated (SPRINT)
Serve Canada Youth Service Organization
Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation Canada
Sheena's Place (Hospice for Eating Disorders
of Toronto)
Shepherds' Trust
Sherbourne Health Centre
Sheridan College of Applied Arts
& Technology
Sikhs Serving Canada Association
Sistema Toronto Academy
Sistering - A Women's Place
Sketch Working Arts for Street Involved
& Homeless Youth
Skills for Change of Metro Toronto
Skyworks Charitable Foundation
Smoking and Health Action Foundation
Soulpepper Theatre Company
South East Asian Services Centre
South Muskoka Hospital Foundation
Southern Alberta Pediatric Hostel Society
(Ronald McDonald House)
St. Andrew's College Foundation
St. Christopher House
St. Clare's Church
St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation
of Toronto
St. Jude's Anglican Church
St. Matthew's United Church
St. Michael's Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital Foundation
St. Michael's University School Foundation
St. Patrick's Church
St. Peter's Church
St. Stephen's Community House
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation
Story Planet
Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada
Street Haven at the Crossroads
Street Kids International
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Foundation
Sunshine Centres for Seniors
Sunshine Foundation of Canada
Tapestry New Opera
Temple Emanu-El
Terry Fox Foundation
The Angel Foundation for Learning
The Barbara Turnbull Foundation for Spinal
Cord Research
The Board of Education of School
Distict No. 63
THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE
TORONTO ZOO
The Calgary Science Network:
An Alberta Society
The Centennial Infant & Child Centre
Foundation
The Hospice at Maycourt
The Kensington Health Centre
The Kensington Foundation
The Kidsafe Project Society
The Living City Foundation
The Milton District Hospital Foundation
The Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation
The Next 36
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
The Smile Train Canada
The Speech and Stuttering Institute
The Stop Community Food Centre
The Toronto French School Foundation
The Upper Canada College Foundation
The Vancouver Volunteer Centre /
Vantage Point
Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Thunder Bay Regional Health
Sciences Foundation
Tides Canada Foundation
Tides Canada Initiatives
Tim Horton Children's Foundation
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
Toronto Botanical Garden
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto Children's Chorus
Toronto Consort
Toronto District School Board
Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity
Toronto Foundation for Student Success
Toronto General & Western Hospital
Foundation
Toronto Humane Society
Toronto International Film Festival Inc.
(TIFF)
Toronto Japanese Language School
Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs
Toronto Lords Community Association
Toronto Park People
Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation
Toronto Public Library Foundation
Toronto Star Children's Charities
Toronto Suzuki (Music) Association
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee
Toronto Wildlife Centre
Toronto Youth Development
Toronto Youth For Christ (Youth Unlimited)
Toronto Zoo
Touchstone Ministries Inc.
Town of the Blue Mountains
Township of Clearview
Township of Muskoka Lakes
Trails Youth Initiatives Inc.
Trans Canada Trail Foundation
Trees Ontario
Trent University
Trinity College
Trinity College School
True North Insight Meditation Centre, Inc.
True Patriot Love Foundation for Support
of Military Families
True Sport Foundation
Tyndale Foundation
United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto
United Way of Peterborough & District
United Way of York Region
United Way Toronto
University of Guelph
- Awards Office, Student Financial Services
University of Manitoba
University of New Brunswick
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ottawa
University of Prince Edward Island
University of Toronto
- Awards & Admissions Office
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Physical Education
- Faculty of Social Work
- Financial Services Department
- Glomerulonephritis
- Rotman School of Management
- University College
- Victoria University
- Wycliffe College
University of Toronto Schools
University of Toronto Schools Foundation
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
UrbanArts Community Arts Council
UrbanPromise Toronto
USC Canada
Vancouver Art Gallery Association
Ve'ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian
& Relief Committee
Vermont Square Parent
- Child Mother Goose Program
VIDEA - Victoria International Development
Education Association
Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Centre of Calgary
Volunteer Centre of Toronto
Volunteer Ottawa
Walrus Foundation
War Amps of Canada
Warden Woods Community Centre
WaterCan
Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation
West Coast Environmental Education Society
West Hill United Church
West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation
Weston Park Baptist Church
White Ribbon Campaign
Wilfrid Laurier University
Willing Hearts International Society - Canada
Windfall
Women's Habitat of Etobicoke
Women's Hostels Incorporated
Woodgreen
Words in Motion
Workers' Educational Association of Canada
Working Skills Centre
World Vision Canada
World Wildlife Fund Canada Foundation
Writers' Trust of Canada
YMCA of Greater Toronto
YMCA of Simcoe / Muskoka
Yonge Street Mission
York School
York University Foundation
Young People's Theatre
Youth Assisting Youth
YWCA December 6 Fund of Toronto
YWCA of Greater Toronto
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Legacy Society
The Legacy Society is made up of people who believe in the Toronto Community Foundation’s long-term vision for Toronto.
Each member has designated the Toronto Community Foundation as a recipient of a portion of their estate.
Matthew & Phyllis Airhart
Joan Anderson
Robert & Margaret Anglin
Elinor Beauchamp§
Mary Bieniewski §
W. Donald Black §
Ruth Bradshaw
Anne Brayley
Al Brown
Dorothy Bullen §
Beverley Burke
Gordon § & Kim Cheesbrough
Winnifred Bruton §
John Carey §
Una Coghlan
Dr. Sue Corlett §
Rev. Frank Corless §
Dan Cornacchia
Bonnie Cox §
J. Douglas Crashley §
Jeffrey Dawson & Janice James
Gregory & Oksana Deacon
Adelle Deacon
Frances Deacon
Walter Donovan
Alexander & Carolyn Drummond
Patricia Dunham
Frederick Dunn §
Ross & Marilyn Durant
Margaret Fleming
Gabrielle Fong
Roy H. Frankel §
Angela Fusco
Janet Gadeski & Gary Fisher
Ann Garnett
Diana Gillespie §
Kenneth Goldberg
William & June Gooch
Alison Gordon
James R. Grand §
Harvey & Sue Griggs
Elizabeth (Betty) Hamilton §
Cecil Hoffman §
Allison Hough
Mary Rowell Jackman §
Isobel Jaffrey §
Franc Joubin §
Dr. Anish Kirpalani
Mark Krakowski
Merle Kriss
Michael La Patriello §
Jim Lawson
Susan Latremoille
Anne Lindsey
Catherine Logan
Jon & Nancy Love
Frances Anne MacDonald §
Neil & Shirley Macdougall
Soren & Sheila Madsen
Irene Magill
Marcia McClung
Eleanor McDougall §
Florence McEachren §
Norman Middleton
Jack Mollenhauer
Peter & Bette Morgan
Flora Morrison §
Dr. Saroja Narasimhan
Douglas Neal
Eva Neumayer
Hoanh & Nina Ngo
Dr. Mary L. Northway §
Daryl Novak & Brian Harrison
Steve O’Neil & Colette Leger
Alfreda Parlee §
Michael Pearl §
Helen Phelan §
Lucile Pratt §
Robert Ramsay
John & Pamela Richardson
Oscar Rogers §
Dr. Charles Roy §
John & Judy Rumble
William Schultz
Brian & Annabel Slaight
W.W. Southam §
William & Jean Stager
Joseph Stauffer §
Anne Swarbrick
Max Tanenbaum §
Dr. Gaétan Tardif
Catherine Thomas & Fraser Baillie
Gertrude Thomas §
Keith Thomson
Barbara Tolson
Jean Tompkins §
Timothy & Anne Unwin
William Vaisey
Kevin Vance
Joan VanDuzer
Joanne Waddington
Shannon Waller
Ken Watts §
Steven Williams §
John & Peggy Withrow §
Anonymous (20)
Fondly remembered
§
Professional Advisors
Professional Advisors play a vital role in helping their clients develop strategies for achieveing their long-term
philanthropic goals. We thank them for their continued support.
Malcolm Archibald, 
Weir Foulds LLP (Retired)
Nino Ardizzi, 
Dundee Wealth Management
Anthony Arrell, 
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Risa Awerbuck,
Torkin Manes LLP
Rick Claydon, 
Stonegate Private Counsel, LP
Frank Creaghan, 
Creaghan McConnell Group Ltd.
Sheila Crummey,
McMillan LLP
Douglas Davis, 
Davis-Rea Ltd.
Jeffrey Dawson, 
Jeffrey Dawson Insurance Agencies Ltd.
Gregory Deacon, 
Gregory P. Deacon & Associates
Michael Decter, 
Lawrence Decter Investment Counsel Inc.
Kiki Delaney,  C.A.
Delaney Capital Management Ltd.
Joanne Dereta, 
Stonegate Private Counsel LP
Michael Ellis,
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Margaret Franklin,
Marret Private Wealth Inc.
John Fuke, 
Cedarmint Consulting Inc.
Jamie Golombek,
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Geoffrey Gouinlock, 
Nexus Investment Management Inc.
Scott Gibson,
E.E.S. Financial Services Ltd.
Gwen Harvey,
BridgeWater Family Wealth Services
Elena Hoffstein,
Fasken Martineau LLP
Jamie Johnson, 
Signal Hill Equity Partners Ltd.
Michael Lakhani, 
Assante Financial Management Ltd.
Susan Latremoille, 
Richardson GMP Limited
Dean Levitt,
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
William Martin, 
William D. Martin Barrister & Solicitor
Robert Matthews, 
Longview Asset Management
Jill McAlpine,
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Tom McCullough, 
Northwood Family Office
Maureen Monaghan,
Monaghan, Barristers and Solicitors
Chris Molloy,
Assante Financial Management Ltd.
James Myers, 
Myers Tsiofas Norheim LLP
Neil Nisker,
Fiera Capital
Margaret O’Sullivan,
O’Sullivan Estate Lawyers
Nino Pannozzo, 
Assante Capital Management
Sara Plant,
BMO Harris Private Banking
Marvi Ricker, 
BMO Harris Private Banking
Mike Saron,
CIBC Wood Gundy
Russell Schmidt, 
Informoney Financial Planning
Michael Shulman, 
Birchwood Group
Leslie Slater,
Chartered Accountant
Irene So, 
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
John Stacey, 
NexGen Financial LP
Keith Thomson, 
Stonegate Private Counsel LP
Meta Tory, 
Tim Unwin, 
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Tom Vandewater, 
ScotiaMcLeod Inc.
Ed Waitzer, 
Stikeman Elliot LLP
Dianne White,
Nexus Investment Counsel Inc.
Shelley Williams,
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Karen Windischmann,
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Fundholder
Legacy Society
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Financial Information
($000’s)
2012
2011
275,214
257,152
255,743
Endowed Funds
121,737
106,779
113,107
Restricted Funds
17,573
16,191
17,378
Operating Funds
1,692
1,348
1,379
141,002
124,318
130,864
11.7%
2.5%
11.1%
Five years
4.6%
1.7%
2.6%
Ten years
6.1%
4.8%
5.2%
Funds held on behalf of other parties
64,041
69,495
62,043
Funds held for United Way Toronto
70,172
63,021
61,836
Donations received
11,783
14,897
15,197
Grants made
6,225
7,147
7,509
Operating expenses (including
investment management fees)
3,444
3,381
3,452
1.3%
1.3%
Investments under management
2013
Fund Balances
Annualized Investment returns
(gross of fees)
One year
as a % of investments under management
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The Art of Wise Giving™ — www.tcf.ca/financial-information
1.3%
The most recent fiscal year for the Toronto Community Foundation (the “Community Foundation”) ended
on March 31, 2013. The following pages provide a summary of the Community Foundation’s financial results
for the year, beginning with a description of our different types of Funds.
Fund Balances and Fundholders
Fund Balances by Type
Endowed Funds are endowed either permanently
or for a specified period of time (typically 10 years),
and their granting is restricted to levels determined
annually by the Community Foundation’s Board
of Directors, in compliance with Canada Revenue
Agency requirements. The principal of Flowthrough
Funds may be granted at any time. Operating Funds
represent the amount of unrestricted gifts or income
which are available to the Community Foundation
for its operations.
The number of individual and corporate fundholders
with named Endowment and/or Flowthrough Funds
continues to grow steadily, from 310 in 2009 to 353
in 2013, a 14% increase. In 2013, the Community
Foundation opened 26 new Funds, of which 15
were Endowed and 11 were Flowthrough. In total,
the Community Foundation now has 350 Endowed
Funds, 105 Flowthrough Funds, and 20 Consolidated
Funds for a total of 475 active Funds.
250
200
150
100
Fund Value
In addition to Endowed and Flowthrough Funds,
which are assets of the Community Foundation,
total assets under management also include
assets of other charities which are pooled with the
Community Foundation’s own assets for investment
purposes (“Consolidated Funds”).
$MM
50
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Operating Funds
Consolidated Funds
Flowthrough Funds
Endowed Funds
Note: In 2008, United Way Toronto’s funds, which were
consolidated for investment purposes, were moved
into a separate pool, and are not shown in the
Community Foundation’s Fund balances.
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Assets under Management
Total assets under management, including United
Way Toronto funds ($70MM), grew from $189MM in
2009 to $275MM at March 31, 2013, an increase of
46%.
$MM
300
250
200
Growth was generated primarily by investment
income; total investment income over the five-year
period was $42MM (including United Way’s portion).
The Foundation’s portfolio returned an average of
4.6% per annum over the same period, in line with
market driven benchmarks. Another major source of
growth came from $32MM in new endowed funds.
256
257
2011
2012
275
229
189
150
100
50
0
2009
2010
2013
Donations Received
$MM
1700
16
14
Value of Donations
12
1300
10
8
1100
6
900
4
700
2
2009
30
2010
2011 2012
2013
500
Number of Donations
1500
Donors may contribute to named Endowment or
Flowthrough Funds at the Community Foundation
or to the Community Foundation’s own community
initiatives through the Vital Toronto Fund, our
community investment fund.
With the exception of 2011, the number of donors
has been relatively stable over the past five years. The
number increased in 2011 due to the establishment
of a number of “in memoriam” funds, which typically
attract a larger number of donor contributions.
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Investment Returns
All Endowed Funds and Consolidated Funds are invested in pooled funds managed by third party investment
management firms. The Community Foundation’s Investment Committee monitors the performance of
these firms against the overall investment strategy and against their specific objectives.
After an extensive review, the Community Foundation implemented a new investment policy during the year,
with an objective of generating stable and predictable returns sufficient to cover granting and administrative
expenses in each year, while maintaining the value of the Fund capital. This policy targets an average annual
investment return of 5% after inflation over a 5-year cycle, rather than following a more traditional market
benchmark.
Under the Community Foundation’s new investment strategy, pooled fund investments returned 11.7% in
2013, compared to a weighted index return of 7.5% and an inflation-adjusted constant return target of 6.2%.
Flowthrough Funds are invested in short-term investments, and income earned on these funds is retained
by the Community Foundation in its Operating Fund.
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
-15%
-20%
-25%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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2013
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Grants Made
Total grants made by the Community Foundation
from Endowed and Flowthrough Funds have declined in value over the last five years from their
highs in 2009. This was due in 2010 to a decline in
amounts made available to grant, as fund balances
declined due to market conditions. In 2013, grants
totalled $6.2MM, compared to $8.2 MM in 2009.
The table below shows the number of organizations who have received grants from the Community
Foundation in recent years.
2009
454
2010
546
2011
520
2012
539
10
1,200
8
1,000
6
800
4
600
2
400
-
200
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Number of grants
Total grants
$MM
2013
579
Operations
The Community Foundation is managed by a team of 17 staff under the direction of the President & CEO.
In addition to managing the assets, donations, and grants of the Community Foundation, staff provide
philanthropic services to Fundholders and are actively engaged in initiating and managing the Foundation’s
growing involvement in community initiatives with various collaborative partner organizations.
Total Operating Fund expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31 were $3.1 MM, unchanged from the
prior year, which includes $0.7MM in fees paid to external investment managers. Philanthropic services fees
and fees levied on invested assets covered almost 90% of these costs, with the balance covered by specific
grants from Endowed and Flowthrough Funds to offset operating expenses, as well as donations to the
Foundation’s operations from external sources.
$ 000
3,500
3,000
Operating Expenses
2691
3282
3100
3100
2012
2012
2795
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2009
2010
2011
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