Current Funds

Think of The WindsorEssex Community Foundation as a community savings account. Donations are held in permanent endowment funds and pooled for investment purposes. The income earned is used to make grants, as directed by the funds' donors, to charities whose projects fit our mission of "building a better Windsor/Essex community."

Community Funds are composed of many gifts, large and small, each symbolizing a lasting investment in our area. Grants from these funds are awarded through our Community Impact and FastTrack grant programs, allowing us to respond flexibly to our communities' immediate needs and priorities.

  • WindsorEssex Community Impact Fund
  • Joan and Clifford Hatch Fund

 

Field of Interest Funds allow donors to identify a specific area of interest that they wish to support. Local grant recipients are determined by the foundation's grant making review committee, ensuring that the fund remains responsive to the communiy's needs while supporting the donor's interests

  • Solcz Family & Valiant Corporation Community Fund for Children
  • James L. Scorgie Leadership Fund
  • Riverfront Development Fund

 

Donor Advised Funds allow fund-holders to work closely with the foundation's grant making review committee to select projects and organizations that mean the most to them. They operate much like private foundations, but without the cost and administrative work for the donor.

  • Freed-Orman Families Fund
  • Chad Ranni Memorial Fund
  • Youth Sports Support Fund
  • Friends of Athletics Fund
  • Joe and Hazel Lacey Memorial Fund
  • Facca Endowment Fund

 

Donor Designated Funds allow donors to make lasting gifts to their favourite charities. With the establishment of a fund, donors select one or more charitable organizations, local or national to benefit from their fund.

  • Dorothy & Sydney Lawton Fund
  • C.M. (Bus) Lossing AKO Endowment Fund
  • WECF Operating Fund

 

Bursary & Scholarship Funds allow donors to make lasting gifts recognizing student potential. The scholarship funds provided are directed to the college or university of the student's choice.

  • Harding Electric Bursary/Morris and Ruth Harding Memorial Fund
  • Father Matt Sheedy Scholarship Fund
  • Taylor Scholarship Fund

 

Agency Funds allow area charities a safe and efficient way to establish their own endowment fund while benefiting from our investment and administrative expertise.

  • Islands of Green Fund - Essex Region Conservation Foundation
  • Kiwanis Music Festival Fund
  • Essex Nature Fund - Essex County Field Naturalists Club
  • Kiwanis - Sunshine Point Camp Fund
  • Windsor Public Library Foundation Fund
  • Windsor Symphony Society Matching Fund

 

Managed Funds are established with the community foundation in order to benefit from the foundation's professional investment management.

  • Alpha Kai Omega Fraternity Fund
  • ATHENA Scholarship Fund
  • University of Windsor Scholarship Fund
  • Windsor Classic Chorale Fund
  • Windsor Essex Community Health Centre Fund
  • Windsor/Essex Sports Hall of Fame Fund
  • Windsor Family Credit Union Fund
  • Windsor Symphony Society Managed Fund