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Burlington Foundation Gives $300,000 in Community Grants to Support Mental Health, Food Security, Climate Action, Children and Youth and More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 27, 2024 BURLINGTON, Ontario – Today, the Burlington Foundation is pleased to announce $300,000 in local grant funding, the largest single round of granting made from its Burlington Community Fund in the organization’s 25-year history.  This amount is a significant boost from the last cycle of funding from the Burlington Community […]

Welcome: Tim Cestnick, Board Chair and New Board Members

Burlington Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Tim Cestnick, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and two new Directors, following its AGM in June 2024. “We’re thrilled to welcome Tim into his Chair role, and to be working in partnership with community champions like Tulika Majumdar and Lisa Ritchie,” says Megan Tregunno, […]

Burlington Foundation Grants $126,000 to Advance Community Well-Being

Funding to support mental health, poverty reduction, youth, seniors, newcomers and the arts Today, the Burlington Foundation is proud to announce $126,000 in grant funding to 17 Burlington-serving charitable organizations. The grants will enable community organizations to foster connections among seniors, empower young people, provide access to arts and programming, add more nutrition programs in […]

Burlington Foundation Delivers $532,000 to Seven Community Service Organizations Through Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund

Burlington, ON, August 17, 2023 – Today, Burlington Foundation is pleased to announce $532,000 in funding to support seven projects in Burlington through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million by the Government of Canada to help Community Service Organizations, charities, non-profits […]

Government of Canada Announces National Funders Selected to Support Charities and Non-Profits

Burlington Foundation will distribute the Community Services Recovery Fund to charities, non-profits and Indigenous Governing Bodies November 22, 2022, Burlington, Ontario – Today, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, announced that Community Foundations of Canada alongside Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Centraide Canada have been selected to distribute funding to […]

New President & CEO Announced: Megan Tregunno

An Appointment Notice & Welcome from the Board Chair   NEW PRESIDENT & CEO ANNOUNCED: MEGAN TREGUNNO As Chair of the Burlington Foundation Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce that Megan Tregunno will join the Burlington Foundation as its new President & CEO, commencing January 3, 2023. Megan joins the Foundation having held […]

Golden Horseshoe Community Foundations join Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022

TORONTO – All nine community foundations of the Golden Horseshoe region are coming together to help fund Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022. This year, the educational program produced by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) will feature an in-person gathering held in Mississauga for 5,000 high school students across the region. A portion […]

The GWD Foundation for Kids gifts $3.42 million to Burlington Foundation

Burlington, ON, January 12, 2022 – Today, Burlington Foundation and The GWD Foundation for Kids jointly announced that Burlington Foundation is the recipient of a $3.42 million major gift that will continue the legacy established by The GWD Foundation for Kids in 2001, of supporting the education, health, development and betterment of challenged children, youth, […]