Community Impact Grant Program

Community Impact Grant Program is sponsored by WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF). This annual funding program supports projects addressing critical community needs and creating lasting positive change in Windsor and Essex County, Ontario. It focuses on projects that create partnerships, tackle important Vital Signs issues, and make a lasting impact.

Grant Programs - WindsorEssex Community Foundation Since 1983 the WindsorEssex Community Foundation has invested over $18.

9 million to organizations throughout Windsor and Essex County Downtown Windsor Art Alley The Downtown Windsor Business Revitalization Association’s Art Alley, funded by the Government of Canada’s Healthy Communities Initiative, in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and The WindsorEssex Community Foundation Our grant programs are vital to helping organizations and groups achieve their goals of filling gaps in our community by addressing important community needs.

By providing funding to community projects and programs, the WindsorEssex Community Foundation inspires leadership, community collaboration, and innovation. Based on needs outlined in our annual Vital Signs Report, the WindsorEssex Community Foundation aims to fund programs that fall within our granting areas of interest and answer community needs. This is in collaboration with our seven areas of interest.

The WindsorEssex Community Foundation strictly abides by the guidelines and policies outlined by Community Foundations of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency with respect to grant-making practices. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: 2026-2027 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT PROGRAM The Community Impact Grant (CIG) Program is an annual granting program offered through the WECF.

CIGs can provide up to $15,000 in funding for projects or programs that create partnerships, tackle important Vital Signs issues, and those that will make a lasting impact on the Windsor and Essex Community. Applications for the WECF’s 2026-2027 Community Impact Grants are open now through August 14, 2026! CLICK HERE to download our budget template.

Organizations are not required to use this template. Do you have questions about your Community Impact Grant application? Contact us at info@wecf.

ca to connect with a member of our team! If you are an organization who has received funding through the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, you must complete the Grant Reporting Form. We recommend using the PDF version [CLICK HERE] of this report to prepare your responses before completing it online.

Once you begin the online form, it cannot be saved, and you will not be able to continue later. Once your responses are ready, return here and click the button below to complete and submit your report. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required, and only reports submitted through this online form will be accepted.

WindsorEssex Community Foundation Grant Report Academie Ste-Cecile International School A. L. S Society of Windsor-Essex Alzheimer Society of Windsor-Essex County Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission Arts Council Windsor & Region Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch Church of St.

John the Evangelist Community Living Essex County Corporation of the Town of LaSalle Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative Erie Shores Health Foundation Essex County Youth Diversion Program Inc. Essex County Field Naturalists Essex Region Conservation Authority Foundation Greater Essex County District School Board Halton Catholic Children’s Education Foundation HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre IRIS Residential Inns & Services Island Kids Cancer Association Italian Canadian Handicapable Association John McGivney Children’s Centre Kiwanis Music Festival of Windsor Essex County LaSalle Hangout for Youth Leamington Community Centre of Hope London Health Sciences Foundation Matthew House Refugee Centre Media Arts Community Centre and Museum Riverside Minor Baseball Club Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario Safe Families Windsor-Essex Slovak Heritage Foundation of Windsor-Essex County Society St.

Vincent de Paul South Essex Community Council St.

Andrew’s LaSalle Community Food Bank Street Help Homeless Centre of Windsor The Bangladesh-Canada Association The Bridge Youth Resource Centre The Corporation of the City of Windsor The Marsh Collection Society of Amherstburg The Starlight Children’s Foundation The Windsor Residence for Young Men United Church Downtown Mission United Way / Centraide Windsor-Essex County University of Windsor – WE Spark Welcome Centre Shelter for Women Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Centre Windsor Clippers Lacrosse Windsor International Film Festival Windsor Kiwanis Charitable Trust Windsor Life Centre Ministries Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation Windsor-Essex Child/Youth Advocacy Centre Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor YMCA of Southwestern Ontario Youth Opportunities Unlimited Get the latest updates on active grant programs, funding, impact stories and much more!

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