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Message from RockCreek Canada 2025

Toronto Foundation Investment Performance in 2025 It was a strong year for the Foundation’s investment portfolio. Markets that weathered one shock after another continued to rise during the year. Despite enormous changes in the global trading system, global equities continued to make gains. By maintaining a diversified portfolio with long-term investment themes, the Foundation’s investment

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Toronto Foundation Investment Performance in 2025 It was a strong year for the Foundation’s investment portfolio. Markets that weathered one shock after another continued to rise during the year. Despite enormous changes in the global trading system, global equities continued to make gains. By maintaining a diversified portfolio with long-term investment themes, the Foundation’s investment

When Community Wealth Builds Wellbeing

We ask community organizations to carry more than they are often built to hold. For the past decade, we’ve worked to shift that—centering equity in our granting, our research and our relationships with donors. We’ve helped shine a light on smaller charities doing outsized work across the city, often serving those who need it most.

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We ask community organizations to carry more than they are often built to hold. For the past decade, we’ve worked to shift that—centering equity in our granting, our research and our relationships with donors. We’ve helped shine a light on smaller charities doing outsized work across the city, often serving those who need it most.

Year-end deadlines: Holiday gifting and granting 2025

Sending a holiday grant to your favourite organization? Grants: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Grants received by December 3 will be deposited or mailed before the end of the calendar year Making a contribution to your TF fund and hoping for a 2025 tax receipt? Gifts of securities: Wednesday, December 10, 2025* We require a completed Gift

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Sending a holiday grant to your favourite organization? Grants: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Grants received by December 3 will be deposited or mailed before the end of the calendar year Making a contribution to your TF fund and hoping for a 2025 tax receipt? Gifts of securities: Wednesday, December 10, 2025* We require a completed Gift

End-of-Year Deadlines: Holiday Gifting and Granting

Sending a holiday grant to your favourite organization? Grants: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Grants received by December 4 will be deposited or mailed before the end of the calendar year Making a contribution to your TF fund and hoping for a 2024 tax receipt? Gifts of securities: Wednesday, December 11, 2024* We require a completed Gift

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Sending a holiday grant to your favourite organization? Grants: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Grants received by December 4 will be deposited or mailed before the end of the calendar year Making a contribution to your TF fund and hoping for a 2024 tax receipt? Gifts of securities: Wednesday, December 11, 2024* We require a completed Gift

Toronto Foundation Named Canada’s Top Equitable Funder

We’re honoured to be named Canada’s #1 Equitable Funder in Future of Good’s inaugural list, amongst many of our respected peers. We share this recognition with those who have partnered with, pushed and guided us along the way. We’re encouraged by the recognition and will strive to keep doing better.  The ranking is meant to

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We’re honoured to be named Canada’s #1 Equitable Funder in Future of Good’s inaugural list, amongst many of our respected peers. We share this recognition with those who have partnered with, pushed and guided us along the way. We’re encouraged by the recognition and will strive to keep doing better.  The ranking is meant to

A message from RockCreek

Toronto Foundation Investment Performance in 2023 For the first time since Toronto Foundation embarked on a responsible investing journey, we’ve partnered on providing an investment impact report. Last year we invested $758M on behalf of the Foundation, of which $97M was invested responsibly. Overall the investments generated a 9.9% return, with an even higher rate

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Toronto Foundation Investment Performance in 2023 For the first time since Toronto Foundation embarked on a responsible investing journey, we’ve partnered on providing an investment impact report. Last year we invested $758M on behalf of the Foundation, of which $97M was invested responsibly. Overall the investments generated a 9.9% return, with an even higher rate

2023 Reflections from Sharon Avery, President and CEO, Toronto Foundation

Something clicked in 2023. Our novel research on loneliness the year prior drove our galvanizing campaign on the Power of Us, bringing fresh focus, energy and momentum, and informing all our future work. (More on that in a minute.) But feeling confident about looking forward is only possible because we’re proud of our progress as

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Something clicked in 2023. Our novel research on loneliness the year prior drove our galvanizing campaign on the Power of Us, bringing fresh focus, energy and momentum, and informing all our future work. (More on that in a minute.) But feeling confident about looking forward is only possible because we’re proud of our progress as

Reflecting on a long-overdue community foundation family reunion

The anticipation was palpable as 750 community foundation peers and supporters met in-person for the first time since 2019, at the aptly themed #Reconnect2023, biennial Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) Conference.

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The anticipation was palpable as 750 community foundation peers and supporters met in-person for the first time since 2019, at the aptly themed #Reconnect2023, biennial Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) Conference.

Reconnect 2023 Conference

Community foundations and nonprofit organizations from around the world are coming together in Toronto on June 1 and 2 for the largest philanthropic gathering in Canada. Together with Community Foundations of Canada, we are hosting the Reconnect 2023 conference – our first in person national conference since 2019. It is an opportunity to reconnect with

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Community foundations and nonprofit organizations from around the world are coming together in Toronto on June 1 and 2 for the largest philanthropic gathering in Canada. Together with Community Foundations of Canada, we are hosting the Reconnect 2023 conference – our first in person national conference since 2019. It is an opportunity to reconnect with

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