• Senior multiracial female friends meeting and hugging each other in the city
  • Multicultural friends taking selfie picture outside - Happy young people having fun walking on city street - Friendship concept with teenagers laughing at camera
  • Young couple holding hands in the field
  • Portrait Of Multi-Cultural Children Hanging Out With Friends In Countryside Together
  • Multicultural friends taking selfie picture outside on city street
  • Cheerful gay man hugging bearded partner while sitting on couch at home.
  • A close-up of holding hands of senior couple in an autumn nature at sunset.
  • Portrait of a little boy with down syndrome while playing in a park with his mother
  • Portrait of happy Muslim family in nature and looking at camera.
  • Hands of young people cooperate on air for create power of team, Teamwork Concept, Startup teamwork concept
  • Portrait of multicultural girlfriends looking at the camera - only women concept
  • Home, relax and hug with grandmother, girl and happiness with weekend break, embrace and bonding together. Old woman, senior person and child with joy, conversation or support with love, care and kid

Vision: As Waterloo Region grows to one million residents, our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving.

 

Strengthening our community through connections

Launch of Waterloo Region’s 2025 Vital Signs Report

 

Press: $1.7 million provided to 84 local organizations through WRCF’s grant streams focused on social infrastructure

Just released: WRCF 2024 Annual Impact Report

 

2024 Impact

  • 12 New Funds
  • 429 Funds
  • 1,451 Number of Donations
  • $6.2M Total Donations
  • $162M Total Assets
  • 25 Impact Investments Since 2017
  • $2.7M Dollars Committed to Impact Investments in 2024
  • $16M Total Impact Investments Since Inception
  • 15.7% Rate of Return
  • 8.4% Average Ten Year Rate of Return
  • 422 Organizations That Received Grants
  • 1,111 Grants
  • $7.6M Total Grants
  • $89M Total Grants Since Inception

Scroll through to view WRCF’s 2024 Impact

 
 

MAKING LITERARY HISTORY: Textile brings award-winning authors to Waterloo Region

“Textile is really the result of my many years of working in community, the non-profit space, and the social service space, and realizing that there was a real gap of programming and opportunities for people to express themselves creatively, to explore artistic endeavors, and to be encouraged to tell their stories. Black Talk specifically addresses a recognized gap in local programming while positioning Waterloo Region as a hub for engaging contemporary literary and cultural events“ — Fitsum Areguy, Textile's Co-founder and Co-director

 
 
Hanif Abdurraqib and Antonio Michael Downing on stage at Textile’s inaugural Black Talk event in September 2024. The event was held at Waterloo’s CIGI Campus and supported by Waterloo Region Community Foundation. Photo taken by Jordan Berhe.

Hanif Abdurraqib and Antonio Michael Downing on stage at Textile’s inaugural Black Talk event in September 2024. The event was held at Waterloo’s CIGI Campus and supported by Waterloo Region Community Foundation. Photo taken by Jordan Berhe.