Oakville Community Foundation
204-478 Morden Road
Oakville, Ontario L6K 3W4
Canada
Mission
To be a hub for philanthropic leaders by promoting, connecting and stewarding legacy resources
Most Meaningful Change
We’ve started on a path to reinvent the organization for greater impact. Going forward we will be making grants to programs that change lives, rather than merely sustain people in their current circumstances. In addition, we are on a path to lend some of our capital to charities to foster their growth and greater sustainability.
1994 Year Founded
7 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$39,000,000 Endowment Value
$1,300,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Oakville Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 204-478 Morden Road |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Oakville |
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State / Region | Ontario |
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ZIP / Postal Code | L6K 3W4 |
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Country | Canada |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (905) 844-3562 |
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Email | rusty@theocf.org |
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Website | www.theocf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Rusty Baillie, CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Rusty Baillie |
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Primary Contact’s Position | CEO |
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Year Founded | 1994 |
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Mission Statement | To be a hub for philanthropic leaders by promoting, connecting and stewarding legacy resources |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 185,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 7 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 13 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $9,000,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $740,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $1,300,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $39,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Slightly important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Not at all |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We’ve started on a path to reinvent the organization for greater impact. Going forward we will be making grants to programs that change lives, rather than merely sustain people in their current circumstances. In addition, we are on a path to lend some of our capital to charities to foster their growth and greater sustainability. |
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