Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation
150 Main Street North
Post Office Box 74027
Brampton, Ontario L6V 1N9
Canada
Mission
To enrich the quality of life in Brampton, Caledon and surrounding communities over the long term by attracting and effectively growing endowment funds by helping donors fulfill their philanthropic interests. The foundation also seeks to provide leadership in identifying and addressing significant community charitable priorities.
Most Meaningful Change
The foundation has provided significant funding to programs that deal with domestic violence, women’s shelters, food banks and health care. The ability to help charitable service organizations that provide the essentials of life and freedom from violence has been most satisfying.
2012 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$7,100,000 Endowment Value
$200,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 150 Main Street North |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 74027 |
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City / Town | Brampton |
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State / Region | Ontario |
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ZIP / Postal Code | L6V 1N9 |
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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 | 905.796.2926 |
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Email | info@bramptoncaledoncf.ca |
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Website | www.bramptoncaledoncf.ca |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | James Boyd, President & CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | James Boyd |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President & CEO |
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Year Founded | 2012 |
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Mission Statement | To enrich the quality of life in Brampton, Caledon and surrounding communities over the long term by attracting and effectively growing endowment funds by helping donors fulfill their philanthropic interests. The foundation also seeks to provide leadership in identifying and addressing significant community charitable priorities. |
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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 | 600,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 12 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,518,000 |
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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 | $214,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $200,000 |
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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 | $7,100,000 |
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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 a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No 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 | Did not answer |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Did not answer |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of 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 | Important but not central |
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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 | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Education | Little |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Did not answer |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Did not answer |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Information technology | Did not answer |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Did not answer |
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Housing | Did not answer |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Did not answer |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Did not answer |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Did not answer |
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Advocacy | Did not answer |
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Loaned staff | Did not answer |
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Research | Did not answer |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Did not answer |
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Internships | Did not answer |
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Providing space for local organizations | Did not answer |
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Access to information technology | Did not answer |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Did not answer |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Did not answer |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Did not answer |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Did not answer |
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Informal associations of citizens | Did not answer |
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Non-governmental organizations | Did not answer |
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Local government | Did not answer |
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National government | Did not answer |
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Universities | Did not answer |
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Schools | Did not answer |
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Businesses | Did not answer |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Did not answer |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Did not answer |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Did not answer |
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Particular foundation | Did not answer |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Did not answer |
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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 | Did not answer |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Did not answer |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Did not answer |
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More volunteers | Did not answer |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Did not answer |
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Better local culture of giving | Did not answer |
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Stronger civil society | Did not answer |
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More responsive authorities | Did not answer |
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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 | The foundation has provided significant funding to programs that deal with domestic violence, women’s shelters, food banks and health care. The ability to help charitable service organizations that provide the essentials of life and freedom from violence has been most satisfying. |
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