2022 Grant Recipients

Community Grants

Autism Ontario – West Region $2,000
Perth Autism Community: Connection & Consultation
Stratford-Perth Fund for Humanity

Avon Maitland District School Board $2,500
The Bias Project
Smart & Caring Community Fund

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Listowel and District $4,000
In School Mentoring Program
Lloyd and Nancy Robertson Youth Initiative Fund
North Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund

Brain Injury Association of London and Region $15,000
Post-Concussion Community Education Program
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund

Camp Bimini $4,000
Lifeguard bursary
Perth South Smart & Caring Community Fund

Choices for Change Drug, Alcohol & Gambling Counseling Centre $10,000
Stratford Connections
Gateman-Milloy Inc. Fund
Maranger Family Fund
Mathieson Family Fund
Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund

Corporation of the Township of Perth East $3,000
Seniors Lunch and Learn
Perth East Smart & Caring Community Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund 

Emily Murphy Centre Second Stage Residences $500
Judi Hemmingway Memorial Fund

Family Services Perth-Huron $9,500
Youth Counselling and Social Service Supports
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund
Mathieson Family Fund
John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund

Friendship Centre $2,500
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund

Gallery Stratford $5,000
Gallery Stratford – Sustainability
John and Jill Skinner Family Fund
Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund

Goals $5,000
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
McGratten Children’s Fund

Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario $4,000
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Salvage Program
Richardson Family Fund

Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre $7,000
SSMM Milk & Eggs Program
Melanson Family Fund
Paul and Anne Lake Fund

Knollcrest Lodge $9,000
Music Therapy Program
2005 International Plowing Match (IPM) Fund
Irene McKennitt Fund for Nursing Excellence
John and Leslie Wright Fund

L’Arche Stratford $4,000
Be Belong Become Campaign
Larkworthy Family Fund

Maitland Conservation Authority $4,500
Middle Maitland Restoration Project
Carnegie Family Fund
Meulensteen Environment Fund

Millbank Heritage and Arts Society $8,000
Fixed Expenditure Relief, Pandemic Recovery
CULLITON Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Tobin and Erin Schlegel Family Fund

North Perth Public Library $2,000
French Collections at the North Perth Public Library
The Reading Fund

North Perth Westfield Elementary School $10,000
Accessible and Inclusive Playground
Corey and Malory Conners Family Fund

Optimism Place Woman’s Shelter & Support Services $2,000
Melanson Family Fund

Optimist Club of Mornington $4,000
Milverton All-Wheels Park
Brian (Barney) Dale Memorial Fund
Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund
Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund

PAL Stratford $10,000
New Administrative Support Position
Ideal Supply Community Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund
Richardson Family Fund

Salvation Army Listowel $2,000
Sports and Recreation Bursaries (North Perth)
Corey and Malory Conners Family Fund

Scientists in School $6,500
Promoting STEM Education in Stratford Perth
Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund
Melanson Family Fund

St. Marys District Collegiate and Vocational Institute $4,500
Community Track and Field Program Enhancement
St. Marys Smart & Caring Community Fund

St. Marys Museum $1,500
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund

St. Marys Public Library $2,500
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund

Stratford and District Horticultural Society $3,000
Stratford Public Library Garden Restoration
Orr Family Fund

Stratford Arts and Culture Collective $10,000
Stratford Arts and Culture Centre – Phase One
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund

Stratford Perth Heritage Foundation $1,500
The Fryfogel Program Expansion Project
Mansbridge Environment Fund

Stratford Symphony Orchestra $9,000
Indigenous Presentation at Cows & Classics
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts
Jeff and Keltie Keller Family Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford Perth Youth Arts Fund
West Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund

The Local Community Food Centre $12,300
Loving Spoonfuls
Frank and Edda Lang Family Fund
George and Edna Hislop Family Fund
Judy Reibling Legacy Fund
Paul and Anne Lake Fund

Town of St. Marys $2,000
Town of St. Marys Picnic Project
St. Marys Smart & Caring Community Fund

Upper Thames Elementary School (Parent Council) $10,000
Upper Thames Elementary School Playground Project
Paul and Anne Lake Fund

Designated Grants

Elgin Missionary Church $700
Laverne Heath Fund

John Howard Society of London and District $700
Dave Persad Fund

Kiwanis Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation $7,000
Geoff and Marion Neigh Fund

Listowel District Secondary School $800
Ontario Student Nutrition Program – Nutritional Snack Program
Chris Kurz Fund

Listowel Eastdale Public School $800
Ontario Student Nutrition Program – Nutritional Snack Program
Chris Kurz Fund

Listowel Minor Hockey Association $500
Registration Subsidies (North Perth)
Wightman Family Fund

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario $280
Laverne Heath Fund

North Perth Community Hospice $2,000
Sid and Margaret Henry Fund

North Perth Westfield Elementary School $800
Ontario Student Nutrition Program – Nutritional Snack Program
Chris Kurz Fund

Romeo Public School $500
Ontario Student Nutrition Program – Nutritional Snack Program
Teahen Family Nutrition and Wellbeing Fund

Salvation Army Listowel $5,500
Sports and Recreation Bursaries (North Perth)
North Perth Sports for Kids Fund

South Huron District High School $1,000
Student Led Remembrance Day Initiatives
Donald Hicks and Clifford Hicks Remembrance Fund

Spruce Lodge Foundation $1,000
Award of Excellence
Jim Henry Award Fund

Stratford and District Horticultural Society $140
Laverne Heath Fund

Stratford Basketball Association $1,000
SBA Outdoor Basketball Court
Laura Pogson Child and Youth Fund

Stratford General Hospital Foundation $1,000
Tim and Heidi Culliton Fund

Stratford House of Blessing $1,500
Florence Kehl Fund

Stratford Perth Community Foundation $96,750
Tim MacDonald Founding Chair Operating Fund
DesRosiers Endowment for the Advancement of SPCF
Community Foundation Legacy Fund

The Salvation Army Stratford $280
Laverne Heath Fund

The Salvation Army Stratford $1,500
Hockey Bursaries for Low Income Families
John Mavity Hockey Legacy Fund

The Salvation Army Stratford $1,000
Sports and Recreation Bursaries (Stratford)
Stratford Sports Fund for Kids

YMCA of Three Rivers $500
Stratford Rotary Hockey League – Registration Subsidies
Wightman Family Fund

*If there is no project name listed, the grant is unrestricted and can be used by the organization to meet their needs. 

Charitable Organization Grants

Maitland Conservation Authority $10,000
Middle Maitland Restoration Project
Middle Maitland Restoration Fund

North Perth Public Library $600
North Perth Public Library Fund

Scholarships

Listowel District Secondary School $1,300
Tim MacDonald Scholarship for Community Leadership
Teahen Construction Ltd. Scholarship Fund

Mitchell District High School $300
Teahen Construction Ltd. Scholarship Fund

St. Marys District Collegiate and Vocational Institute $300
Teahen Construction Ltd. Scholarship Fund

St. Michael Catholic Secondary School $800
Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund
Teahen Construction Ltd. Scholarship Fund

Stratford District Secondary School $15,850
Alan Slater Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund (3 Awards)
Hayter Family Scholarship Fund
Ian Garner Scholarship Fund
Jean Aitcheson Nursing Scholarship Fund (2 Awards)
Neigh Scholarship Fund (2 Awards)
Peter Donaldson Memorial Fund
Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund
Scott Diamond Legacy Fund (3 Awards)
Teahen Construction Ltd. Scholarship Fund (2 Awards)

Special Projects

Stratford Basketball Association $135,398
SBA Outdoor Basketball Court
Public Donations

Grants Recipients to be Selected
Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
John and Marg Van Nes Family Fund
Olive Marie (Ollie) Henry Sustainable Housing Development Fund