• 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.

 

Office closure and year-end giving

Our office will be closed after Tuesday, December 23, 2025, to Thursday, January 1, 2026, and our team will be available to respond to you again on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Year-end giving

As we head into these final weeks of the year, it’s a natural time for people to consider if they are in a position to make charitable donations. Click below for a list of the ways you can give.

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Blog: What a Whirlwind Month Taught Me About Connection

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2025 Awards

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Blog: Three Years In: Feeling at Home in Waterloo Region

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WRCF launches 2025 Waterloo Region Vital Signs® Report focused on social infrastructure in our community

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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

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'JUST BEAUTIFUL’: Ayr Community Theatre receives standing ovation for four successful years – more to come!

Since its inception in 2021, following the late visionary Vivienne Rayner's call to action in the growing North Dumfries Township village west of Cambridge, Ayr Community Theatre has been playing the real-life role of a grassroots success story. The not-for-profit organization’s mission is to bring live theatre to Ayr while promoting the arts and incorporating local talent, including youth.

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