The Huff Family Fund
The Huff Family Fund
The Huff Family has made extensive donations to worthy causes in all corners of the Quinte region and their home community of Prince Edward County receives the lion’s share of their generosity.
The Huff Family Fund that was established in 2017 and launched in 2018. It encourages and supports the incredible work that our many community organizations pursue to make Prince Edward County so special.
The Huff Family Fund is a commitment to the future of Prince Edward County. It is about the children, families, and the challenges that many face. It is about helping within our community. It will focus on projects and programs based in Prince Edward County, serving Prince Edward County people.
Purpose of The Huff Family Fund
- Addiction and Mental Health
- Animal Welfare
- Arts and Culture
- Health Care and Human Services
- Housing Issues
- Vital Signs Priority Areas as defined by TCF Vital Signs Reports, including:
- Education/Learning;
- Food Security; and
- Transportation
About The Huff Family Fund Grants
Huff Family Fund Grants
The total funding available for 2024 is $250,000.
The Huff Family Fund provides grants to registered charities in the County that offer programs and services to the citizens of Prince Edward County. Only projects that benefit Prince Edward County will be considered under the Huff Family Fund.
This grant is a matching one. For each requested dollar there must be at least one matching or in-kind contribution of the same amount. Volunteer time, and other grants are eligible for matching purposes, but must be verifiable. So if the request from The Huff Family Fund is for $7,200 then there must be at least $7,200 in matching and in-kind.
The grants are adjudicated by a Grants Committee assembled by The County Foundation that includes community members from across PEC with diverse backgrounds and areas of interest. All grants are subject to specific parameters as laid out in the application and subject to TCF’s General Granting Conditions.
Applicants can apply for a single year grant of up to $30k or a multi-year grant of up to $30,000 over 3 years ($10k/year).
Eligibility
Applicants must be a Qualified Donee or working in partnership with one to apply for a Huff Family Fund Grant. If working with a partner, please submit a a letter from your partner organization which details its support for, and involvement in, this project and explaining why the organization agrees to function as the Qualified Donee.
The Huff Family Fund will support the following types of local initiatives and projects, in order of preference:
- Expansion of service or creation of new programming/project that allows organization to do more for their target group.
- Inputs to allow projects to serve (eg. purchase of animal food to improve animal welfare; or food to support cooking classes for a vulnerable sector).
- Projects that educate and support sectors of the community in need.
- Evaluation of an existing project/organization to position further funding possibilities.
- Small capital projects; facility improvements that build organizational capacity to better serve.
- Ongoing operational costs in unique or certain circumstances.
PLEASE NOTE: Debt financing will not be considered, nor will using the grant as part of a larger capital campaign (and not spending the money in the year it is granted). Staffing may form some part of the request. However, it must be directly related to the delivery of the project and/or be a new expense associated with the project.
Multi-Year Grants
TheﾠHuffﾠFamily Fund will consider multi-year grants for up to $30,000 over 3 years ($10k/year). Those who receive a multi-year grant CANNOT apply for additional funding through the Huff Family Fund until the original funding amount is dispersed. An annual update will be required before a subsequent year of funding is advanced.
Capital Projects
The Huff Family Fund will also consider larger capital projects of general community benefit. If you have such a project please contact the Executive Director at ed@thecountyfoundation.ca.
Some examples might include public libraries, shelters or support service facilities.
Webinar
The County Foundation hosted a webinar about the Huff Family Fund grants on Tuesday September 19th, 2023 at 11am. Below is the video from this session.
Because there have been no changes to the grant program for 2024, we will not be hosting a webinar for 2024. However, if you have any questions about applying to the Huff Family Fund then please reach out to Gillian Armstrong, our Grants and Communications Manager (g.armstrong@thecountyfoundation.ca).
PDF printed applications can be emailed to info@thecountyfoundation.ca, mailed or dropped off at The County Foundation at 35 Bridge St. Suite 107, PO BOX 24, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0.
Applying for a grant is a competitive process and we often receive more grant applications than there is funding available. Past funding commitments should not be interpreted as a guarantee that future requests will be approved.
For Grant Recipients
All grant recipients will be expected to recognize The County Foundation and The Huff Family Fund.
Please follow The County Foundation's Branding Guidelines.
A grant report is a requirement of this grant. It must be received within one year of the grant being announced, or two months following the end of the project – whatever is sooner. See Grant Reports for forms and templates.
The report deadline for the 2023 Huff Family Fund Grants is December 2024. If you received a multi-year grant, then please submit your grant report by beginning of December to ensure you receive your next disbursement of funding is received by end of year.
