The second year of COVID-19 was again an ongoing challenge for the community and The County Foundation. We summarize the year 2021 in our Annual Review, with some 2021 highlights being:
- Facilitation of $750K in grants to support local social causes including Community support services, Health and Wellness, Food Security, Youth & Scholarships, Senior services, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Heritage, Animal Welfare, and Environment. Since its inception, The County Foundation has facilitated grants totalling $3,215,813.
- Advocacy for COVID-19 financial support for local non-profits to adapt existing frontline services to better support vulnerable residents.
- As part of the Food Collective, operated the County Food Depot to provide supplemental food during the pandemic lockdowns.
- Support for research and development of a Food Security Plan by the Food Collective.
- Collaboration with Greater Than County Youth Collective to identify barriers impacting youth well-being and education, and support for new youth leadership programs.
- Development of a Vital Signs online Data Bank in partnership with the municipality. This community resource at PECdata.ca contains hundreds of stats on PEC socio-economic indicators, and is updated monthly.
- And we became one of five Canadian communities that are engaged in Shorefast Foundation’s national community economies pilot.
In 2021, The County Foundation Board of Directors worked tirelessly to review and adjudicate grant applications. Two new Board members were welcomed to our team and internal work included updates to Vision, Mission and Values statements; Accessibility Statement of Commitment including website accessibility updates; and initiation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training.
Assets in 2021 grew to 31 funds under management totalling $6,052,083. The administration ratio remains low at 2.2%.
We invite you to read the full 2021 review.
