Grants
We invest in innovative projects and initiatives that enrich our community.
For 2025 we approved a total of $145,415.02 for 17 grant projects, supporting important initiatives such as mural in the Campbellford Branch Library courtyard, a water fountain and refill station at Kennedy Park, a new piece of fitness equipment for the Campbellford and District Curling and Racquet Club, a Tovertafel subscription for Campbellford Memorial Hospital which will increase the quality of life for patients living with dementia , and on online Local Food Connection Map. In our local schools, we provided funding for technology, flexible learning environments, and a National Archery in Schools program. Our Job Opportunities for Youth grant program provided funding for five summer jobs for local students at local charities. Since 2003 we have distributed over $5 million to organizations in our community, and the diversity of our investment over the years is truly astonishing!
How it Works
As your Community Foundation, we pool the charitable gifts we receive into permanent, income-earning endowments, which are then held in trust for the benefit of the community. While the capital is not touched, grants are made from the earnings of these funds to seed, nurture and support community initiatives.
The Community Foundation manages these funding streams for the community:
The Campbellford/Seymour Community Fund is the main fund used to fund projects that benefit the residents of Campbellford/Seymour through a grant application process.
The Campbellford/Seymour Municipal Fund is used for projects determined by The Municipality of Trent Hills.
The Northumberland Arts & Crafts - Jan & Evert Scheidt Fund is used to fund Arts & Culture projects that benefit the residents of Campbellford/Seymour through a grant application process.
The Environmental Fund is used to fund environmental projects that benefit the residents of Campbellford/Seymour through an application process.
The Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth in Recreation Fund is used to fund recreation projects and programs for children and youth in Campbellford/Seymour.
The Joseph Rudolf Marth Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Harold (Hank) Leith Willis Memorial Scholarship Fund are used to provide awards to graduating students from Campbellford District High School.
The Cyril, Anne and Bernard Murphy Scholarship Fund is used to provide awards to graduating students from the two Cobourg high schools.
The Northumberland Land Trust Endowment Fund is an agency fund established by the Northumberland Land Trust to provide a permanent source of income for the organization.
The Glover Family Fund is used to fund social service projects and programs in Trent Hills.
In celebration of our 25th anniversary in 2026, we will be offering Job Opportunity for Youth grants from the newly created Northumberland County Fund to organizations in Northumberland County through a grant application process.
The new CDHS 100th Reunion Fund will also require support from donors so that it can eventually fund initiatives that support students at Campbellford District High School.
In addition, we actively encourage the participation of other funding bodies through matching or challenge grants to further increase our impact in the community.
