Helping Our Community!
Supporting Catholic schools, Catholic Parishes, and Not-for-profit community organizations.
Catholic Community Foundation
of Waterloo Region
Our Mission
To assist our community by providing financial support, within Waterloo Region, for worthwhile programs and projects, primarily those of a Catholic educational nature.
Since our inception in 1987, the Catholic Community Foundation of the Waterloo Region is pleased to report that over $2 million has been returned to the community via Grants and Bursaries.
The Catholic Community Foundation continues to grow through continued support from the proceeds of The Catholic Charities Lottery and donations.
Lottery
Learn about the lottery, how you can purchase tickets, and get a list of the past lottery winners.
Donations
Help us help our community! Information on how to make a donation online today or through Planned Giving.
Grants
Find general Grant information, Grant Application Guidelines, and a list of useful grant writing tips.
Who Do We Support?
Learn about the work we are doing in our community.
Semi-annually, through a Grant Application Process, the Foundation supports Waterloo Region’s Catholic elementary and secondary schools (including St. Louis Adult & Continuing Education Centre), Catholic Parishes, and not-for-profit community organizations.
The Lottery
Continued support from the Catholic community through donations and bequests, along with the annual proceeds from the Catholic Charities Lottery will ensure that the Foundation continues to grow while providing the necessary support required by agencies, schools and parishes well into the future.
Over $2 million returned to our community since 1987.
Good News
Stories about the work we do and the organizations we support in our community.
- Blessings On The Beginning of a New YearThe Catholic Community Foundation of Waterloo Region began their 2018-2019 year with a Board Meeting in the office at St. Teresa Elementary School. We were led in prayer by Roger Lawler, Trustee [...]Read more
- The Beginning of a Peace Garden at Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolLast September Joe Dietrich, a teacher at Resurrection Catholic Secondary School, began the process of completing an application for a grant request from the Catholic Community Foundation of [...]Read more
- The Foundation says goodbye to a valued memberThe Catholic Community Foundation held their first meeting of 2018 last week in our board room at St. Teresa’s CES in Kitchener. While it was lovely to see the trustees and welcome everyone [...]Read more
