What’s Happening
Diane Silva Appointed as President and CEO
Following the completion of a search that attracted candidates from across Canada, London Community Foundation is pleased to share that Diane Silva has been appointed as the Foundation's new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 3, 2024.
A Tribute to Martha Powell
It is with a heavy heart that I share sad news with you today. Martha Powell, London Community Foundation’s President and CEO from 2007 to 2023, passed away on March 1 enveloped in the love of her family and friends. The London Community Foundation Board of Directors and staff, past and present, are devastated by Martha’s loss, and we know our fundholders, donors, volunteers, and community partners are also grieving.
Construction Begins at Vision SoHo
These mixed-income developments aim to foster a strong, safe and accessible community, create a sense of belonging, and celebrate the rich heritage of the Old Victoria Hospital Lands and SoHo neighbourhood.
Health and Homelessness
Fund For Change
London is facing one of the most dire crises in our community’s history. That’s not hyperbole or spin. That’s the truth. Seeded by the most historic gift to homelessness in London’s history – a $25 million dollar donation from a generous anonymous donor family – now is the time to give and be part of a generational legacy for our community.
Funding Registry
Our Funding Needs Registry is a portal to connect our donors and fundholders with information about funding needs in London & Middlesex County in Ontario, Canada, from information that charitable organizations submit.
To help you optimize your opportunity for support through LCF, you can let us know who you are, what you need, why you need it and what positive changes will occur.
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Make a Gift
Making a gift to London Community Foundation is a gift that keeps on giving! Think of it like contributing to a savings account for the benefit of the community.
Gifts are invested in an endowment fund, providing a permanent source of funding for our community. Each year, the income is distributed back to our community, allowing you to make an impact now and forever.
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About Us
We are a catalyst, creating systemic change by funding initiatives that tackle our community’s pressing issues.
Donor Services
We make sustainable and strategic giving flexible and easy, with customized options for you and your family.
Financial Model
We offer fiscally responsible, low-cost philanthropy that allows you to make an impact now and forever.
Ways To Give
We’d be delighted to work with you to identify the giving strategies that best fit your circumstances and goals.
Learn With Us
Join Diane Silva, Director of Philanthropy at London Community Foundation, for the What London Can Be Podcast.Diane speaks with experts, leaders and changemakers in London, Ontario, to shed some light on how they’re creating a vibrant, resilient and just community.
Revisit past Vital Conversations - critical discussions amongst area experts and people with lived experience about our community's most pressing issues.
What London Can Be is currently available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts!
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A Commitment to Practices that Promote Reconciliation and Speaking the Truth
Today we want to speak to an important relationship, that is between ourselves and the Indigenous peoples of today and the past. These lands and the waters have been stewarded by Indigenous peoples for many thousands of years holding Mother Earth and all that is found in the natural world in the highest esteem. We share a responsibility for these lands and waters. We will take that responsibility seriously and will act accordingly.
We recognize the harms that are done by colonialism, past and continuing, and want our words and actions to counter these harms.
As we, the London Community Foundation, its volunteers, staff, and donors live and work on these traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Chonnonton Nations, we wish to engage in, and inspire action and commitment towards Reconciliation. To us, this means in our decisions and through our actions we want to build relationships with Indigenous communities. As well, we want to set an example for all our partners and friends. This means speaking the Truth and building a better world where Indigenous peoples feel at home to live their lives, build their cultures, and prosper.