# London Community Foundation: We connect people who care with causes that matter, transforming generosity into lasting impact across the City of London, Middlesex County, and the neighbouring First Nations\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://www.lcf.on.ca/)
- [2026 Community Vitality Grantees Announced\!](https://www.lcf.on.ca/2026-community-vitality-grantees-announced/)
- [Careers](https://www.lcf.on.ca/careers/)
- [Cookie Policy](https://www.lcf.on.ca/cookie-policy-ca/)
- [Terms of Use](https://www.lcf.on.ca/terms-of-use/)

## Posts
- [St\. Vincent's on Huron: The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/st-vincents-on-huron-the-society-of-saint-vincent-de-paul/): 2025 saw the repayment of a $2\.5 million loan to London Community Foundation’s Social Impact Fund by the London Particular Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul\. The bridge loan was used to accelerate the development of St\. Vincent’s on Huron – a 73unit mixed\-income housing development, where affordable units will be open to some of the most vulnerable people in our society\.
- [2026 Community Vitality Grantees Announced\!](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/2026-community-vitality-grantees-announced/): London Community Foundation’s Community Vitality grant program – one of the Foundation’s largest funding streams – has awarded over $1\.45 million to support six projects in London and Middlesex County run by local charities\. Learn more about these grants to ALUS Middlesex, Daya Counselling Centre, Humane Society London \& Middlesex, Lionhearts London, London ACORN, and Queer Intersections\.
- [Community Vitality Update: Building New Futures Together](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/building-new-futures-together/): Pathways Employment Help Centre and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation received a Community Vitality grant in 2022 to fund two years of the innovative Building New Futures Together project, which taught practical construction skills and resulted in new homes being built for community members\. Three years on from the grant, people are now living in the homes built through the project\.
- [Latest Photos from Village SoHo](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/latest-photos-from-village-soho/): Latest photos from the first\-of\-its\-kind in Canada mixed\-income housing development\. With tenants now living in the new builds on the main block developed by Chelsea Green Home Society, Homes Unlimited \(London\) Inc\., London Affordable Housing Foundation, and Zerin Development Corporation, Village SoHo is coming to life\.
- [Community Vitality Update: Strong Start](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/community-vitality-update-strong-start-and-inclusive-education/): In 2023, a Community Vitality Grant of $65,000 was awarded to Strong Start for their Letters, Sounds and Words program, a project that acts as a literacy intervention for young children to develop foundational reading skills\. Over two years, the program aimed to address gaps in equity, diversity, and inclusion \(EDI\) across its educational materials, ensuring that all children and volunteers were represented\.

## News Releases
- [2026 Community Vitality Program Grants $1\.45 million to Six Transformative Projects in London and Middlesex](https://www.lcf.on.ca/news-releases/2026-community-vitality-program-grants-1-45-million-to-six-transformative-projects-in-london-and-middlesex/): London Community Foundation’s Community Vitality grant program – one of the Foundation’s largest funding streams – has awarded over $1\.45 million to support six projects in London and Middlesex County run by local charities\.
- [Fund For Change: House of Hope Operations extend through March 2027 thanks to Community Partnership](https://www.lcf.on.ca/news-releases/community-partnership-extends-house-of-hope-operations-through-march-2027/)
- [Village SoHo: New Rental Buildings Complete and Open for Tenants\. Partners celebrate the milestone with an Open House for all Londoners\.](https://www.lcf.on.ca/news-releases/village-soho-new-rental-buildings-complete-and-open-for-tenants-partners-celebrate-the-milestone-with-an-open-house-for-all-londoners/): London, ON: Construction is complete on four of the five new rental buildings at Village SoHo, a first\-of\-its\-kind collaboration of six nonprofit housing developers building a mixed\-income community on the former Victoria Hospital lands in London’s SoHo neighbourhood\. 
- [Vision SoHo Alliance Announces New Name: Village SoHo](https://www.lcf.on.ca/news-releases/vision-soho-alliance-announces-new-name-village-soho/): London, ON: The Vision SoHo Alliance, a partnership of six non\-profit housing developers building over 690 mixed\-income rental apartments, announced today a new name and brand for the community: Village SoHo\.
- [Paul Seed Fund Provides over $235,000 in Grants to Boost London’s Live Music Scene](https://www.lcf.on.ca/news-releases/paul-seed-fund-provides-over-235000-in-grants-to-boost-londons-live-music-scene/): LONDON, ON: The Paul Seed Fund, held at London Community Foundation, today announced grants totalling more than $235,000 to boost live music performances in London by creating connections and opportunities for musicians, venues, and audiences\.The grants will support live music activities coordinated through the London Arts Council and the London Music Office over the next year\.

## Grants \& Awards
- [Social Impact Loan](https://www.lcf.on.ca/grants-and-awards/social-impact-loan/): Social Impact Loans are large loans for affordable and supportive housing developers, registered charities, and social enterprises\. These loans allow the Foundation’s unrestricted assets to create positive change in the community on a large scale\. 
- [Pride London Festival Endowment Fund](https://www.lcf.on.ca/grants-and-awards/pride-london-festival-endowment-fund/): Supports activities that build inclusion, promote education, and develop awareness of issues around sexual and gender diversity\. 
- [Musical Performances by Charitable Ensembles](https://www.lcf.on.ca/grants-and-awards/musical-performances-by-charitable-ensembles/): Supports performance from London\-based ensembles with registered charitable status with events in the City of London\.
- [Music For Good](https://www.lcf.on.ca/grants-and-awards/music-for-good/): Allows community groups, non\-profits, and registered charities to have free music at their events held in the City of London\.
- [Music For Festivals](https://www.lcf.on.ca/grants-and-awards/music-for-festivals/): Supports London\-based festivals with a budget of less than $75,000 with costs for musicians and technicians\.

## Team Members
- [Jennifer \(Jen\) Foulds](https://www.lcf.on.ca/our-team/jennifer-foulds/): Oversees the optimization of operational systems and technology, and media and communications strategies to enhance the Foundation's visibility, engagement, and impact\.
- [Lori Runciman](https://www.lcf.on.ca/our-team/lori-runciman/): Oversees the grant and loan programs at London Community Foundation and works with other local funders to ensure the financial needs of local non\-profits can be met as fully as possible\. 
- [Holly Weaver](https://www.lcf.on.ca/our-team/holly-weaver/): Manages the quality control and day\-to\-day support of the Foundation's existing data management systems and works directly with the Foundation's cybersecurity and technology vendors to ensure seamless and secure integration across IT systems\. 
- [Jennepher Cahill](https://www.lcf.on.ca/our-team/jennepher-cahill/): Works with current and potential Fundholders, Professional Advisors, and charity partners to acheive their unique philanthropic goals and maximize their impact\. Oversees the Foundation's philanthropic strategy\.
- [Diane Silva](https://www.lcf.on.ca/our-team/diane-silva/): Leads the Foundation in advancing its vision of transforming generosity into hope, action, and lasting community impact, with a focus on transforming how the Foundation leverages its assets to make an impact and build hope in our communities\.

## Reports
- [Village SoHo Case Study: From Vision to Village](https://www.lcf.on.ca/reports-and-financials/village-soho-case-study-from-vision-to-village/)
- [Granting Summary](https://www.lcf.on.ca/reports-and-financials/granting-summary/)
- [Impact Report](https://www.lcf.on.ca/reports-and-financials/2023-impact-report/)
- [Impact Report](https://www.lcf.on.ca/reports-and-financials/2022-impact-report/)
- [Impact Report](https://www.lcf.on.ca/reports-and-financials/2021-impact-report/)

## Categories
- [Uncategorized](https://www.lcf.on.ca/stories/category/uncategorized/)

## Populations Served
- [Youth](https://www.lcf.on.ca/population-served/youth/)
- [General Population](https://www.lcf.on.ca/population-served/general-population/)
- [Racialized and Newcomer](https://www.lcf.on.ca/population-served/racialized-and-newcomer/)
- [2SLGBTQIA\+](https://www.lcf.on.ca/population-served/2slgbtqia/)
- [Elderly](https://www.lcf.on.ca/population-served/elderly/)

## Applicable Geographies
- [Middlesex County, including City of London and First Nations](https://www.lcf.on.ca/applicable-geography/middlesex-county-including-city-of-london-and-first-nations/)
- [City of London](https://www.lcf.on.ca/applicable-geography/city-of-london/)
- [Events held in the City of London](https://www.lcf.on.ca/applicable-geography/events-held-in-the-city-of-london/)
- [Canada](https://www.lcf.on.ca/applicable-geography/canada/)
- [Middlesex and Oxford Counties, including City of London and First Nations](https://www.lcf.on.ca/applicable-geography/middlesex-and-oxford-counties-including-city-of-london-and-first-nations/)

## Who Should Applys
- [Registered Charities and other Qualified Donees](https://www.lcf.on.ca/who-should-apply/registered-charities/)
- [High School Students](https://www.lcf.on.ca/who-should-apply/high-school-students/)
- [Affordable Housing Developers, Registered Charities, and Social Enterprises](https://www.lcf.on.ca/who-should-apply/affordable-housing-developers-registered-charities-and-social-enterprises/)
- [Homeowners, Registered Charities, and other Qualified Donees](https://www.lcf.on.ca/who-should-apply/homeowners-registered-charities-and-other-qualified-donees/)
- [Young Conductors](https://www.lcf.on.ca/who-should-apply/young-conductors/)

## Funding Types
- [Grant](https://www.lcf.on.ca/funding-type/grant/)
- [Award or Bursary](https://www.lcf.on.ca/funding-type/award-or-bursary/)
- [Scholarship](https://www.lcf.on.ca/funding-type/scholarship/)
- [Loan](https://www.lcf.on.ca/funding-type/loan/)

## Issue Areas
- [Health and Wellbeing](https://www.lcf.on.ca/issue-area/all-issue-areas/health-and-wellbeing/)
- [Education](https://www.lcf.on.ca/issue-area/all-issue-areas/education/)
- [Housing and Homelessness](https://www.lcf.on.ca/issue-area/all-issue-areas/housing-and-homelessness/)
- [Arts, Culture, and Heritage](https://www.lcf.on.ca/issue-area/all-issue-areas/arts-culture-and-heritage/)
- [Zero Hunger](https://www.lcf.on.ca/issue-area/all-issue-areas/zero-hunger/)

## Departments
- [Engagement \& Organizational Effectiveness](https://www.lcf.on.ca/department/engagement-organizational-effectiveness/)
- [Finance](https://www.lcf.on.ca/department/finance/)
- [Philanthropy \& Donor Services](https://www.lcf.on.ca/department/philanthropy-donor-services/)
- [Community Impact](https://www.lcf.on.ca/department/community-imapct/)
- [Office of the President \& CEO](https://www.lcf.on.ca/department/office-of-the-president-ceo/)

## Report Years
- [2024](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-year/2024/)
- [2025](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-year/2025/)
- [2026](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-year/2026/)
- [2023](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-year/2023/)
- [2022](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-year/2022/)

## Report Types
- [Impact Reports](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-type/impact-reports/)
- [Audited Financial Statements](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-type/financial-statements/)
- [Other Documents](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-type/other-documents/)
- [Granting Summaries](https://www.lcf.on.ca/report-type/granting-summaries/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.lcf.on.ca/sitemap_index.xml)