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  • In 2009, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta distributed $210,524 in grants to approximately 40 charitable organizations across southwest Alberta.

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has granted more than $5.8 million to community organizations since 1966.

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is a collection of permanently endowed funds, established by donors from all walks of life, which are pooled and invested. The interest earned is used to make grants to a wide range of community organizations.

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is currently made up of more than 110 endowment funds which will benefit our community in perpetuity

  • Donors to the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta may choose their level of involvement with their fund and the distribution of its interest.

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta was established in 1966 as the Lethbridge Foundation by a group of visionary community leaders [the 9th community foundation in Canada]. Today the community foundation movement is the fastest-growing area of philanthropy in the country.

  • There are currently 12 community foundations in Alberta, and more than 170 across Canada.

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is a member of the Community Foundations of Canada

  • The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta supports the local non-profit sector through a broad range of grants in the areas of: Culture, Education, Environment, Health History, Social need Community Service, Education and Employment, Health, Environment, Heritage, Arts and Culture, and Recreation.

Updated November 2010


The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is a permanent community endowment that is continually being built by generous donors with the investment income forever supporting charitable organizations in southwest Alberta.
OF LETHBRIDGE AND SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION






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