Remembering Murray Grant
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Robert “Murray” Grant who recently passed away. Murray was fundamental to the creation and growth of South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) as one of its founding leaders. He was there at the beginning, in 1968, and helped plant the seed of around $60,000 to […]
Vital Conversations
SSCF is pleased to have hosted the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Future Launch Community Challenge (FLCC) and funded two youth-led projects in southern Saskatchewan with $15,000 each in 2020. The RBC Future Launch Community Challenge is hosted by Community Foundations of Canada and participating community foundations. It is made possible thanks to a $5 […]
Spring 2021 Moffat Family Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The Moffat Family Fund Grant Recipients (Spring 2021) SSCF is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2021 Moffat Family Fund grants. This year the Moffat Family Fund supported 15 charitable programs for a total of $96,110.21 distributed through SSCF. The mission of the Moffat Family Fund in furtherance of its vision, is to […]
Spring 2021 Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grant Recipients Announced
The Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grant Recipients (Spring 2021) SSCF is pleased to announce the recipients of the Spring 2021 Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation (LEJF) grants. This Spring, SSCF and LEJF supported 9 charitable programs for a total of $140,000.00. The purpose of the Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation is to promote social, […]
Vanessa Bonk’s Retirement
We would like to extend thanks and congratulations to Vanessa Bonk, SSCF’s Director of Finance and Administration, on her retirement. Today is Vanessa’s last day with SSCF as she enters a new phase of her life. She provided exceptional financial oversight for the Foundation and has been nothing short of a fantastic colleague to work […]
Fall 2021 Grant Deadlines – Online Grant Portal Now Open
The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) is pleased to remind you that the online grant portal is now open. Below are various grant deadlines that qualified donees (as defined in the Income Tax Act) can apply to. Please refer to our website for other program eligibility requirements. G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund […]
Remembering Elder Margaret Masney
SSCF sends our condolences to the family of Elder Margaret Masney. Elder Masney recently played a pivotal role by providing SSCF with her written greetings which were read during the introduction of two Vital Community Conversations. Once with Treaty 4 Education Alliance and once with the community of Stoughton. Her powerful words will also be […]
Janet Barber Reflects on Six Years on SSCF’s Board of Directors
Meet Janet Barber. Janet has served on SSCF’s Board of Directors since 2015 and is retiring from the Board in June. Janet initially joined the Board because she had a strong family connection to SSCF through her in-laws who established the Lloyd and Duna Barber Family Foundation Fund with SSCF. After one of Janet’s sons […]
Planting the Seeds of a Heartfelt Home
More than $170,000 granted to a variety of charitable organizations since 2013. Along with brothers, David and Jim, the Ritenburg family’s commitment to philanthropy was channeled in formative years when parents, Isabel and Lorne, instilled the importance of sowing community seeds to help ‘pay it forward’. They raised their family in the growing city of […]
Stoughton Community Vital Conversation
Stoughton Central School and SSCF hosted a Vital Conversation about youth via Zoom in February. Participants heard from youth leaders about their Stoughton Central School RBC Future Launch Community Challenge project where youth led free cooking classes to teach the importance of healthy eating to younger children. The youth leaders also participated in a group […]