The Chatham Kent Community Foundation is a broad-based, volunteer-driven, philanthropic organization creating, preserving and growing perpetual funds to enrich the quality of life of our citizens now and in the future.

About The Foundation

The goal of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation is to assist in the development of this community through grants to registered charitable organizations which focus on education, health, arts and culture, recreation, social services, heritage and the environment.

News & Events

Pickleball tourney raises funds, awareness of CK Community Foundation

by Ellwood Shreve, Chatham Daily News, Published Apr 29, 2025 The Chatham-Kent Community Foundation teamed up with the Chatham-Kent Pickleball Club to host its first pickleball tournament on Saturday at the St. Clair Healthplex in Chatham. Bill Weaver, a director with the foundation, said it wasn’t necessarily about the money that was raised, but […]

2024 Golf Tournament

Presenting the Winning Team of the 2024 Chatham Kent Community Foundation Golf Tournament: Bill Weaver, Ian McLean, Greg Hetherington and Tim Weaver! Enjoy your Pizza For A Year from @bostonpizzacanada in Chatham!

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Featured Projects

VON Chatham-Kent’s Kids’ Circle Program

VON Chatham-Kent's Kids' Circle program is grateful for the recent grant from Chatham Kent Community Foundation to support program delivery to youth in our community. Program enhancements, like Art Therapy, are only possible through the generosity of our donors and community partners.

Duart Community Hall Renovation

On March 13, after a delicious roast beef dinner at the Duart Community Hall, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the outside renovations being completed on the hall.

Community Foundation Supports Wallaceburg Foodbank

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Food Bank received a $4,000 grant from the Chatham Kent Community Foundation and the South Kent Wind Community Fund, a donor-advised fund of the CKCF. The grant was one of many announced by the CKCF last fall.