2025 marks the 21st year that youth and families in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region have received financial support from a $100 million endowment fund established by the Moffat Family, at the Winnipeg Foundation. At the time, it was the largest gift ever made to a community foundation in Canadian history. In 2017, the family made an additional gift of $50 million to its fund. Over the years, the generosity of the Moffat Family Fund has supported a variety of initiatives including early childhood education, supports for indigenous youth and families, literacy projects, nutrition programs, parenting programs, family resource centres and truth and reconciliation programs.
To date, through the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Community Foundation, over $1.43 million in grants have been distributed to local charities including: Triple Play, Minto Early On Child and Family Centre, the Canadian Ski Patrol, Sunday Smiles, the Kenora Public Library, Women’s Shelter Saakaate House, the Township of Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls and many others. The primary goal of the fund is to “support and advance the economic, social, physical and intellectual well being of children and families”. Kenora is very fortunate to be one of twelve communities across Canada, in addition to Winnipeg, to be receiving this support. The Community Foundation and all recipient charities, would like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Moffat Family for continuing to fulfill their vision of “ a Canadian society where all individuals have equal opportunity to develop their potential”.