PDCF – WHERE YOUR GIFT KEEPS GIVING

Cultivating an enduring legacy that will grow over time and will continue to strengthen the quality of life in our community

We are a charitable public foundation dedicated to strengthening the quality of life in Perth, Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands, and Tay Valley so that everyone belongs and thrives, today and into the future.

We address community needs and opportunities through grants to registered charities.

  • From 2003-2021, we granted $1.75m benefitting children, youth, seniors, and families.
  • In 2022, PDCF grants to local charities totaled $266.5 thousand

We connect the generosity of donors with the energy and ideas of people and community organizations to support local projects that have a meaningful and lasting impact.

We acknowledge that Lanark County is situated on the ancestral and unceded traditional land of the Omàmìwininì, also known as the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. With this acknowledgment comes respect for the land and the people who have been living here since time immemorial. As part of this land acknowledgment, we recognize the injustices of the past and those that continue today. We recognize our responsibility to contribute to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of the land we call Canada.

To this end, we are learning about the impact of colonization on the Indigenous peoples of Canada, we have established an annual Indigenous Youth Award, through our partnership with Indspire, a national Indigenous charity, and we will communicate the results of our actions to the community.

LATEST UPDATES

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  • 2022-2023 Annual Report

    Click to read our annual report for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

  • Community Builders in Action: Climate Network Lanark

    Climate Network Lanark (CNL) got its start four years ago when 120 people gathered at the Perth Civitan Club to launch a local organization that focuses on cutting local greenhouse gasses.

  • Upcoming: Basic Income Info Seminars

    Lanark Basic Income Network is hosting a series of FREE seminars on Basic Income: what it is, how it works, and how it can benefit you and our community.