Our Mission, Vision, and Mandate

Our Mission

Enhancing the quality of life and sustainability for all Sudburians through donor engagement, grant making, and visionary leadership.

Our Vision

We nurture a sense of community reinforcing shared values, encouraging mutual respect, developing practices of shared concern, enabling people to realize their full potential.  In this spirit, we strive to be a catalyst for the community.

Our Mandate

Donor Engagement:  We help you and your financial advisor plan and realize your philanthropic goals, matching your interests and concerns with community needs and organizations.  We help you find innovative and resourceful ways to give your charitable investments lasting impact though endowments and legacies.

Grant Making:  We grant funds to the widest possible range of charitable organizations and initiatives.  Whether it’s providing uniforms for a youth band, planting trees, awarding bursaries for academic achievement, helping seniors realize a good quality of life, or supporting programs for low-income families, the Foundation nurtures great things in our community.

Leadership:  We identify gaps in services, unrealized opportunities, and critical needs, undertaking initiatives that bring people together to stimulate new ideas, build participation, and strengthen community.