The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to improving communities across Windsor-Essex County through collaboration, strategic leadership, and innovative solutions to charitable giving. For 40 years, we have worked to improve the quality of life for residents of Windsor & Essex County and to create and support opportunities for prosperity.

The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF), originally founded in 1983 as Heritage Windsor, is a perpetual community trust for philanthropic purposes. We assist donors in creating a lasting legacy to benefit and support their community, now and in the future. Through grant making activities, the WECF has invested over $12 million in the community and has accumulated over $23 million in assets.

The WECF was established by Albert Weeks, Clifford Hatch Sr., and Charles Clark Sr., who had the forward-thinking vision to develop a foundation with the basis of legacy-giving in order to fund future gift-giving. With that idea in mind, the WECF began supporting waterfront development through endowments, supporting projects including the Peace Fountain, the Peace Beacon, and Bert Weeks Memorial Garden. The WECF has continued to expand its reach and support of countless landmarks across Windsor-Essex, including the Ganatchio Trail Extension, the Ojibway Prairie Complex, Willistead Manor, Charles Clark Square, and the Great Canadian Flag Project.

In addition to this, the WECF also leads a variety of programs in Windsor-Essex County including Inspiration 100™, Vital Signs®, and Random Act of Kindness Day™.

We build a better Windsor-Essex community by attracting and managing legacy funds, making grants to support local programs, and bringing community partners together! The WECF has been proudly serving Windsor-Essex for the past 40 years.