Series consists of material relating to the incorporation and organization of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes originals and photocopies of bills, by-laws and an Order in the Supreme Court of Ontario.

Series consists of Board of Directors manuals relating to the organization and management of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes correspondence, acts, by-laws, minutes, promotional material, policies, investment and grant information and a copy of the certificate of registered charitable status.

Series consists of Board of Directors minute books relating to the policies, finances and management of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Series includes minutes and supporting documents including correspondence, reports, proposals, financial information, memoranda, agendas, brochures, and bills.

Series consists of material relating to membership on committees and associated organizations of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes lists of committee members, Slate of Officers, Board of Directors, volunteers, and media; lists of related organizations, foundations, and charitable funders; and correspondence.

Series consists of material relating to the meetings of the committees of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes minutes and supporting documents from meetings of the:

• Ad Hoc Committee,
• Advisory Council
• Asset Development Committee
• Donor Recognition Task Force
• Audit Committee
• Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community Development Fund Committee
• Communications Committee
• Executive Committee
• Fundraising and Public Relations Committee
• Fundraising Committee
• Grand River Project Committee
• Grants Committee
• International Plowing Match Grants Committee
• Investment Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Operating Committee
• Operating Endowment Committee
• Promotion and Public Relations Committee
• Youth Advisory Council Committee

Series also contains agendas, accounts, donor lists and donation records, memoranda, corresopndence, policies, reports, and grant records.

Series contains material relating to the management of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation accounts pertaining to estates, Grand River Hospital, Freeport Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, and United Way. The majority of investments and accounts were held at Canada Trust Company. Includes annual, quarterly and monthly account statements, correspondence, memoranda, investment reports, account summaries, agendas, minutes, policies, and reports.

Series consists of annual financial statements of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. The financial statements were prepared by KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne.

Series consists of material relating to the management of the George Cluthé Foundation. The George Cluthé Foundation, currently a fund managed by KWCF, was founded Oct. 8, 1974 by George Joseph Cluthé. Includes records pertaining to the incorporation of the Foundation and its charitable status, the Foundation's seal, by-laws, lists of directors, lists of members, accounts, minutes, correspondence, donation requests, tax records, bank statements, and receipts.

Series consists of the Executive Director's material relating to Board of Directors meetings and general Board information. Includes lists of Board and committee members, correspondence, agendas, minutes, memoranda, accounts, donation lists, and general records relating to the organization of non-profit boards of directors. The majority of records between 1988-1997 were distributed by Executive Director Jane Humphries.

Series consists of material relating to the responsibilities of the Executive Director. Includes budgets, accounts, memoranda, Fall Update newsletters, correspondence, subscription forms, information requests, job descriptions, letters of appreciation, promotional material, exhibit material, reports, news releases, lists of award winners, records of donations, committee records, focus group records, fundraising event records, Gala Dinner records, town meeting records, speeches, newspaper clippings, invitations, television and video scripts, and records of the launching luncheon.

Records relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation's relationship with the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Centre In The Square, Community Foundations of Canada, Ernst & Young, Estate Planning Council, K-W Symphony Concert, Waterloo Law Association, Waterloo-Wellington Fund Raising Executives, and Leadership Waterloo Region are also included.

Series consists of material relating to conferences, seminars and workshops at which the Executive Director of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation attended and often presented. Series contains records from events at the Banff Centre for Management, Canadian Association of Gift Planners, Community Foundations of Canada, Council of Foundations, Journeys in Charitable Giving and Social Entrepreneurship presentation sponsored by the Notre Dame Child and Family Institute in St. Agatha.

Includes conference agendas, lists of conference participants and exhibitors, conference proceedings, Jane Humphries' presentation notes and material, handouts, biographies, correspondence, newsletters, and presentation texts.

Series consists of speeches and presentations pertaining to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. The material was presented to the Foundation as well as other organizations. Series includes originals and photocopies of speeches and presentations, draft remarks, correspondence, ephemera, agendas, a newsletter, overheads and transparencies.

Series consist of the annual reports of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation's newsletters. The newsletter was published as "Fall Update" between 1985 and 1999. In 2000 the newsletter was renamed "Encounters" and continued to be published annually in the fall.

Series consists of material relating to the promotion of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes samples of the Foundation's logo, correspondence, a presentation printout, a Community Foundations of Canada 1994 annual report, promotional outline, ephemera, and "Our Millennium" project posters.

Series consists of clippings and articles relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes newspaper clippings, advertisements, a financial statement and budget, articles, correspondence, memoranda, exhibit announcements, photographs, newsletters, brochures, and flyers.

Series consists of material collected by Kenneth G. Murray and the Our millennium scrapbook. Includes an agenda, correspondence, notes, brochures, booklets, photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations, announcements, reports and "Our millennium" gift registry.

Series consists of diskettes relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of photographs relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes colour and black & white photographs, negatives, mounted slides, unmounted slides, and contact sheets of snapshots and portraits. The photographs include images of Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation members, staff, Board of Directors, events, displays, charitable organizations and projects, and grant recipients. Series also includes memoranda, annual reports, notes, agendas, minutes, correspondence, invitations, seating plans, summary of grant applications,

Series consists of material relating to audio-visual presentations prepared by the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes slides, audio cassettes, audio reels and corresponding scripts. The presentations were prepared to promote the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of audio cassettes for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes professional growth cassettes produced by California : Audio Archives International Inc., interviews with Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation staff, an excerpt from Jerr Boschee's presentation at the National Leadership Forum, and a radio spot from CKWR FM. The majority of cassettes consist of interviews with past presidents of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Series consists of videocassettes relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes interviews, commercials, dinners, meetings, instructional videos, presentations, a tribute, and a documentary. Several of the videos were produced by Kitchener : Rogers Community 20 and Kitchener : CKCO-TV.

Series consists of a guest book for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. The guest book was used to record guests at town meetings and Our Millennium project between 1991 and 1999.

The Act received first reading March 27, 1984; Royal Assent May 1, 1984.

This Act, to amend the number of directors, received first reading Oct. 19, 1988; Royal Assent Dec. 15, 1988.

This Act received first reading June 8, 1993; Royal Assent June 30, 1993. Its purpose was to "alter the composition and quorum of the nominating committee, the reappointment rules for directors and the method of filling vacancies on the Board and to permit the Foundation to locate its head office anywhere in the regional Municipality of Waterloo."

This Act received first reading May 22, 2003; Royal Assent June 26, 2003 (photocopy). Purpose "to amend its objects, the composition of its Board of Directors and nominating committee, its powers and obligations with respect to the publication of financial statements."

Unsigned photocopy.

Original with corporate seal, signatures of President K.G. Murray and Secretary D.E. Weaver.

Original with corporate seal, signatures of President John Panabaker and Vice-President Jack M. Harper.

Original with corporate seal, signatures of President John Panabaker and Secretary Jane Humphries.

Original with corporate seal, signatures of President John Panabaker and Secretary Jane Humphries.

Original with corporate seal, signatures of Vice President James F. Robertson and Secretary Jane Humphries.

Contains a photocopy of the Order issued by the Honourable Mr. Justice Griffiths in the matter of the Declaration of Trust creating "The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation," etc., Tuesday October 9th, 1984.

Manual in a tabbed format with sections:

1. KWCF Info, including a list of Board of Directors meetings for 1997, President's letter 1977, and a copy of the 1996 "Fall Update";
2. Board role (organization chart);
3. Plans/Policies;
4. Act and Bylaws;
5. Goals and Objectives;
6. Asset Development;
7. Communications;
8. Grants;
9. Investment;
10. Board minutes (May 7, 1997 only);
11. Board and Committees;
12. Community Foundations.

Includes lists of committee members, minutes of some committees, investment information, plans and policies, Act of Incorporation, "By-law no. 4," goals and objectives, communication plan, minutes, information on grants and the grant application process.

Board of Director's manual maintained in a binder, subdivided by category. Includes membership lists for committees, roles of directors, a copy of the certificate of registered charitable status, a copy of the act of incorporation, by-laws, Board of Directors minutes, brochures, and promotional material.

Contains minutes, agendas and supporting documents for meetings of the Board of Directors.

Includes policy proposals, financial information, reports of committees to the Board, memoranda, lists of securities, form letters, photocopy of "Notice of designation as a public foundation" from Revenue Canada, brochures, correspondence to and from the Foundation, resolution regarding qualified donees, schedule of assets, a copy of Bill Pr11 "An Act to incorporate the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation," a pamphlet on a local radio station the "Wired World : Waterloo County community media," and a photocopied article.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Board of Directors. Includes investment policy, media and public relations plans, notes from conferences, correspondence to the Foundation, agreements between the Foundation and local companies, financial statements, comparative and actual budgets, resolutions, investment operating authorities, information on by-law changes, summary of Canadian Community Foundations, and grant guidelines.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Board of Directors. Includes operating accounts, forecasts, memoranda, discussion papers, recommendations, investment policies and objectives, financial statements, asset development plans, media and public relations plan, work report schedules, photocopied articles, budget information, form letters, and brochures.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Board of Directors. Includes minutes, appointment of Honorary Director, Governance Committee terms of reference, grant histories, the "Outgoing President's report," signing resolutions, policies, "Our millennium" presentation notes, investment policies and objectives, financial statements, committee reports, investment fund statements, Board appointments, and award information.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Board of Directors. Includes minutes, agenda, memoranda, committee minutes, newsletter, photocopied articles, investment policies and objectives, and an overview of the strategic plan.

Contains lists of committee members, Slate of Officers, and Board of Directors members.

Contains committee lists, and a Board of Directors members list.

Contains a list of organizations, foundations, and charitable funders with their names and phone numbers. Does not contain committee lists.

Contains committee lists, Board of Directors list, media list, a Community Foundation Council members list, a local funders and foundations list, and a volunteer list.

Contains lists of committee members, a list of the Board of Directors, and a list of Community Foundation Council members.

Contains lists of Community Foundation Council members, lists of Board of Directors members, canvasser list, and a list of past Board and committee members.

Contains committee lists, volunteer lists, and a Board of Directors list.

Contains committee lists, a list of Community Foundation Council members, and a Board of Directors list.

Contains committee lists, a Youth Advisory Council list, correspondence from the Foundation with a list of volunteers, a list of Community Foundation Council members, and a Board of Directors list.

Contains committee lists, Board of Directors list, Youth Advisory Council list, and a list of the Community Foundation Council members.

Contains minutes of a Foundations and Charitable Funders meeting, and a Foundation in general meeting.

Minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Advisory Council . Includes names of Advisory Council members and a list of the Board of Directors.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Asset Development Committee. Includes minutes, an outline for a Donor Recognition Task Force Report, minutes from a "Named funds brainstorm session," minutes of the Donor Recognition Task Force, a summary of major gifts and bequests in 1996, lists of volunteers, planning session results, and results from a donor recognition survey.

Contains minutes of the Asset Development Committee.

Contains minutes of the Audit Committee.

Contains minutes of the Audit Committee.

Contains minutes of the Audit Committee.

Contains minutes of the Audit Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Canada Trust Merv Lahn Committee.

Contains minutes of the Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community Development Fund Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Communications Committee. Includes memoranda, meeting synopsis, annual report strategy, and minutes of the "Media Committee."

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Executive Committee. Includes a projected operating income, operating support pledges, and comparative and actual budgets.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Executive Committee. Includes summary of work group activities, memoranda, a report on Grand River trails in Kitchener, a donation and capital assets comparison, donations analysis, suggested Board appointments, and budgets.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Fundraising and Public Relations Committee. Includes conference notes, media and public relations plan material, photocopied articles, donor group discussion summary and survey, and Committee reports.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Fundraising and Public Relations Committee. Includes memoranda, asset development plan, form letters, and 10th Anniversary Council minutes.

Contains minutes of the Fundraising Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Grand River Project Committee. Includes memoranda, and an overview of the Grand River Project.

Minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Grants Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Grants Committee. Includes grant guidelines, lists of grants given, and assessments of grant applications.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Grants Committee. Includes summary of grant applications, minutes for the Grand River Project meeting, and material regarding the "Canada Trust Merv Lahn Community Development Fund."

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Grants Committee. Includes lists of grants given, a "Grant objectives plan for implementation," and grants recommendations.

Contains minutes of the Grants Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the International Plowing Match '95 Grants Committee. Includes a list of the committee members, a news release, lists of grant recipents, invitation to the Grants Awards Ceremony, and a list of companies requesting grant applications.

Contains minutes of the International Plowing Match Grants Committee.

Contains minutes and supporting documents of the Investment Committee. Includes policy approval requests, lists of Foundation securities, information relating to a United Way Trust, and lists of investments.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Investment Committee. Includes quarterly investment report, investment policy, equity lists, and investment operating authorities.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Investment Committee. Includes memoranda, investment policies and objectives, correspondence to the Foundation, Community Foundation of Ottawa Carleton policy statements, investment portfolio statements, and quarterly investment reports.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Investment Committee. Includes correspondence to the Foundation, and a portfolio performance report.

Contains minutes of the Investment Committee, investment policies and objectives.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Nominating Committee. Includes lists of terms of office of Directors, correspondence to the Foundation, a copy of an order in the Supreme Court of Ontario regarding the Foundation's relationship to the Canada Trust Company, a copy of a notice of application for special legislation, a copy of "The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation Act, 1983," and memoranda.

Contains minutes of the Nominating Committee.

Contains minutes of the Nominating Committee.

Contains minutes of the Nominating Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Nominating Committee.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Operating Committee. Includes operating account statements, lists of prospective donors, lists of new funds and gifts with donor names and amounts given, lists of bequests and funds and memoranda.

Contains minutes and agendas of the Operating Committee. Includes Governance Review Committee Recommendations.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Operating Endowment Committee. Includes a list of action plans, a list of the Committee members, and a list of operating support pledges.

Contains minutes of and supporting documents for meetings of the Promotion and Public Relations Committee. Includes a "Promotion plan outline," photocopied articles, advertisement for a London Foundation meeting, a list of major corporations, and a guest list for a luncheon.

Contains minutes of the Youth Advisory Council Committee.

Contains Canada Trust annual account statements for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation.

Contains material relating to the endowment of estates to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes correspondence, memoranda, annual statements of various estates, and Canada Trust Company copies of the Record of Trust and Estates for various clients.

Contains material relating to investment portfolios at Canada Trust for the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation. Includes quarterly investment reports, quarterly statements, and the Foundation's Grand River Hospital Foundation and Freeport Health Centre Trust annual and quarterly statements.

Contains material relating to the Foundation's Freeport Hospital Trust fund. Includes quarterly investment reports, capital markets review and outlook, and account summaries.

Contains material relating to the Investment Committee.

Includes agenda, minutes, photocopied articles, quarterly investment reports, correspondence to and from the Foundation, information on the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation investment policy, lists of the St. Mary's Hospital fund securities by maturity, notes, investment guidelines, investment policies and objectives, memoranda, investment fund summaries, information on the Toronto Community Foundation's investment policies, portfolio allocation information, investment report to the United Way, potential shopping lists of equities, daily bond market quotes, guaranteed investment certificate application, long term Canadas LT Securities (1920-1985) graph, and asset listings.

Contains annual, quarterly, and monthly statements for the Foundation's St. Mary's Hospital Trust.

Contains material relating to the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation's United Way fund.

Includes correspondence to and from the Foundation, quarterly investment reports, annual Canada Trust statements, Investment Committee agenda and minutes, copy of the Foundation's investment policy, United Way reserve fund policy statement, memoranda, notes, guaranteed investment certificate application, auditor's report, lists of securities by maturity, signed copy of the United Way and Community Foundation Trust agreement for the investment and management of the United Way reserve funds, reserve fund proposals, and allocation reports.