The Griffiths Family Foundation
Meeting the need because we can.
We are a private foundation in Windsor, and our aim is a simple one: improve the quality of life in our communities through education, benevolence, citizenship, and steady support for the organizations closest to the work.
Registered Canadian charity
Secure online giving
Based in Windsor, Ontario
Four impact areas. One shared purpose.
They shape the programs we build, the organizations we walk alongside, and the decisions we make.
01
Education
Leadership training and development that helps people grow into the leaders they are capable of becoming; and scholarships and bursaries that help ensure cost is not what holds a student back.
02
Benevolence
Practical help for people and families carrying the weight of poverty, illness, or a hard season of change.
03
Citizenship
Mentorship, coaching, and life skills, because healthy communities are built by people who know how to show up for them.
04
Support
Identifying organizations already creating meaningful change, supporting them with resources and relationships, and co-creating initiatives where our strengths can add value.
590+
Participants in leadership training and development
70+
Nonprofit leaders coached
50+
Community grants made
18
Total partners supported
Our purpose shapes how we show up.
Our purpose is to walk out our Christian faith by living its values in all our spheres of influence, and to encourage others to do the same. When people meet a real need with generosity, maturity, and care, a community grows healthier. We have watched it happen here.
Read our storyPractical help, carried out with people we trust.
We develop, fund, and stand behind work that answers a real need. Much of it reaches people through partners who already know them, so support usually comes by referral rather than a public application.
How that help takes shape
How that help takes shape
What partnership looks like up close.
Leeland and SEU Concert Supporting Hogs for Hospice a Success
GFF and Vantage Point Centre supported a worship event connected to Hogs for Hospice, bringing community members together around music, faith, and local giving.
From the Foundation and our partners
The latest from our community.
Girls Can 2026
A look back at Girls Can 2026, a day dedicated to empowering the next generation of athletes.
Reflecting on a Meaningful Year with the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation
A look back at a year alongside the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation, and at the community effort behind local cancer-support initiatives throughout 2025.
GFF Partners with Windsor Essex Christian Soccer League
GFF continued its support of the co-ed Windsor Essex Christian Soccer League, whose family-focused program uses sport to encourage teamwork, discipline, and community.
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Sometimes people just need help getting through a hard season. Their support allows us to be there when families need it most.
Jeremiah Bettany, Windsor Lifeline Outreach
Around the work
More moments from the work.
Scenes from Foundation programs and from the partners we support, across Windsor-Essex.
Photographs supplied by the Foundation and its partners.
Put generosity into action.
Your gift helps us keep meeting real needs, through our own programs and alongside the organizations we support.