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Community Foundationest. 1954 · London, ON

London Community Foundation

Open to any Canadian donor.

Community foundation serving London and Middlesex County (est. 1954). Operates exclusively on an endowment model — gifts are 'invested in perpetuity.' Distinctive for its Social Impact Fund, which deploys foundation assets as loans and financial instruments to social enterprises alongside traditional grants.

Place-based public foundation serving a specific geographic region.

Cost calculator

Estimate fees for your scenario. Grants are never reduced by fees — fees apply after each year's granting.

Estimated range
~$17,054 – $26,511
1.25%–2.00% effective · low confidence
Why a range?
Generic peer estimate — LCF does not publish its fee schedule. Range reflects typical all-in cost across similar-sized Canadian community foundations.

Minimums

To open a DAF—

Any starting contribution is accepted; Field-of-Interest Funds must reach $100,000 before granting begins.

Granting rules

FrequencyAnnual (Grants Committee for unrestricted and field-of-interest)
Max grants/yearUnlimited
Capital encroachmentNot permitted
Disbursement rule4% spending policy (own); 5% CRA minimum
First-year restrictionsFund must reach $100,000 balance before granting begins

Assets accepted

  • Cash
  • Public securities
  • Life insurance
  • Bequests
  • Real estate

Scale & activity

From T3010 CRA filing · FYE 2024-12-31

Total DAF assets
$51.4M
Annual grants
$7.6M
Actual payout
14.9%
DAF accounts
118
Avg. account
$435,698

CRA registration 107641953RR0001. Payout rate is actual grants divided by total assets over the filing period — a real-world indicator that can differ from the provider's stated disbursement policy.

Fee structure

Admin fee tiers

Balance rangeRate
$0K+· Fee schedule not publicly disclosed—

LCF does not publish its fee schedule. Financial Model page discloses a 4% spending policy but not fees.

Why this is an estimate

Generic peer estimate — LCF does not publish its fee schedule. Range reflects typical all-in cost across similar-sized Canadian community foundations.

Also consider

Community FoundationVancouver Foundation

One of Canada's earliest community foundations (est. 1943), serving donors across British Columbia. Community advisors with charity expertise review hundreds of grant applications annually to direct Focus Area donations. Permanent endowment model means one gift creates impact year after year.

Community FoundationCalgary Foundation

Calgary and area community foundation (est. 1955) with deep local granting relationships and the most transparent published fee schedule of any Canadian DAF provider, with four tiers across standard and flow-through fund types.

Community FoundationWinnipeg Foundation

Canada's first community foundation by charter (est. 1921), serving Winnipeg and Manitoba. Offers the lowest all-in cost among Canadian community foundations, with tiered investment and admin fees that decrease meaningfully above $10M.

Data sources

Confidence: Not publicly disclosed · Last verified 2026-04-21

Value proposition authored by WellFunded