The Community Foundation is a public foundation that serves the community of Southwestern Alberta.
Who We Are
It’s right there in our name: community. Thanks to a group of community-minded individuals, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has been supporting the community for over five decades. Since 1966, we have built our endowment funds to more than $33 million, with the intent to support our community forever. Our grants come from these funds and support the charities that are working hard to make our community a great place to live. How do we do this? We help donors connect with causes that are close to their heart. Thanks to their generosity, we have funded over $18 million in grants throughout our region.
The Community Foundation is a registered Canadian charity and the ninth-oldest of Canada’s 191 community foundations. We manage charitable gifts from donors, whose generosity allows us to create permanent, income-earning endowment funds. The income generated by these funds is distributed to the charities our donors wish to support. In doing so, the Community Foundation helps charitable organizations succeed in building the community of Southwestern Alberta.
By supporting the Community Foundation, your gift supports the community.

The Community Foundation serves Southern Alberta from Vulcan County south to the Canada-U.S. border, and from the M.D. of Taber west to the Alberta-B.C. border. To find the community foundation closest to you, click here.
Our Vision: Helping Southwestern Alberta communities thrive through generosity.
Our Mission: To inspire charitable giving and steward funds to help build a vibrant Southwestern Alberta.

In the News
Community Foundation Celebrates 50 Years!
CTV Lethbridge’s Community Foundation Feature
Board Members

Tracy McNab
President
Lethbridge

The Honourable Rick Casson
Vice President
Picture Butte

Christy Audet
Second Vice-President
Milk River

Devin Vornbrock
Treasurer
Lethbridge

Ryan Kasko
Coaldale

Arlene Parkinson
Vauxhall

Renee Richards
Lethbridge

Kevin Ronan
Lethbridge

Dory Rossiter
Lethbridge

Carmelle Steel
Claresholm

Anne Stevick
Pincher Creek

John Wilson
Lethbridge

Charleen Davidson
Executive Director
cdavidson@cflsa.ca

Caitlin Gajdostik
Grants Coordinator
grants@cflsa.ca

Jordan Karst
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
marketing@cflsa.ca
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