Launching VITAL SIGNS 2026!

CFGB has released the 2026 Vital Signs Report. Vital Signs is a community check-up that measures vitality, identifies significant trends and supports action on issues that are critical to our quality of life.

Community Foundation Grey Bruce

Community Foundation Grey Bruce enhances community vitality by fostering open discussion about local need, sharing knowledge, and growing endowments to provide strategic granting and support to a wide range of non-profit organizations.

Our vision is that everyone in Grey Bruce benefits from a vital, healthy, and resilient community.

What's Happening

Season of Giving

CFGB invites you to our annual Season of Giving reception to recognize the generosity of our fundholders, donors, and volunteers. Thursday December 3rd Grey Roots Museum, Owen Sound

ChangeMaker Coffee House

Friday November 13, 7 pm - 9 pm What if we could put more of Grey Bruce's wealth to work building Grey Bruce's future? It's a conversation worth having - and one that could open up some interesting possibilities for our community.

Feature Video

Open Line with 89.3 CFOS - CFGB visits the station to talk about Vital Signs 2026 report

CFGB Executive Director Stuart Reid discusses the findings of the 2026 Vital Signs report on the Open Line show

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"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members". - Coretta Scott King

GRANTS IN ACTION: ARTBike

With the support of a 2025 spring grant from CFGB, Southampton Arts successfully delivered the ARTBike initiative: a mobile, community-based arts program that brought free, hands-on creative experiences directly to public spaces

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GRANTS IN ACTION: Enhancing Our TWOEYEDS Project

With the support of a 2025 spring grant from CFGB, Beaver Valley Destination Stewardship successfully enhanced its Indigenous-led TWOEYEDS (Tour Workshops of Ecological Youth Energize Destination Stewardship) Project across the Beaver River watershed

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GRANTS IN ACTION: Grand Piano Refurbishment

With the help of a 2025 spring grant, the Georgian Bay Symphony refurbished its concert grand piano, maintaining an instrument used by the orchestra, local music students, festivals, choirs and other community groups.

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This report contains important data on six topics related to life in Grey Bruce: health & wellness, the environment, living standards, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, and community connections.

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Vital Signs Report 2016.

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Learn about the impact of housing in Grey Bruce

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This Vital Focus on Youth Report digs deeper into the "issue clusters" that Grey Bruce youth brought forward in our Vital Conversations.