Applications for Summer Camp and Programs Are Now Closed!

All summer camp and programming funding has been exhausted for 2025.

Have a great summer!

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2508 Windermere, Ontario

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We strive to create an equitable Muskoka where all children have access to:

Camp & Summer Programs

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We provide funding for children and youth to attend residential, day camps and summer programs in Muskoka.

Sports & Recreation

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We provide funding for children and youth to participate in a variety of sports and recreational activities.

Basic Needs

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We provide funding to help ensure that all children and youth have access to basic necessities such as a bed, clothing and healthy food.

Mental Health

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We provide funding and work in partnership with local organizations to promote positive mental health initiatives and supports.

The Arts

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We provide funding for children and youth to engage in a variety of arts and cultural activities.


Educational Grants

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We distribute bursaries through the Onaway Pond Foundation for post-secondary students.


Foundation News

Foundation News

  • 25 July 2025

    Executive Director Report – Summer 2025

    E.D. Message – Summer 2025 Happy summer everyone! We hope yours is off to a great start. It’s been a busy start to summer for the Children’s Foundation (CFM). Here are a few highlights. This summer, the CFM will send over 150 kids to camp, both residential and day camps! […]

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  • 14 June 2025

    Silver Slicers Charity Golf Tournament

    This spring the 4th annual Silver Slicers Charity Golf Tournament hosted at South Muskoka Golf and Country Club was a great success. The tournament was full with golfers starting in a Scramble. We are very grateful the Silver Slicers have chosen The Children’s Foundation of Muskoka as their local charity […]

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  • 14 June 2025

    Amazin Gray’s Spring Thaw Tournament

    Once again this April the Gravenhurst Amazin’ Gray’s Spring Thaw Tournament took place in Muskoka. Even with the challenges of closed arenas and power outages due to the previous weeks ice storm, they managed to pull off a successful tournament. We are grateful they chose The Children’s Foundation of Muskoka […]

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  • 22 March 2025

    Friends and family of Jessica Wiebe support the CFM’s, ‘Mike Brown Fund for Youth in Sport

    Family/Friends of Jessica Wiebe are very pleased to announce a multi-year commitment  to the Children’s Foundation of Muskoka through the “Mike Brown Fund for Youth in Sport (a.k.a. Next Goal Wins Fund)”. This funding will assist the well-being of approximately  100 local children/youth per year to be able to participate […]

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Donors' Corner

July

Santa's Village (or was it Santa?) was back at it looking out for the CFM!  Thank you so much for running an auction for the first ride on the incredible new YETI rollercoaster! Thanks to donors and winners, Andrew Keith, Jennifer Stilson, Brandon Driscoll, Dave and Victoria Patterson, Michael Schell, Cheryl and Randy Cooper, and Kyle at True North Log Homes. Hope the ride was great!
 
Thanks as well to SWS Boatworks for donating funds from Ladies NIght - you always have us on your "Nice List" (in keeping with the Santa theme).  Thanks as well to returning donor Lynne Newell, Jack Frieberg of Wtfgroup, the estate of Helen Holstock, Wahta Mohawks, Evig Foundation of Toronto, St. John's Church,of Alliston, returning donor to the George Corn Memorial Fund, Alan Bromstein, and Elspeth Hogg.
 
As applications start to pour in for fall registration for sports, recreation activities, the arts and other great fall pursuits, these donations will keep a lot of kids happy, healthy and enjoying all that being part of great community based activities can offer. Thank you to all our much loved donors!
 

June

June was a big month for donations as some major events lent their support to the CFM!  A BIG thank you goes out to Santa's Village in Bracebridge for having the Children's Foundation as the beneficiary of the Colour Fun Run. With the charitable donation from each runner and the CFM barbeque, over $5,000 was raised for Muskoka kids! 
 
Thanks to the organizers, sponsors, and generous golfers of the Annual 'Brownie' golf tournament in honour of Mike Brown. Over $32,000 was raised for the Mike Brown Fund for Youth in Sport which the CFM administers and grants to local kids to participate in sports and rec activities.  
 
The Silver Slicers of the South Muskoka Golf and Curling Club once again hit it out of the park with a $15,000 donation - thanks so much!
 
Thanks as well to the kids dryland training at Studio 3 Muskoka, to Harvay Kagan and Susan Newell in memory of Mike Brown, and to the anonymous $500 donor.
 
 

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May

This month, we gratefully received a sizeable anonymous donation, a donation from Crystal LaLone in memory of Mike Brown, and a donation from U11 Muskoka Rock Rep hockey team in honour of all the great coaches (great job guys!).
 
Thanks goes out to Think Muskoka Inc., Helen Holstock, Marvin Greer who kindly remembered the CFM in his will, and both the Amazin' Greys and Silver Slicers who remembered Muskoka kids in their annual tournaments. Thanks to all those who donated to the CFM in May - as applications pour in for both summer sports and recreation programs  and camp, it makes a huge difference!

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Helping to Build Happy Healthy Kids in Muskoka

As an organisation we are committed to providing kids from economically disadvantaged homes in Muskoka
with access to opportunities and the supports need to be happy and healthy