Founded in 2010 in Memory of Gordon & Ruth Gooder
About The Gordon & Ruth Gooder Charitable Foundation
About us
The Gordon and Ruth Gooder Charitable Foundation hopes the legacy of the founders will be to have contributed to improving the lives of youth at risk. The Foundation is concerned about the welfare of youth who are disadvantaged due to their economic and/or social circumstances.
What we fund
The Gooder Foundation will support innovative programs or projects in Ontario, or national projects that include Ontario-based organizations, and that reflect the Gooders’ philosophy of trust and respect for people regardless of their role in society and that provide clear and measurable outcomes.
For grant applicants
The Foundation is focusing on ways to reduce barriers to meaningful employment and creating opportunities for sustainable careers, especially in the building sciences and trades.
Generally, the Foundation will not fund capital projects as such, but will include capital costs as part of special projects. Also, general operating costs and deficits will not be funded.


