Chelsea Foundation Cultural Funds
In line with our vision, mission and strategic pillars of Fundraising and Partnerships & Community Engagement, the Chelsea Foundation (CF) has cultural funds which will be used to grant funds to community organizations, groups or individuals to perform charitable work in the community of Chelsea. The funds will support renovation and construction projects, acquiring of cultural property, cultural education and many other types of charitable cultural initiatives.
Our Funds
You may donate to the general cultural fund and select your preferred project or to a specific cultural fund.
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Chelsea Foundation Cultural Fund
Donors can indicate their preference for how the CF will apply their donation, but ultimate authority on the use of resources will rest with the CF. If the CF does not use the donation the way the donors prefer, the CF will not return the donation to the donor as per Canada Revenue Agency requirements.
FEATURED PROJECT
About La Fab
A 150-year-old church, still gathering the community.
For nearly 150 years, the church at 8 chemin Mill has anchored community life in Chelsea. Built in 1875 as Grace United Church, it was purchased in 2021 by La Fab — Centre des arts, de la culture et du patrimoine de Chelsea, a solidarity cooperative — and given new purpose as an arts centre. Today it is a working home for regional visual and performing artists: studios, a gallery, a boutique, and a hall that hosts concerts, classes, and exhibitions year-round.
A four-year heritage restoration, completed in 2025, conserved the building's nineteenth-century character. What it could not change: the 1875 structure was never built to be accessible, and one gap remains in La Fab's mandate to serve all of Chelsea — there is no barrier-free entrance and no elevator connecting its levels.
La Fab's Accessibility Pavilion (Phase III) closes that gap: a new accessible entrance, a passenger elevator, and universal washrooms, alongside expanded gallery, studio, and gathering space. Delivered in partnership with the Chelsea Foundation's La Fab Phase 3 fund, it brings La Fab one step closer to a front door built for every member of the community.
For details on La Fab and their projects, please visit their website.
Donors can indicate their preference for how the Chelsea Foundation (CF) will apply their donation, but ultimate authority on the use of resources will rest with the CF. If the CF does not use the donation the way the donors prefer, the CF will not return the donation to the donor as per Canada Revenue Agency requirements.