Smart changes. Stronger charities.
Oak Tree 10 celebrates our 10th anniversary by returning to our foundational goal: building stronger and more resilient organizations. We focus on strengthening capacity in the face of growing challenges by supporting nonprofits that are doing extraordinary work to meet the complex demands of our community. We recognize the immense day-to-day pressure on charities: we are not here to request lengthy, complicated applications or for charities to drum up votes. We are about gathering the resources we can to help you do more with what you already have.
Join us for the Oaktree 10 Grand Finale!
Thursday, January 29, 2026 – 7-9pm
Meet all 29 applicants, hear the pitches of our 5 finalists and vote for your pick to win. The grand prize pool of over $50,000 will be split between all 5 charities, but everyone’s a winner at Oaktree… all charities that applied will receive $250.
We look forward to sharing some stories and surprises to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Oak Tree Project!
Come for the stories, and enjoy delicious cuisine courtesy of Cutten Fields!
This event is no charge. Donations to the prize pool will be welcomed at the event.
Thank you to our Expert Panel!
Congratulations to our 5 Finalists!
- Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington
- Guelph Humane Society
- Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County – Reading Rocks
- Skov Park Neighbourhood Group
- Wyndham House
Thank you to all 29 applicants to Oak Tree 10 – our best showing ever! Your submissions made for some difficult decisions by our expert panel. We look forward to seeing you at the Grand Finale and are happy to give all applicants a $250 consolation prize as our thanks to you for submitting.
New!
New! All charities in Guelph-Wellington are invited to join the Oak Tree Learning Lab… even if you missed the live sessions! The Lab was a free, three-part virtual professional development series designed by Four Simple Words to help you strengthen your organization by helping build your team’s mental health and resilience, and embrace AI tools with confidence.
For more information about this year’s process, download the charity information package below.
We are grateful to our partners! In honour of our 10th anniversary, Richardson Wealth is contributing a generous sponsorship to help offset the costs of the Learning Lab and the Finale.
