Guelph ranked among 20 most generous communities in Canada
Global News
Guelph is one of the 20 most generous communities in Canada. The Royal City is in 14th place on GoFundMe's annual list and it made 9,000 donations on the website in 2023.
If you’re a Guelph resident, you’ll be proud to learn you live in one of Canada’s most generous communities according to GoFundMe.
The free social fundraising website has named Guelph as one of the country’s most generous communities this year.
The platform’s annual Year in Giving report was released on Tuesday and listed the 20 most generous communities, with the Royal City coming in 14th place.
Senior corporate affairs manager Ved Khan said a mix of local campaigns stuck out to him.
“There’s the campaign by the Guelph Country Club for their employee, Francis, who was injured following a fall from his bike,” Khan said.
He said the community raised over $18,000 for Francis through donations from friends and the local community.
Another campaign saw people help a man after he lost his house to a fire in the east end of the city. Khan said the community raised more than $20,000 for him.
The website selected the communities by measuring the number of donations per capita made through the website.
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