What is the REALTORS Care Foundation?
OREA Foundation was founded as the Canadian Real Estate Board Foundation – Ontario Fund in 1967 as part of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) Foundation. In 1978 the Foundation returned as a provincial organization — named the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) Foundation. For 21 years, from 1978 to 1999, grants were made to a variety of charitable organization across Ontario. In 1999 the decision was made to focus grant monies primarily to shelter-based charitable organizations. In 2002 the Foundation Board introduced the fellows program program to recognize special donors to the Foundation. Four years later the Foundation celebrated another exciting change. In 2006 the name of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) Foundation changed to the REALTORS Care Foundation. Since its original inception the Foundation has granted more than $2-million, on behalf of the Ontario Realtors® to shelter-based organizations across the province.
