Fort York Foundation
FORT YORK National Historic Site contains an unparalleled record of Canadian history spanning 225 years. The establishment of the Town of York’s garrison at Fort York in 1793 was the first act in the founding of the future City of Toronto. Fort York has Toronto’s oldest group of buildings. The War of 1812 fort. As the site of the Battle of York on 27 April, 1813, Fort York saw action during the war. The Fort remained in continuous use by the British and Canadian military until almost the Second World War. Since 1934, Fort York has been a public museum, owned and operated by the City of Toronto. Today, the site’s historical and contemporary programming reflects today’s pluralistic City of Toronto – the community it once defended.
Fort York Foundation is a federally-registered, independent charity. We support exhibit renewal, artifact acquisition and conservation, historic landscape rehabilitation, and special capital projects at Fort York National Historic Site. Thanks to generous individuals, foundations and corporations we were able to help the City of Toronto build and open the widely-praised Fort York Visitor Centre in 2014.
About Us
The Fort York Foundation is an independent, federally-registered charity that fundraises to revitalize Fort York National Historic Site. We help the City of Toronto, which owns and operates Fort York, raise funds for capital projects, such as the Fort York Visitor Centre. The Foundation operates with part-time staff working closely with a volunteer board of directors. Since its establishment in 2006, the Fort York Foundation has helped the City of Toronto:
- Build and open a $26-million Fort York Visitor Centre in 2014, greatly enhancing the Fort’s ability to run educational and general interpretive programming, as well as special events and community functions;
- Complete phase 1 of Garrison Common rehabilitation, including eliminating work yards and parking lots and the expansion and restoration of its green space;
- Build and open The Wharf programming deck in front of the Visitor Centre (2017), allowing outdoor programming for both Fort York National Historic Site and The Bentway; and
- Establish the Fort York Acquisitions and Conservation Fund, now re-named the Stephen Anderson Otto Fort York Fund, to help City of Toronto Museums acquire and conserve artifacts of special interest and value to the interpretation of history at Fort York.
Who we are
For inquiries about visiting Fort York National Historic Site, and events there: 416-392-6907 or fortyork@toronto.ca
Board of Directors:
Robert Bell (secretary), Don Cranston, Richard Gerrard, Scott Mullin, Len Rodness, Neeraj Seth, Suchorita Sen (treasurer), Andrew M. Stewart (chair)
Address
250 Fort York Boulevard
Toronto, ON M5V 3K9