Mission:  Building lasting connections by fulfilling community needs through grants and scholarships.About Our Charity: Sussex Area Community Foundation Inc. is managed by a group of local volunteers who, following strict Canada Revenue guidelines, build and manage a pool of local donations from which investment earnings are returned to the community in the form of grants and scholarships.Mandate: The Sussex Area Community Foundation responds to challenges and provides opportunities to communities of the greater Sussex area to live, learn, work and play by encouraging endowment funds, promoting community leadership and fulfilling needs through grants and scholarships.