Stacy Kelly, MFA-P

Executive Director

Stacy Kelly, MFA-P's Bio

Key Duties: Community Partnerships •Fund Development •Strategic Leadership

A non-profit executive with over 25 years of experience in fundraising, development, and management, Stacy Kelly was born in Ottawa, and raised in the Outaouais region of Quebec. He earned a BA (Hons) in Philosophy from Queen's University and holds the Master Financial Advisor in Philanthropy (MFA-P™) designation.

Stacy began his leadership adventures in retail management at Trailhead Kingston, and then entered the nonprofit sector, rising through progressive roles at Queen’s University, OCAD University, and The 519 (a City of Toronto agency) before enthusiastically returning to Kingston in 2022 to become the executive director of the Community Foundation.  

Dedicated to community service, Stacy was the founding artistic director of Aylmer Youth Theatre in Quebec, and the founding director of ASUS Camps at Queen's. He was also a director of Kingston Student Housing Cooperative, Progressive Independent Community Press Inc., Drop-in Centre Kingston, Inc., and was a member of the organizing commmitee of Queen’s University Association for Queer Employees.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Queen’s University Alumni Association, is co-founder and president of Queen’s Queer Alumni Chapter, is a global mentor with Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre, serves on the executive of the Kingston Estate Planning Council, and is a member of the Program Advisory Committee for the Bachelor of Commerce: Social Innovation program at St. Lawrence College.

Stacy has been recognized with an Ontario Volunteer Service Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (2017), the Herbert J. Hamilton Volunteer Service Award from the Queen’s University Alumni Association (2019), and the Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals South Eastern Ontario Chapter (2024).

Stacy lives in Kingston with his husband, Mark Julien, who is a writer and illustrator.

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Land Acknowledgment

The Community Foundation for Kingston & Area is situated on Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat territory. We acknowledge the significance of this land and all that is within it for the Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live here and who are sustained by this land.

It is our understanding that this territory is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee to share and protect this land. In the spirit of peace, friendship and respect, all subsequent Indigenous Nations and newcomers were invited into this living treaty to care for this land and its resources.

We affirm our commitment to continuously listen, learn, and honour Indigenous histories and perspectives as we work towards building a more resilient and welcoming community. We affirm our commitment to be a space for reconciliation in action.