The Ontario Trillium Foundation is contributing more than $650,000 to Northwestern Ontario organizations. Six local not-for-profit and chartiable organizations received money in and around Thunder Bay totalling just under $215,000. The organizations included FinnThunder 2012, Hospice Northwest, The Indian Youth Friendship Society, The Nolalu Community Centre, Roots To Harvest and Willow Springs Creative Centre. A total of 16 organizations received money from the Ontario Trillium Foundation this year across the region.