01 Aug 2025 Responsive Grants Recipients Announced

We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Responsive Community Grants recipients.

$142,895 in funding was distributed to 16 charitable organizations in support of their community-based programs and projects that address local and current needs on the Sunshine Coast:

British Columbia Conservation Foundation $10,000
Restoring Wetlands for Wildlife in the West Sechelt Fire Area and ts’uḵw’um (Wilson Creek) Watershed

Community First Foundation $5,000
Backpack Buddies Sunshine Coast

Deer Crossing the Art Farm $10,000
Ripped Open: Youth-led Anti-fashion

Gibsons & District Public Library $4,750
Accessible Equipment for Individuals with Print Disabilities 

Gibsons Landing Heritage Society $8,500
Heritage Playhouse Stage Refurbishment

Living Faith Lutheran Church $9,900
Enhancing Accessibility and Security for Community Organizations

Pender Harbour Community Improvement Foundation $10,000
Accessible Doors for the Pender Harbour Community Hall

Pender Harbour Reading Centre Society $5,995
Reading Centre Window Upgrades

Restorative Justice Program of the Sunshine Coast $10,000
Expanding Our Reach: Howe Sound to Egmont: Phase II

St. Bart’s Food Bank $10,000
Organic Produce Project: Plant, Grow, Harvest & Share

Sunshine Coast Charitable Housing Society $10,000
Housing Solutions Hub

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $10,000
Parent and Tot Drop-In Single Parent Group and Program Supports in Pender Harbour

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts $10,000
CABC Writer-in-Residence Program

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $10,000
Grief Support Program

Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives $10,000
Japanese Community Histories: Coast-Wide Exhibit Series

The Jellyfish Project $8,750
Climate Cafés for Youth, by Youth

Congratulations! Thank you for your remarkable commitment to our community.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to the network of fundholders and donors whose generous contributions make the Responsive Community Grants possible.

If you would like to learn more about the Foundation’s community grants program or how you can help support the causes closest to your heart, please contact us on 604.741.7360 or ed@sunshinecoastfoundation.org.

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A list of previous Responsive Community Grants recipients is available here.