08 May Community Grants Deliver $151,000 to 19 Local Organizations

We’re thrilled to announce our 2026 Responsive Community Grants recipients.

$151,000 in funding was distributed to 19 charitable organizations in support of their community-based programs and projects that address local and current needs on the Sunshine Coast.

2026 Responsive Community Grants Recipients

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

Coast Recital Society $10,000
Steinway Concert Grand Piano Refurbishment

Community First Foundation $10,000
Backpack Buddies Sunshine Coast

Connect the Coast Society $3,300
Cycling Infrastructure Along Highway 101

Gibsons Public Art Gallery $10,000
Interior Gallery Improvements

One Straw Society $10,000
Vehicle for Food Security Programming

Pender Harbour & District Health Centre Society $10,000
Specialist Health Clinics Support

Pender Harbour Food Bank $2,289
Critter-Resistant Blessing Boxes

Pender Harbour Music Society $8,000
Youth & Indigenous Outreach Workshops

Pender Harbour Volunteer Fire Department $3,570
First Responder Blood Pressure Equipment

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

Sechelt Public Library Association $2,000
Youth Summer Reading Club – Brick Connections LEGO® Programming

St. Bart’s Food Bank $4,500
Organic Produce Project: Plant, Grow, Harvest & Share – Part II

Sunshine Coast Charitable Housing Society $10,000
The Kitchen Table Collective

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

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $10,000
Grief Support Program

Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society $7,400
Critical Operational Support

Sunshine Coast School District 46 $10,000
Sunshine Coast Vex Go STEM Lab

The Loon Foundation $10,000
Caring for the Waters of ḵalpilin (Pender Harbour)

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 all previous Responsive Community Grants recipients is available here.