10 Mar Foundation Meeting Needs
The Foundation's Chair, Manjit Kang, recently wrote to the Coast Reporter outlining the Foundation's accomplishments and impacts in 2020....
10 Mar Grants up to $7,500 available to local charities
On February 12, 2021, the Coast Reporter published a story about the Sunshine Coast Foundation's 2021 community grants cycle. ...
21 Jan Sunshine Coast Foundation Grants $95,000 to local Women’s Organizations
Sunshine Coast Foundation has awarded new grants totalling $95,000 to three local organizations. Grants from the Fund for Gender Equality support women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals working towards a future grounded in equity, inclusion, and justice. Grant Recipients Grants from the Fund for Gender Equality were...
05 Nov Foundation focuses on food security challenge
$20K grant to SCCSS will help establish holistic food program Access to safe and nutritious meals is essential to well-being and, other than water, is the most basic need that people have. Yet, a growing number of people in our community cannot count on three healthy...
29 Oct 2020 Annual Report Highlights Foundation’s Impact
Each year the Foundation publishes an annual review of its grants, the state of its finances, an up to date list of the permanent endowment funds, and stories about our work. Our 2020 Report to the Community shares stories of the generosity of our community...
22 Oct Community Foundation updates Name and Public Identity
Nearly two decades after its creation, the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation is changing its name and refreshing its public identity. As of October 16, 2020, the organization will be known as the ‘Sunshine Coast Foundation’. “We are not as well known as we ought to be...
22 Oct Sunshine Coast Foundation invests in affordable housing
The Sunshine Coast Foundation has awarded a grant of $20,000 to the New Market Funds Society on behalf of the Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society (SCAHS). The SCAHS is nearing completion on a project on Franklin Road in Gibsons and expects to break ground on...
10 Oct Making a Difference: The Impact of 16 years of Granting
The Sunshine Coast Foundation began making grants in 2005 and, since then, has provided $1.5M in support to local community projects. Many of these grants have resulted in lasting community benefits. For example, in 2004, we provided seed funding that helped to launch Habitat for...
15 Sep Calling all Volunteers!
The Sunshine Coast Volunteer and Information Centre was a hub of connection between organizations, volunteers, and resources. When it closed in 2017, it left a huge gap. Filling it was identified as a priority at the Sunshine Coast Foundation’s Vital Conversation on Belonging that fall....
14 Sep New Report on Community Participation Available
Sunshine Coast Residents much more engaged that provincial average Sunshine Coast Foundation has published a new report summarizing a survey of Sunshine Coast residents. Conducted in the summer of 2019, the survey attracted 400 responses from the Sunshine Coast. It reveals that members of our community...