The Board of Directors of the Sunshine Coast Foundation announces that, after five years at the helm, Wendy Francis will retire as Executive Director early in 2022. Wendy joined the Foundation in January 2017 and has provided strong leadership that has supported a period of...
On June 11th the four food banks on BC's Sunshine Coast launched a Coast-wide food bank drive to raise $100,000 for their current and future operations by July 15th. With COVID-19 exasperating financial pressures for families on the Coast, the local food banks- the Sunshine Coast Food Bank, the Pender Harbour Food Bank, the Salvation...
Philanthropy for the 3rd Millennium is a program of the Sunshine Coast Foundation that engages with a group of younger (~25-50) workers and community leaders. Its goal is to help them understand the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the Sunshine Coast, the role of philanthropy...
Sunshine Coast Foundation takes part in new Healthy Communities Initiative The Sunshine Coast Foundation is facilitating access to nearly $1M in new funding. Grants are available to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19. This funding is part of the Government of Canada’s new $31 million Healthy...
The Foundation's Chair, Manjit Kang, recently wrote to the Coast Reporter outlining the Foundation's accomplishments and impacts in 2020....
On February 12, 2021, the Coast Reporter published a story about the Sunshine Coast Foundation's 2021 community grants cycle. ...
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...
$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...
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...
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...