Grant Recipients

Since the Sunshine Coast Foundation began awarding grants in 2005, more than $3 Million has been distributed to local charitable organizations. Our grant recipients contribute to our community in so many ways. Check out our Stories page for examples of their positive impact.

Granting is one of the two core parts of our mission. The other is building a pool of capital, the earnings from which are a source of grants. The funds available for granting are a direct result of the capital investment made in previous years. The Foundation has grown to steward over $10 Million in over 85 invested funds.

Please click on the grant years below to review local charitable organizations funded by the Foundation.

2024 Grants

The Sunshine Coast Foundation awarded the following community grants in 2024, totalling $115,235:

Responsive Community Grants

BlueAct Marine Society $5,050

British Columbia Conservation Foundation $10,000

Calvary Baptist Church of Gibsons $7,000

Gibsons & District Public Library $3,800

Pender Harbour Food Bank $9,065

Pender Harbour Reading Centre Society $10,000

Public Health Association of BC $7,425

Raincoast Conservation Foundation $7,425

Restorative Justice Program of the Sunshine Coast $10,000

Sargeant Bay Society $7,170

Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre $4,550

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $9,000

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts $3,250

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $10,000

Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society $10,000

The Coast Recital Society $1,500

2023 Grants

The Sunshine Coast Foundation awarded the following community grants in 2023, totalling $74,800:

Responsive Community Grants

British Columbia Conservation Foundation $8,800

Gambier Island Community Association $10,000 

One Straw Society $10,000

Parish of Saint Aidan and Saint Bartholomew $10,000

Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society $10,000

Sunshine Coast Arts Council $8,000

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $8,000

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $10,000 

2022 Grants

The Sunshine Coast Foundation awarded the following community grants in 2022, totalling $116,900:

Intentional Community Grants

Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society $20,000

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $20,000

Responsive Community Grants

Backpack Buddies $5,000 

BC Hepatitis Network $4,450 

Gibsons Family Network $2,500

Public Health Association of BC $4,870 

Roots of Empathy $4,000

Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre $4,990 

shíshálh Nation $10,000 

Sunshine Coast Arts Council $3,310 

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $6,290 

Sunshine Coast Conservation Association $7,630

Sunshine Coast Dance Society $3,780

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $6,140 

Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society $6,440

Out-of-Cycle Community Grants

Pender Harbour Community Improvement Foundation $5,000 

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts $2,500

2021 Grants

The Sunshine Coast Foundation awarded the following community grants in 2021, totalling $105,158:

Intentional Community Grants

Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society $20,000

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $20,000

Responsive Community Grants

Backpack Buddies $5,000 

BC SPCA Sunshine Coast Branch $4,301 

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC $5,500

District of Sechelt $6,000 

Gibsons Marine Education Centre Society $5,157 

Hospice Society $5,000 

Pender Harbour & District Health Centre Society $1,700 

Public Health Association of BC $6,000 

Salvation Army Ministries $1,500 

Sechelt Groves Society and Sunshine Coast Trail Society $3,000

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $7,500

Sunshine Coast Dance Society $3,500 

Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society $6,000 

2020 Grants

The Sunshine Coast Community Foundation awarded the following community grants in 2020, totalling $74,010:

Intentional Community Grants

Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society $20,000

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $20,000

Responsive Community Grants

BC Conservation Foundation for Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project $3,555

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC $4,315

Gibsons Marine Education Centre Society $4,425

Pender Harbour Community School $4,000

RCMSAR Station 61 Pender Harbour $850

Roberts Creek Childcare Society (for One Straw Society) $5,650

Suncoast Phoenix Community Choir $235

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society $4,500

Sunshine Coast Fibreshed Society $2,500

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society $4,180

2019 Grants

More than half of the Foundation’s grants each year are awarded in response to applications submitted by local charities. This year, the Foundation awarded more than $80,000 to the following fourteen local projects:

Social Development

Sechelt Parents and Tots Program – $7,500 Sunshine Coast Community Services

KitchenLab – $6,458 Sunshine Coast Arts Council

Volunteer Sunshine Coast – $6,000 Community Resource Centre and District of Sechelt

Franklin Road Project – $7,500 Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society

New Wharf for Camp Potlatch – $2,000 Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC

Environment

Wildlife and Habitat Monitoring – $7,500 BC Conservation Association and Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project

Arts, Culture, & Heritage

Captioning Services – $3,000 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

Costume Inventory – $5,000 Sunshine Coast Driftwood Players

Education

Roberts Creek Community Legacy Garden – $6,500 School District #46

Art and Play Garden – $6,000 Huckleberry Coast Child Care

Health, Wellness, & Safety

Enhancement Program – $7,500 Arrowhead Clubhouse

Kids in Control – $3,000 BC Schizophrenia Society

Raising the Curtain – $6,000 Good Samaritan/Christianson Village

Operations Support – $7,500 Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, Station No.61 (Pender Harbour)

In addition to our Community grants, the Foundation makes grants to local organizations as recommended by donors who have established permanent endowments. In other cases, local agencies have established their own permanent endowments from which they receive an annual grant. In 2019, the Foundation granted $67,500 from these endowments to the following organizations:

Social Development

Arrowhead Clubhouse Society – $270

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society for Gibsons Parents and Tots Drop In – $1,875

Sunshine Coast School District #46 – $570

Environment

Society for the Protection of Sargeant Bay – $390

Sunshine Coast Conservation Association – $275

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Coast Recital Society – $1,600

Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre – $2,500

Sechelt Public Library Association – $1,115

Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden – $7,540

Sunshine Coast Arts Council – $3,180

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society – $1,725

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts – $14,030

Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives – $490

Town of Gibsons – $925

Sports & Recreation

Sunshine Coast School District #46 – $1,045

Sunshine Coast Chapter of KidSport – $2,400

Education

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre – $245

Sunshine Coast School District #46 – $2,000

Health, Wellness, & Safety

Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society – $595

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – $505

Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society – $12,735

Sunshine Coast Hospice Society – $4,005

Sechelt Hospital Foundation – $7,475

2018 Grants

In 2018, in celebration of its 15th anniversary, the Foundation awarded more than $150,000 in grants to hard-working local charities, allowing us to reach a milestone of making more than $1 Million in grants since 2005! Grants are listed according to the Foundation’s Fields of Interest.

Social Development

Knowledge Exchange Coordination $7,500, District of Sechelt (Community Resource Centre)

Sous Chef Seniors $5,000, Town of Gibsons (Gibsons Community Building Society)

Festival Series $5,000, Sunshine Coast Community Services

Kitchen Equipment $1,500, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre

Gibsons Parent-Tot Drop In $1,843, Sunshine Coast Community Services Society

RainCity Housing and Support Society $375

Arrowhead Clubhouse Society $1,263

Health, Wellness, and Safety

Community and Mental Health Resources Collection $7,500, Sechelt Public Library

Safety Equipment $5,200, Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society

Education

Outdoor Obstacle Course $5,000, School District #46 (Halfmoon Bay Community School)

Food Garden $3,000, Serendipity Child Development Society

Bridging the Divide: Digital Literacy at the Library $2,000 Gibsons and District Public Library

Television Production Program $7,500, School District #46

Barrie Wilbee Bursary for Entrepreneurs $715, Community Futures Sunshine Coast

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre $364

Robertson McDonald Family Education Scholarship $1,000

Sunshine Coast Visual Arts Scholarship $1,000 School District #46

Environment

Mountainside Habitat Garden $4,000, Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden

Mentoring the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders $7,500, BC Conservation Foundation (Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project)

Trail Maintenance Equipment $1,000, Society for the Protection of Sargeant Bay

Arts, Culture, and Heritage

Archives Cold Storage Project $3,000, Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives

The Fine Art of Repair $2,000, Gibsons Public Art Gallery

Kokoro Dance Residency, Workshop, and Performance $2,550, Sunshine Coast Dance Society

HVAC System Upgrade $4,968, Gibsons Landing Heritage Society

Syiyaya Reconciliation Project $5,175, District of Sechelt

Sports and Recreation

Outdoor Equipment $2,000, Sunshine Coast Army Cadets

Jumping Harness $3,699, Skate Canada (Sunshine Coast Skating Club)

Sk8 Skool Partnership Event $2,500, Christian Life Assembly

2018 Grants from Donor Designated and Donor Advised Funds

Arrowhead Clubhouse Society, from the John and Janey Talbot Family Endowment
KidSport Sunshine Coast Chapter, from the Frank and Muriel Daly Endowment for Youth in Sports Sunshine Coast Hospice Society, from the Carlson Family Endowment
Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society, from the Ken Moore Marine Rescue Endowment
Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives Society, from the Halfmoon Bay Heritage Endowment

2018 Agency Grants

Gibsons Marine Rescue Society, Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society, Pender Harbour and District Marine Rescue Society
Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society
Dickey Family Endowment in Support of Sechelt Hospital Foundation
Sechelt Public Library Association
Society for the Protection of Sargeant Bay
Sunshine Coast Arts Council
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Sunshine Coast Hospice Society

2017 Grants

2017 Community and Canada 150 Grant Recipients

Social Development
Halfmoon Bay Child Care, Restoration Project
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (for Community Resource Centre), Seniors Navigator Project

Education
Gibsons Public Library, Soft Storytime Seating
Jack and Jill Preschool, Nature-based Playground
School District #46, Davis Bay Elementary Greenhouse
Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society, Explore the Wild Camps

Environment
BC Conservation Foundation, Swallows and Bats
Roberts Creek Elementary School, Community Legacy Garden
Sechelt Rotary Club, Wormy Lake Loop Trail
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Cedar Grove Amphitheatre and (for Sunshine Coast Solar Association) Community Engagement

Health, Wellness, and Safety
Christian Life Assembly, School Lunch Program
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society, Bellies and Babies Support Group and Nurturing Slhenlhanay
Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society, Vital Life saving Equipment

Sports and Recreation
Sunshine Coast Skating Club, Backdrop
Town of Gibsons for Gibsons Paddle Club, Sunshine Coast Canoe Journey

Arts, Culture, and Heritage
Coasting Along Theatre Society, Spanish costumes
Gibsons Public Art Gallery, The Original People, Sunshine Coast Pavilion, and Usable Community Space
Rogue Arts Festival, 2017 Festival
Sea Cavalcade Society, Nomadic Tempest
Sunshine Coast Arts Council, Fifty Things, Printmaking Studio, and (for Ad Hoc Citizens’ Committee) Resilient Neighbourhoods
SC Festival of Written Arts, Diversity and Inclusion Workshops

2017 Grants from Donor Designated and Donor Advised Funds

Arrowhead Clubhouse Society
Coasting Along Theatre Society, Spanish Costumes
Sport BC, Kidsport Sunshine Coast Chapter
Sunshine Coast Arts Council (for Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society)
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (for Gibsons Parents and Tots Program)
Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society
Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives Society

2017 Agency Grants

Gibsons Marine Rescue Society, Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society, Pender Harbour and District Marine Rescue Society
Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society
Sechelt Hospital Foundation Society
Sechelt Public Library Association
Society for the Protection of Sargeant Bay
Sunshine Coast Arts Council
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Sunshine Coast Hospice Society

2017 ‘Out-of-Cycle’ Grants

Sunshine Coast Community Services Society, Social Policy Framework

2016 Grants

2016 Community Grant Recipients

Arts, Culture, and Heritage
SC Arts Council for Arts Building Society, Art and Play Garden, for Coasting Along Theatre Society Costumes, and for Spinners and Weavers Guild, International Fungi and Fibre Symposium
Gibsons and District Public Library Reconfiguration Project
Gibsons and District Heritage Society Fire Alarm System Upgrade

Social Development
Christian Life Assembly Syrian Family Project
Good Samaritan Society for Deer Crossing The Art Farm The Imagination Network
SC Community Services Society for Community Resource Centre Seniors Planning Table
SC Community Services Society for Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society Committee
SC Community Services Society for Welcoming Communities Multicultural Cookbook

Health, Wellness, and Safety
Christian Life Assembly Automated External Defibrillator
SC Association for Community Living The Good Food Box
SC Community Services Society Cold Weather Shelter Training
SC Hospice Society Bereavement Program
SC Marine Rescue Society Dry Suits

The Environment
BC Conservation Foundation Refrogging the Sunshine Coast
Ruby Lake Lagoon Reserve Society Pender Ocean Discovery Station
SC Conservation Association for SC Community Solar Association Solar Garden

Sports and Recreation
Gibsons Family Network for Gibsons Curling Club Ice Plant Renewal
SC Conservation Association for Transportation Choices-Sunshine Coast Bike Route Capacity
School District #46 for Gibsons Elementary Parent Advisory Council Accessible Playground Project
School District #46 for Gibsons Landing Community Society Community Garden and Outdoor Classroom
School District #46 for Langdale Elementary Outdoor Spaces

Education
Capilano University s-wáwiwlus kwén-tán (Young People Who Are Leaders)
School District #46 for Davis Bay Elementary Growing Green Project
SPCA Education and Resource Centre

2015 Grants

YEAR 2015 – TOTAL GRANTED $143,000

2014 Grants

YEAR 2014 – TOTAL GRANTED $98,000

Community Grants
Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding
Sechelt Seniors’ Activity Centre Society Seniors Upgrade of outside event sign
Sunshine Coast Community Resource Centre Society Seniors Sunshine Coast Seniors Planning Table
St. Hilda’s Anglican Church Health & Wellness Sharing Abundance Co-Op Kitchen
SD#46 – West Sechelt Playground Enhancement Committee Youth Play 4 All
Skate Club Sports Sunshine Coast Skating Club Upgrade
Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS). Environment Projection Screen
SC Festival of the Written Arts Arts & Culture Youth Spoken Word Festival (working title)
Coast Cultural Alliance Arts & Culture Upgrading SC Art Crawl web site
1st Gibsons Scouts Youth Camp Burley Accessibility Project
Deer Crossing – the Art Farm Society Arts & Culture The 2014 Rainforest Circus Project
Deer Crossing – the Art Farm Society Social Finance Ignite 2014
Pender Harbour Aquatic Society Health & Wellness Pender Active
Sunshine Coast Lions Club Health & Wellness Scooter Program
Gibsons & District Public Library Arts & Culture 100 Years, 100 Stories
Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society (RCSAR #12) Safety Boathouse Completion
Halfmoon Bay-Chatelech Community School Association Education High School Work Certificate Programs
Gibsons Public Market Society Sustainability Farmers’ Market Infrastructure
SC Hospice Society Health & Wellness Refurbishing Hospice Unit
SC Hospice Society Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice Video
Sunshine Coast Trails Society Arts & Culture/Environment Sunshine Coast Trails Signage Program
Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society Social Development Launch of the Iris Griffith Centre Community Bus
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association Environment Deepening Community Connections: Environmental Conference & Fair
Chatelech Sechelt Community School Society (DBA Sechelt Community Schools) Education Tween Summer Community Engagement Program
Donor Designated Funds
Donor Grant Recipient Purpose of Funding
Endowment In Support of St. Mary’s Hospital St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation Purchase of equipment for St. Mary’s Hospital
Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival Endowment Sunshine Coast Arts Council for Sunshine Coast Quilter’s Guild To promote , support and encourage the art of quilting
Marie Steel Memorial Endowment Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts To provide opportunities for writers and readers to mingle
Muriel & Frank Daly SC Endowment in Support of Youth in Sports KidSport BC – Sunshine Coast To remove financial barriers that prevent children from playing organized sport.
Tomorrow Project Endowment of the Sunshine Coast SC Community Services In support of female entrepreneurship and opportunity
Donor Advised Funds
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
Crosby/Esson Family Endowment Education Gibsons Community School for Summer Reading: The Key to Success
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness Sunshine Coasters Hospice Society for Refurbishing the Unit
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Youth Gibsons Mom & Tot Drop-in
John & Janey Talbot Family Endowment Adult Mental Health Arrowhead Centre
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
Robert Johnston Family Endowment Youth/Socail Finance VOICE on the Coast
Rotary Club of Gibsons Health & Wellness Special Olympics – Sunshine Coast
Field of Interest
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
Blane & Henny Hagedorn Family Endowment Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice Society Video Project
Environmental Legacy Fund Environment Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project for Sunshine Coast Shoreline Stewardship Program
Youth Legacy Fund Youth Sechelt Community School for the Tween Summer Community Engagement Program
Flow Through/Temporary Funds
Janet & Robert Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice
Janet & Robert Johnston Family Endowment Social Finance Gibsons Public Market Society
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Safety Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station 12
Health & Wellness St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Co-Op Kitchen
Janet & Robert Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness St. Bart’s Food Bank
Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Sunshine Coast Arts Council
Endowment for Hungry Children on the Sunshine Coast Health & Wellness Breakfast For Kids Program
Iris Loewen Endowment for Sechelt Public Library Arts, Culture & Heritage Sechelt Public Library
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Coast Cultural Alliance
Pender Harbour Health Centre Endowment Health & Wellness Pender Harbour Health Centre Society
SC Festival of he Written Arts 30th Anniversary Legacy Fund Arts, Culture & Heritage Festival of he Written Arts
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage SC Botanical Garden Society
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society Endowment Social Development SC Community Services
Sunshine Coast Hospice Society Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice Society
Scholarship
Sunshine Coast Endowment for Visual Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Chatelech High School
Robertson/McDonald Family Education Endowment Education Elphinstone High School

2013 Grants

YEAR 2013 – TOTAL GRANTED $66,000

Community Grants
Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding
B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Sunshine Coast Branch Adult Mental Health Strengthening Families Course, Partnership Program, Puppet Shows
Capilano University Education Intergenerational Digital Storytelling
Gibsons Landing Heritage Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Rebuilding the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse Front Deck
Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Interpretive History Signage in Pender Harbour
Pender Harbour Music Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Pender Harbour Chamber Festival Anniversary Commission
Roberts Creek Childcare Society Youth Building Maintenance Outdoor Enhancement
SC Arts Council for Deer Crossing the Art Farm Arts, Culture & Heritage Saturday Night Carnivale
SCACL for ANCA Foundation Health & Wellness International Naturally Autistic People Awards, Convention and Festival
SCCSS for Community Resource Centre Health & Wellness Information and Referral Round Table
Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Social Development renovating kitchen cupboards
Sechelt Stroke Recovery Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Stroke Education and Awareness
Serendipity Child Development Centre Society Youth Welcome to our Daycare
Sun Haven Waldorf School Youth & Education Common Concern Process Work with Lesley Diaz
Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living Sustainability Ocean Street Food Garden
The Halfmoon Bay Child Care Centre Society Youth Planning for Play in Halfmoon Bay
The Only Animal Theatre Society Arts & Culture/Environment Cedar Board Game
Town of Gibsons for FUSE Workhub Social Finance Ignite

Donor Designated Funds
Donor Grant Recipient Purpose of Funding
Endowment In Support of St. Mary’s Hospital St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation Purchase of equipment for St. Mary’s Hospital
Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival Endowment Sunshine Coast Arts Council for Sunshine Coast Quilter’s Guild To promote , support and encourage the art of quilting
Marie Steel Memorial Endowment SC Festival of the Written Arts To provide opportunities for writers and readers to mingle
Muriel and Frank Daly Endowment in Support of Youth in Sports KidSport BC – Sunshine Coast Sports, Youth Education
Tomorrow Project Endowment of the Sunshine Coast SC Community Services Society In support of female entrepreneurship and opportunity

Donor Advised Funds
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
Crosby/Esson Family Endowment Community Community Grants
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness Sunshine Coasters MS Support Group
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot Drop-in
John & Janey Talbot Family Endowment Health & Wellness BC Schizophrenia Society – Sunshine Coast
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness Calvary Baptist Church – Jubilee Community Garden
Robert Johnston Family Endowment Poverty Reduction SCCSS – Homeless Outreach Project
Rotary Club of Gibsons Health & Wellness Special Olympics – Sunshine Coast

Field of Interest
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
Blane & Henny Hagedorn Family Endowment Health & Wellness Sechelt Stroke Recovery
Environmental Legacy Fund Environment Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society – Native Plant Garden – Wetland and Rainshadow Habitats

Flow-Through/Temporary Funds
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness Sunshine Coasters MS Support Group
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Animal Welfare Happy Cat Haven
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Affordable Housing Habitat For Humanity Sunshine Coast
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness St. Bart’s Food Bank

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Sunshine Coast Arts Council
Endowment for Hungry Children on the Sunshine Coast Health & Wellness Breakfast For Kids Program
Iris Loewen Endowment for Sechelt Public Library Arts, Culture & Heritage Sechelt Public Library
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Coast Cultural Alliance
Pender Harbour Health Centre Endowment Health & Wellness Pender Harbour Health Centre Society
S C Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage SC Botanical Garden Society
SC Festival of he Written Arts 30th Anniversary Legacy Fund Arts, Culture & Heritage Festival of the Written Arts
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society Endowment Social Development Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Sunshine Coast Hospice Society Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice Society

2012 Grants

YEAR 2012 – TOTAL GRANTED $40,000

Community Grants
Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding
Coast Recital Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Educational Workshop with the Afiara String Quartet
Good Samaritan Society – Christianson Village Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Recording Project
Halfmoon Bay Community School Association Social Development Halfmoon Bay Homework Club – literacy engagement
Jack & Jill Parent Participation Preschool Society Youth Outdoor Play Improvements
Pender Harbour Choir Arts, Culture & Heritage Pender Harbour Choir 40th Anniversary Legacy
Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Social Development Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Social Development A safe functional electric hot water tank
Sunshine Coast Arts Council / Deer Crossing the Art Farm Social Development The REACH Initiative
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Planting a Rainforest Garden
Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives Arts, Culture & Heritage Time Travel Sunshine Coast: A heritage Smart Phone Application
Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society Environmental Micro-power turbine generation

Donor Designated Funds
Donor Grant Recipient Purpose of Funding
Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival Endowment St. Bartholomew’s Church Food Bank Fashions Through the Decades
Muriel and Frank Daly Endowment in Support of Youth in Sports KidSport BC – Sunshine Coast Sports, Youth Education

Donor Advised Funds
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness Special Olympics BC Sunshine Coast
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot Drop-in
John & Janey Talbot Family Endowment Health & Wellness Arrowhead Clubhouse Society
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Health & Wellness Calvary Baptist Church – Jubilee Community Garden
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Youth Sunshine Coast Alternative School – MIST (Maritime Industries Services Training)
Robert & Janet Johnston Family Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association – New Music Acquisition

Field of Interest
Donor Type of Charity Grant Recipient
Blane & Henny Hagedorn Family Endowment Health & Wellness Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society – Sarah Wray Hall Restoration (Phase 2)
Environmental Legacy Fund Environment Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society – Educational Outreach ad Public Engagement Strategy
Environmental Legacy Fund Environment Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society – Nature in your Neighbourhood
Environmental Legacy Fund Environment Sunshine Coast Friends of Forage Fish Sampling Project
Sunshine Coast Endowment for Visual Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Public Art Gallery
Youth Legacy Fund Youth Youth Crime Prevention Project

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Doris Crowston – SC Arts Council
Iris Loewen Endowment for Sechelt Public Library Arts, Culture & Heritage Iris Loewen Endowment for Sechelt Public Library
S C Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage SC Botanical Garden Society
Marie Steel – Festival of the Written Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Festival of the Written Arts
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Music for Youth Endowment
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society Endowment Social Development Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Sunshine Coast Hospice Society Health & Wellness Sunshine Coast Hospice Society
Tomorrow Project Endowment of the Sunshine Coast Social Development Sunshine Coast Community Services Society

2011 Grants

YEAR 2011 – TOTAL GRANTED $35,000

Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding

Community Grants
Sunshine Coast Search & Rescue Social Development Team Jackets
B C Schizophrenia Society Health & Wellness Mental Health Conference
Gibsons Landing Heritage Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Building Repairs
Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society Arts, Culture & Heritage Building Repairs
Coast Cultural Alliance Arts, Culture & Heritage Arts Crawl
Sunshine Coast Pulling Together Project Youth Pulling together Canoe Trip
Royal Canadian Legion – Gibsons Social Development Projector & Screen
SC Hospice Arts, Culture & Heritage Wheelchair Path
Egmont Community Club Social Development Garden Project
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society Social Development Funders Connection
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society Social Development Grant Writing Training
Sechelt Hidden Groves Society Environmental Handicapped Trail
Driftwood Players Arts, Culture & Heritage Youth Production
Sunshine Coast Trails Society Environmental Chapman Creek Trail Project
KidSport – Sunshine Coast Chapter Youth Sports Equipment and Registration
Sunshine Coast Arts Council Arts, Culture & Heritage Nature of Creativity

Donor Advised Funds
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot Drop-in
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness SC Hospice – Wheelchair Path

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Doris Crowston – SC Arts Council
SC Community Services Endowment Social Development SC Community Services
S C Botanical Garden Society Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage SC Botanical Garden Society
Marie Steel – Festival of the Written Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Festival of the Written Arts
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Music for Youth Endowment

2010 Grants

YEAR 2010 – TOTAL GRANTED $16,000

Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding

Community Grants
Sechelt Seniors Centre Social Development New social convening lounge
SC Museum & Archives Arts, Culture & Heritage Building addition
SC Food Bank Social Development External rain cover
Coast Cultural Alliance Arts, Culture & Heritage Art Crawl
HMB Community School Sport & Recreation Playing field enhancement
SC Hospice Health & Wellness Garden landscaping
Coast Arts Building Society
– sponsored by SC Arts Council		 Arts, Culture & Heritage Arts Supplies
Driftwood Players Arts, Culture & Heritage Xmas Panto Theatre Revival
Gibsons Public Art Gallery Arts, Culture & Heritage Art stroll in the Landing – brochure

Donor Advised Funds
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot drop-in
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness SC Hospice – Landscaping

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Doris Crowston – SC Arts council
SC Community Services Endowment Social Development SC Community Services
Marie Steel – Festival of the Written Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Festival of the Written Arts
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Music for Youth Endowment

2009 Grants

YEAR 2009 – TOTAL GRANTED $15,000

Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding

Community Grants
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Social Development Support of in-school mentoring Sunshine Coast
Cedar Grove PAC – Accessible Play Park committee – sponsored by SD 48 Sport & Recreation Wheelchair accessible stone picnic table
Child & Youth Suicide Prevention – sponsored by SC Community Services Social Development Fridge magnets – Who You Are Makes a Difference prevention project
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Sunshine Coast Centre Education Solar scope assembly – Solar Astronomy Education program
SC Community Orchestra Arts, Culture & Heritage Laptop Computer
SC Teen Parent Education Society – sponsored by SD 46 Education Replacing chairs for toddlers and pre-school age children
SC Figure Skating Club – sponsored by SCRD Sport & Recreation Jump harness for Gibsons arena
Shirley Macey Accessible Park Playground Project – sponsored by SCRD Environment Frog Pond Project
Pender Harbour Music Society Arts, Culture & Heritage World Premiere of Pender Harbour Suite – comis-sioned work by Stephen Chapman to celebrate 5th Anniversary of PH Chamber Music Festival

Donor Advised Funds
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot drop-in
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival
HSPP Employee fund Health & Wellness Arrowhead Centre

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Doris Crowston – SC Arts council
SC Community Services Endowment Social Development SC Community Services
Marie Steel – Festival of the Written Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Marie Steel – Festival of the Written Arts
Music for Youth Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Music for Youth Endowment

2008 Grants

YEAR 2008 – TOTAL GRANTED $11,700

 

Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding

Community Grants
SC Community Services (sponsoring) Arts, Culture & Heritage Restorative Justice newsletter
SC Community Services (sponsoring) Social Development Action on affordable housing
Gibsons Landing Heritage Society Environment Office Equipment
Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Environment Sunshine Coast BioBlitz
Sun Haven Educational Society Sport & Recreation Landscaping & outdoor play
SC Botanical Society Environment Fundraising campaign
SC Festival of the Performing Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Dedicated computer system
SC Festival of the Written Arts Arts, Culture & Heritage Stage curtains upgrade
Youth in Philanthropy Endowment (School District 46 sponsoring) Children, Youth, Family & Seniors Halfmoon Bay Community School student time capsules

Donor Advised Funds
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Sport & Recreation Gibsons Mom & Tot drop-in
John Vance Endowment Arts, Culture & Heritage Gibsons Jazz Festival

Agency Funds
Doris Crowston Agency Endowment Doris Crowston – SC Arts Council
SC Community Services Endowment SC Community Services

2007 Grants

Year 2007 – Total Granted $17,600

Grant Recipients Type of Charity Purpose of Funding

Community Grants
Gambier Island Conservancy Environment Survey for new park donation
SCA Community Living – Gibsons Family Network Social Development Kiosk for rec facilities run by SCACL
Junior Achievement Education Educational materials
SC Botanical Gardens Education Display table
SC Museum & Archives Arts, Culture & Heritage Design competition for exterior murals
SC Salmonid Enhancement Environment Construct Gift Shop
Skate Canada – SC Skating Club Sport & Recreation Laptop computer
Sargeant Bay Society Sport & Recreation Stage 2 trail around Triangle Lake
SC Conservation Association Environment Rainwater harvesting options
Ministry of Environment – McConnell Environment Outdoor burning brochure – Ministry of Environment

Youth in Philanthropy Endowment
Pender Harbour Community School Children, Youth, Family & Seniors Shine Magazine project – funds matched by SCCF
Downtown Business SCRD Children, Youth, Family & Seniors Tarzan swing – Sechelt pool – funds matched by SCCF
Halfmoon Bay Community School Children, Youth, Family & Seniors Life in the Trees project

Donor Advised Funds
Jean & Arthur Clark Endowment Social Development Gibsons Mom & Tot drop-In

Agency Funds
SC Arts Council Fund Arts, Culture & Heritage SC Arts Council
SC Community Services Endowment SC Community Services