The Board of the Sunshine Coast Foundation is very pleased to announce that it has appointed Connie Baxter as its incoming Executive Director. Connie brings more than 30 years’ experience in non-profit and municipal government leadership to the role. She is passionate about working collaboratively...
A new endowment at the Sunshine Coast Foundation has been established in memory of Jennifer Gray. Jen was an active contributor to life on the Sunshine Coast before her death from cancer last summer. Helping others and giving back to the community had always been a...
The Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Association lost a long-time volunteer earlier this year, Robert Allen. In his memory, the Association is establishing an endowment at the Sunshine Coast Foundation. Annual grants from the Robert Allen Memorial Endowment will support land search and rescue activities...
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...