| Fund Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | ||
| Impact Fund | Donate | |
| Agency | ||
| Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with ALERT unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Critteraid Legacy Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with Critteraid unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Okanagan College Endowment Fund | Donate | Established in 1994, this endowment fund supports Okanagan College Foundation’s annual scholarship and bursary program. Each year around $1M in financial support is disbursed to students across the College’s four campuses, including to around 90 deserving students from the South Okanagan Similkameen. After all sources of income are taken into account, the average Okanagan College student has annual unmet need of over $2,000. These awards recognize success and provide vital financial support helping students focus on their studies and transform their lives through education. By contributing to this endowment or establishing your own named fund, you are helping students, who might not otherwise, to access a quality education – from high schools graduates to single parents and those retraining to contribute to our region’s economy. To learn more about the impact of our awards program, click here. Thanks to community support from donors like you, Okanagan College is transforming lives and communities. Join us. Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with Okanagan College unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra Endowment Fund | Donate | This fund provides on going financial support for the OSO Youth Orchestra to help promote the development and talents of young musicians from throughout our region. Supporting this fund helps ensure that residents enjoy performances from the Youth Orchestra. Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Okanagan Symphony Society unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Oliver & District Heritage Society Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Oliver & District Heritage Society unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Penticton Public Library Fund | Donate | The Penticton Public Library has been providing for the lifelong learning, reading and information needs of the City of Penticton for more than 100 years. We do this through literacy-based programs, free computer access, as well as collections of all types, and so much more. Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Penticton Public Library unless you have checked the anonymous box. Additionally, in 2022 the Penticton Public Library Fund will help the Library transition into an overdue fine free institution. This is vital in helping the Library achieve its purpose in being a barrier free institution that serves all members of our community equally and fairly by removing fines that disproportionately impacts those who are the least able to afford it. |
| Princeton Museum & Archives Legacy Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Princeton & District Museum and Archives Society unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Summerland Arts Council Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Summerland Arts Council unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Summerland Ornamental Gardens Sustaining Fund | Donate | Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens Society unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Community | ||
| Osoyoos Community Fund | Donate | The Osoyoos Community Fund is a pool of local community donations, which is used to provide grants to all kinds of local projects and activities. |
| Summerland Community Fund | Donate | The Summerland Community Fund is an essential tool to keep our community thriving. The Summerland Community Fund is only for our community to draw from, and our donations will provide a steady stream of income for the community's needs today and tomorrow. |
| Kaleden Community Fund | Donate | The Kaleden Community Fund is a pool of local community dollars, which is used to provide grants to all kinds of local projects and activities. Together we can grow a thriving community. |
| Lower Similkameen Community Fund | Donate | The Lower Similkameen Community Fund is a vital resource for sustaining and enhancing our communities. This Fund exclusively serves Olalla, Cawston, Hedley, and Keremeos, ensuring that our donations directly benefit our local areas. By contributing, we create a continuous source of income to meet the needs of our community both now and in the future. Join us in supporting the Fund to help our communities thrive today and for generations to come. |
| Okanagan Falls Community Fund | Donate | The Okanagan Falls Community Fund is an essential tool to keep our community thriving. The Fund is only for our community to draw from, and our donations will provide a steady stream of income for the community's needs today and tomorrow. |
| Oliver Community Fund | Donate | The Oliver Community Fund is an essential tool to keep our community thriving. The Oliver Community Fund is only for our community to draw from, and our donations will provide a steady stream of income for the community's needs today and tomorrow. |
| Penticton & District Fund | Donate | |
| Princeton & District Legacy Fund | Donate | The Princeton & District Legacy Fund is an essential tool to keep our communities thriving, better plan for the future, and increase our resiliency for future generations. "Give where you live" today. The Fund supports charities in Tulameen, Coalmont, Osprey Lake, East Gate, Missezula, Allison Lake, and Princeton. |
| The Penticton Community Fund | Donate | |
| Discretionary | ||
| Alan & Lorna Dawkins Legacy Fund | Donate | |
| Providence Funeral Homes Legacy Fund | Donate | |
| Donor Advised | ||
| Oliver Rotary Endowment Fund | Donate | |
| SOS Community Primary Care Clinics Fund | Donate | Our vision is for everyone to be able to access primary care services, and get the care they need, when they need it. Donate to this Fund to support the development and operations of community primary care services in the South Okanagan Similkameen Region. |
| Donor Designated | ||
| Alanna Matthew Memorial Fund | Donate | |
| Edith Forster Legacy Fund | Donate | |
| Belyea Brothers Fund | Donate | |
| Kaleden Bursary Fund | Donate | |
| Ryga Festival Society Fund | Donate | |
| Tara Bowie Bursary Fund | Donate | This fund was set up by Nancy Birtch in honour and memory of her daughter, Tara Bowie. Tara is best remembered locally as the hardworking editor of the Keremeos Review, and writer for the Similkameen Spotlight and Penticton Western News. Mrs. Birtch has established this bursary fund to honour Tara's love of Keremeos, the people, and to give students at Similkameen Secondary a leg up as they pursue their own dreams Grants will be made in perpetuity to provide bursaries to students graduating from Similkameen Elementary Secondary School and looking to pursue post-secondary education to improve their lives. |
| Trehearne Family Fund | Donate | |
| Endowment | ||
| Milton Orris Legacy Fund | Donate | |
| Flow Through | ||
| 100 Men Penticton Fund | Donate | |
| Community Response Fund | Donate | Community members can support fire response and recovery efforts in the South Okanagan by donating to the Community Response Fund It is too early to know the full effects of the wildfires and what recovery will look like, but we are committed to helping those affected. As the impacts of the wildfires become more clear, we'll work closely with our municipal government, local charities and NPOs to direct the Community Response Fund to where it is needed most. We will provide updates as we learn more about the needs of affected communities. |
| Summerland Refugee Sponsorship Fund | Donate | A dedicated group of Summerland residents is working hard to help refugees settle in their community. The Community Foundation is providing the administrative support necessary to provide tax receipts for donations from the community. If you’re interested in learning more about the Summerland Refugee Sponsorship Group please visit their website. Donations to the program are made through the Community Foundation and your tax receipt will be issued from the Community Foundation. Donations will be directed to support the settlement of refugees through the Summerland Refugee Sponsorship Group. |
| Adra Tunnel Restoration Fund | Donate | Donate to this Fund to support the restoration and maintenance of the KVR Trail and the Adra Tunnel.
Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with Woodwackers 2.0 community group unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Apex Fire Protection Fund | Donate | |
| Community Cycling Fund | Donate | |
| Flow through - General Fund | Donate | |
| Kaleden Bursary Committee Flow Through Fund | Donate | |
| Oliver Rotary Park Improvement Fund | Donate | |
| PACA Flow Through Fund | Donate | |
| Penticton Park Improvement Fund | Donate | This a non-endowed fund with funds being used to support the work of making improvements to the Skaha Lark Park for the benefit of all Penticton residents. |
| Sickle Point Fund | Donate | |
| Summerland Youth Centre Fund | Donate | |
| Foundation Programs | ||
| Youth Centre Building Fundraising Fund | Donate | |
| 100 Men Operating Fund | Donate | We encourage 100 Men members, as well as other community members, to support the quarterly events with sponsorships. These sponsorships help us host fun, engaging events that attract new members and the more members we have the more money we raise for local charities! SPONSORSHIP RATE: $600 per event SPONSOR BENEFITS: Sponsors will be given five minutes at the event to introduce themselves and their company. Sponsors can also place brochures and other marketing material on the tables. The names of sponsors will be included in the invitation and event summary emails. |
| AUD Project Fund | Donate | The AUD Project will spread the message of hope to the patients and families that suffer from Alcohol Use Disorder, a chronic illness that is rarely treated effectively. In partnership with the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society, the Foundation will use donations to the AUD Project to support the training and marketing efforts necessary to educate healthcare professionals and the general public about the value of six different medications in treating Alcohol Use Disorder. Notes about Donations to this Fund In order to properly recognize all donors for their contributions, Community Foundation will share your name and donation amount with the Canadian Alcohol Use Disorder Society unless you have checked the anonymous box. |
| Charity Development Fund | Donate | The goal of the Charity Development Fund is to foster a strongly connected community of healthy, self-sustaining charities that have the appropriate systems and resources in place to effectively guide their operations for the long term. This Fund is a response to what we’ve learned from our ongoing outreach with charities – from meetings, interviews, conversations, and most recently, the Charity Check-in event The work of this Fund will be done in close consultations with local charities, continually asking them and ourselves - how can we help build their organizations so they can be more effective, resilient, and better able to meet their missions? |
| Foundation Programs Fund | Donate | The Foundation Program Fund provides dedicated funding to assist the Community Foundation in its program activity. Funding is focused on helping the Foundation achieve its mission of creating healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities across the South Okanagan Similkameen. |
| Other Funds | ||