Whistler Community Foundation’s annual granting program delivers $219K to charities serving Whistler and Pemberton area
The Environmental Legacy Fund filled all the grant requests, while a gap of over $41K in Community Care funding remains
In 2024, Whistler Community Foundation (WCF) celebrates its 25th year as a charity that invests in a thriving community by endowing gifts in effort to grant proceeds year after year. Since 1999, Whistler Community Foundation has granted over $4.45 million to charities serving the Whistler and Pemberton areas. And the in the last 5 years, since our CEO, Claire Mozes, joined us, we’ve seen $1.4 million in donations and the number of funds grow from 35 to 48.
Caring Community Grants 2024
Bereavement Support Program, Sea to Sky Hospice Society, $3,484
Counselling Assistance, Whistler Community Services Society, $6,516
Authors in Schools, The Whistler Writing Society, $2,000
Interpersonal Communication and Working with Families Training, Whistler Children’s Center Society, $1,600
Girls on Wheels, Pemberton Off Road Cycling Association (Village of Pemberton), $1,500
Worksite Safety for Trail Crew, Pemberton Valley Trails Association, $3,500
2024 Strategic Foundation Project, Whistler Independent Supported Housing Society, $3,000
Artist Sessions, The Point Artist-Run Centre (Arts Whistler), $2,200
Art on the Lake, Arts Whistler, $2,350
Whistler Wellness Collaborative, Whistler 360 Health Collaborative, $2,200
Adaptive Bike for Youth, Whistler Adaptive Sports Program, $2,640
Discover Nature, Whistler Museum & Archives Society, $2,200
Mama Baby Connections, PearlSpace, $3,600
Leadership Grants 2024
Mountain Bike Symposium, Pemberton Off Road Cycling Association (PVTA), $520
Grant Writing Education, Whistler Independent Supportive Housing Society, $500
Non-profit Management SFU Certificate, Arts Whistler, $895
Dog Trainer Professional Certification & Humane Society Summit, WAG, $2,500
Non-profit Management SFU Certificate, WAG, $2,500
Canadian Association of Literary Festivals Conference, The Whistler Writing Society, $1,885
Environmental Grants 2024
Healthy Eating, Healthy Pastimes School Garden Program, Myrtle Philip Community School Nature and Science Education Program, $4,200
Whistler BioBlitz, Whistler Naturalists (AWARE), $16,500
Core Operations, Stewardship Pemberton Society, $20,000
Core Capacity and Organizational Development, AWARE, $50,000
Glacier Monitoring, Whistler Naturalists (AWARE), $5,000
Fungus Among Us, Whistler Naturalists (AWARE), $6,100
Invasive Animals Monitoring, Mapping and Program Development, Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council, $23,000
Bird Studies, Whistler Naturalists (AWARE), $2,200
Invasive Plants Inventory, Control and Monitoring, Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council, $12,500
Sustainable Trail Building Workshop, Pemberton Off Road Cycling Association (PVTA), $10,150
Invasive Species Education and Outreach, Sea to Sky Invasives Species Council, $20,500
If you want to know more about 2024 Grant Season, scholarships, or how you can help us fund more programs through the power of endowment then contact us at info@whistlerfoundation.com. We’d be happy to share more information.
Neighbourhood Small Grants Coming Soon
Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) provides grants of up to $500 for projects that connect people. And a grant means you don’t need to pay back this funding — no matter the outcome.
For 20 years, Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) has supported ideas that bring people together. We believe the best people to effect change in a community are the ones within it.
And when we can make money less of an issue in doing so, it allows so many more kinds of ideas to shine.
As a local partner organization to Vancouver Foundation, Whistler Community Foundation is assisting in administering the Neighbourhood Small Grants Program.