Recent Grants
In 2010 the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan granted $146,000 to the communities of the South Okanagan. Of this, $92,000 was “discretionary granting”, which engages our Grants Committee in the process of choosing recipients through the Grant Application Process.
2010 Discretionary Grants
| Agur Lake Camp – $10,000 |
| BC SPCA – $12,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Okanagan – $2,690 |
| Critteraid – $2,000 |
| Canadian Mental Health Association – Photo Voice – $1,100 |
| Dragonfly Pond Family Society – $3,795 |
| Kettle Valley Railway Society – $4,000 |
| Okanagan Archive Trust Society – $1,500 |
| Okanagan International Childrens Festival – $2,500 |
| Okanagan School of the Arts – $5,000 |
| Osoyoos Desert Society – $5,300 |
| Penticton & District Community Resources Society – $20,000 |
| Penticton Academy of Music – $4,000 |
| Penticton Art Gallery – $2,000 |
| Penticton Museum & Archives – $4,000 |
| Penticton Potters’ Guild – $1,000 |
| Penticton Senior’s Drop-In Centre Society $4,849 |
| School District #67 (Westbench Elementary) – $2,750 |
| South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls – $2,825 |
| Summerland Asset Development Initiative – $2,000 |
| Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society – $2,400 |
2010 Designated Grants
| CFSO Operations |
| Doukhobor Heritage Retreat Society |
| Eventing Canada – supporting Stephanie Bosch, Summerland equestrian athlete |
| Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens Society |
| Island Mountain Arts Society – supporting Jan Little, Penticton artist |
| Knights of Pythias |
| Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs |
| Okanagan College Foundation |
| Okanagan International Childrens Festival |
| Okanagan School of the Arts |
| Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society |
| Okanagan Symphony Society |
| OSNS Child Development Centre |
| Penticton Art Gallery |
| Penticton Public Library |
| Princeton Secondary School – Student Awards Program |
| School District #53 |
| School District #67 |
| South Okanagan Secondary School |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Crimestoppers |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation |
| Town of Osoyoos |
| UBC Okanagan Foundation |
2010 Agency Grants
| Critteraid |
| Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens Society |
| NK’MIP Desert Cultural Centre |
| Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs |
| Okanagan College Foundation |
| Okanagan Symphony Society |
| Penticton & District Community Arts Council (PDAC) |
| Penticton Public Library |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Enrichment Fund |
| South Okanagan Women in Need Society |
| United Way of the Central Okanagan/Similkameen |
