The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen strives to be a catalyst in the community, not only with our granting, but as a resource for charities who need help. We often hear of funding and educational opportunities that are not common knowledge, and we will do our best to post those opportunities here.
April 3/25: We are currently reviewing this list to ensure links are accurate and up to date. If you find a link that isn’t working or is miscategorized, please contact us.
National Organizations
- Air Canada Foundation
- Allstate Foundation of Canada
- American Express Foundation Canada
- Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
- Bayer Canada
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Birks Family Foundation
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Shelter Enhancement Program
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canadian Heritage
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
- Canadian Women’s Foundation
- Catherine Donnelly Foundation
- Changemakers
- Charities Partnership and Outreach Program
- CN Community Investment Program
- Delta Hotels (Marriott)
- Desjardins
- Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation
- Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
- Farm Credit Canada – AgriSpirit Fund
- FedEx Canada
- Finning Canada
- Google Ad Grants
- Green Shield Canada
- Hearing Foundation of Canada
- Home Depot Canada Foundation
- Honda Canada Foundation
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Imperial Oil
- Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services
- Inspirit Foundation
- J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
- KPMG Foundation
- Loblaw Companies Limited
- McKesson Canada Foundation
- McLean Foundation
- Manulife Financial
- Maple Leaf Foods
- Metcalf Foundation
- Microsoft Canada
- Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
- MTV Staying Alive Foundation
- Nestle Canada
- Partners for Change
- PetSmart Charities
- President’s Choice Children’s Charity Foundation
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
- RCMP Foundation
- Rexall Foundation
- RBC Financial Group
- Scotiabank Bright Future Program
- Sprott Foundation
- Staples
- Tangerine
- TD Bank Financial Group
- TD Financial Literacy Grants Program
- The Co-operators Foundation
- The Keg Spirit Foundation –
- The McLean Foundation
- Tides Canada
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
- Xerox Canada
- Youth Justice Renewal Initiative
- Youth Take Charge Program
Government Funding
- Southern Interior Development Initiative
- BC BIDS
- BC Rural Dividends
- BC Community Gaming Grants
- BDC Business Financing
- British Columbia Community Networks Association
- Canadian Heritage Funding Programs
- Child Care Capital Funding Program
- Child Care Operation Funding Program
- Community Action Initiative Grants
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- Minister’s Council on Employment and Accessibility
- Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
- Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
- Public Health Agency of Canada Funding Opportunities
- Status of Women Canada
- Welcome BC
Local Funders
- Government of BC Community Gaming Grants
- United Way CSO
- Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Society
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
- City of Penticton
- South Okanagan Conservation Fund
- Town of Summerland
- Town of Oliver
- Town of Osoyoos
- Town of Princeton
- Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen
Other Community Foundations
Crowdfunding Websites
Aboriginal/ First Nations
- Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada
- Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- BC – Cross-government Aboriginal Programs and Services
- British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation
- First Nations Education Steering Committee
- First Peoples Cultural Council
- Imperial Oil Scholarships
Arts
- ArtsBC
- Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Arts in Education Council of BC Fund
- Arts Partners in Creative Development
- ArtStarts – Artists in the Classroom (grants for schools)
- ArtStarts – Artists in the Classroom (grants for districts)
- ArtStarts – Cherniavsky Fund
- Birks Family Foundation
- British Columbia Arts Council
- Building Communities through Arts and Heritage
- Canadian Art Directory
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
- Canadian Heritage – Building Community Through Arts and Heritage
- Code for Change
- Community Gaming Grants
- Craft Council of British Columbia
- Creative BC
- Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation
- Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
- Gainey Foundation
- Imperial Oil
- Inspirit Foundation
- McLean Foundation
- Metcalf Foundation
- Salamander Foundation
- The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation
Cultural Diversity
- American Express Foundation Canada
- Archives Association of British Columbia
- British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Canadian Heritage Funding Programs
- Embrace BC
- Maytree Foundation – Refugee & Immigrant Grants
Children, Youth & Family
- Air Canada Foundation
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Centre for Ability – Opportunities Fund Program
- BC Family Child Care Association
- BC Government – Ministry of Children and Family Development
- BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities – Educational Awards
- BC Lions Society – Patient Care Grants
- Best Buy For Kids Program
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
- Canadian Women’s Foundation
- Carthy Foundation
- Charity Village
- Community Futures British Columbia
- Community Living British Columbia
- Computers for Schools
- Donner Canadian Foundation Awards
- Futurpreneur Canada
- Gainey Foundation
- HASTE – Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions
- Indigo Love of Reading Foundation
- Lawson Foundation
- Loblaw
- McKenzie Financial ‘Canada’s Top Teen Philanthropist’ Contest
- McKesson Canada Foundation
- Microsoft Canada
- ParticipACTION Teen Challenge
- Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation
- RBC After-School Grants Project
- RBC Children’s Mental Health Project
- RCMP Foundation
- Rexall Foundation
- Royal LePage Shelter Foundation
- Shaw Communications
- The Cora Foundation
- The David Foster Foundation
- The Keg Spirit Foundation
- The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation
- The Steve Nash Foundation
- Tire Stewardship BC
- Variety – The Children’s Charity
- Whole Kids Foundation
- Weston Ltd – Wonder+ Cares Healthy Active Kids Grant
- Youth Justice Renewal Initiative
- Youth Take Charge Program
Economic Development
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
- Business Abilities
- Rural Dividend Program
- c-Seven Helping Hands Grant
- Canadian Society for Social Development
- Community Futures
- DeliverGood
- Downtown Penticton Association
- Enterprising Non-profits – Social Enterprise Canada
- Futurpreneur Canada
- Penticton Chamber of Commerce
- Similkameen Country
- Investment Agriculture Foundation
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Leadership Grants
- Social Sciences Humanities Research Council
- Staples
- TRICO Charitable Foundation – Social Enterprise Funding
- Vancity
- Vancouver Foundation – Disability Supports for Employment Fund
Education & Literacy
- Bayer Canada
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Teacher’s Federation
- Birks Family Foundation
- Catherine Donnelly Foundation
- Computers for Schools
- Desjardins
- Donner Canadian Foundation Awards
- Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award
- Dreamcatchers Charitable Foundation
- Finning Canada
- Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award
- Honda Canada Foundation
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Imperial Oil
- Indigo Love of Reading Foundation
- Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services
- Life Literacy Canada
- McKesson Canada Foundation
- McLean Foundation
- Microsoft Canada
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
- Q College – Victoria School of Business and Technology
- Staples
- StudentAidBC
- TD Financial Literacy Grants
- The Ken Spencer Award
- The Wise Awards
Environment
- Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
- Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk (AFSAR)
- BC Clean Air Research Fund
- BC Parks
- BC Water Sustainability Endowment Fund Grant
- Bike BC
- Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network
- Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Carthy Foundation
- Catherine Donnelly Foundation
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- City Green Solutions – Financing Your Energy Efficient Upgrades
- Community Energy Association
- Community Gaming Grants
- EcoAction Community Funding Program
- Environment Canada
- Evergreen
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- FedEx Canada
- Friends of Ecological Reserves
- Gainey Foundation
- Green Source Funding Database
- Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
- Harbinger Foundation
- Honda Canada Foundation
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Imperial Oil
- Inspirit Foundation
- Ivey Foundation
- Jesse and Julie Rasch Foundation
- McLean Foundation
- Metcalf Foundation
- Manulife Financial
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Patagonia
- RBC Blue Water Project
- Real Estate Foundation of BC
- Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program
- Remote Community Implementation Program
- Salamander Foundation
- South Okanagan Conservation Fund
- Staples
- Small Change Fund
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- The Centre For Sustainability
- Tire Stewardship BC
- Transport Canada
- Tree Canada
- Vancity enviroFund Grant Program
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
- Wilburforce Foundation
- Wildlife Habitat Canada
Food Security
- BC Food Security Gateway
- BC Government – Ministry of Agriculture – Growing Forward 2
- BC Healthy Communities
- Breakfast Club of Canada
- Canadian Diabetes Association Food Skills for Families
- Community Farms Program – Grants and Loans for Farmers
- Epicure Foundation
- Evergreen
- Fiskars Project Orange Thumb
- George Weston Limited/Weston Foods
- J.W. McConnell Family Foundation – Sustainable Food Systems
- Local Food Infrastructure Fund
- Mazon Canada
- Nuffield Farming Scholarships
- President’s Choice Children’s Charity Foundation
- Sodexo Foundation
- Sprott Foundation
Health
- Assumption Life
- AstraZeneca Canada
- Bayer Canada
- BC Centre for Ability – Opportunities Fund Program
- BC Government – Ministry of Health
- BC Healthy Communities
- BC Personal Support Network
- Birks Family Foundation
- Canada Safeway Foundation
- Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- Code for Change
- Community Action Initiative Grants
- Community Gaming Grants
- Desjardins
- Epicure Foundation
- George Weston Limited/Weston Foods
- Hearing Foundation of Canada
- Imperial Oil
- Jesse and Julie Rasch Foundation
- Krembil Foundation
- Lawson Foundation
- Marigold Foundation
- McKesson Canada Foundation
- McLean Foundation
- Measuring Up
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- MTV Staying Alive Foundation
- Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation
- Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation
- ParticipACTION Teen Challenge
- Personal Supports
- President’s Choice Children’s Charity Foundation
- Public Health Agency of Canada – Funding Opportunities
- Rexall Foundation
- Spinal Cord Injury BC
- Sprott Foundation
- The Steve Nash Foundation
- The Vancouver Foundation – Disability Supports for Employment Fund
- Woodward’s Foundation
Heritage
Housing & Neighbourhoods
- BC Housing Community Partnership Initiatives
- BC Housing Rental Assistance Program
- BC Housing Tenant Activity Grants
- Blockwatch Safe Communities Grant
- Home Depot Canada Foundation
- Sprott Foundation
Innovation & Technology
- Accelerate Okanagan
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
- Centre for Arts & Technology
- Banting Research Foundation
- Bayer Canada
- BC Innovation Council
- Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- National Research Council Canada
- Networks of Centres of Excellence
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Law & Advocacy
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Service Clubs
- Rotary Club of Penticton
- Rotary Club of Penticton Okanagan
- Rotary Club of Summerland
- Rotary Club of Oliver
- Rotary Club of Osoyoos
Seniors & Aging
Social Enterprise
- Canada Business Network – Start and Grow a Social Enterprise
- c-Seven Helping Hands Grant
- Google’s Grants for Non-Profits
- Innoweave
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
Sports & Recreation
- AthletesCan
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
- Coaching Association of Canada
- Commonwealth Games Canada
- Doc Seaman Amateur Sport Grant
- Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation
- Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
- Nestle Canada
- ParticipACTION Teen Challenge
- Sport BC
- SportStart
- Walk BC
Student Scholarships & Grants
- Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool
- Canadian Nurses Foundation
- Columbia Institute
- CommunityFoundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen Bursary Program
- Imperial Oil
- Minerva Foundation
- Nuffield Farming Scholarships
- Okanagan College
- UBC-O
- Simon Fraser University
- TRU
- UNBC
- UBC
- Student Aid BC
- TD Canada Trust
- RBC
- Scotiabank
- ValleyFirst
- Prospera
