Grants - Shuswap Community Foundation

About Our Grants

Providing resources to programs and services to improve the quality of life in the Shuswap.

Since 1994, the Shuswap Community Foundation has built a capital fund of nearly $10 million through our over 170 endowed funds that support a wide range of community projects, programs, and initiatives. Through these funds, donors shape the future of our community by creating a sustainable source of funding for the causes that are close to their hearts.

Without the support of these generous donors, SCF would not be able to create lasting legacies across the Shuswap.

Empowering Non-Profits

The Shuswap Community Foundation supports community building through philanthropy, and our twice-yearly grant cycles are a powerful way to do that. Every year, we offer charities and non-profits in the Shuswap opportunities to access grant funding that supports community improvement in the arts and culture, health and wellness, human services, recreation, sport, education, and environmental sectors.

With these grants, we empower our non-profit partners to build a vibrant and healthy communities and deliver programs and services that benefit the entire Shuswap.

How Grants Are Made

Our grant programs are only possible because of the generous individuals, organizations, and businesses who have donated to one of our many funds. We invest these endowed funds and use those earnings to provide grants, offering our donors a chance to shape the future of our community by supporting a broad spectrum of local non-profit organizations and projects.

Grant Process

Contact our office to discuss your proposal
Submit a Expression of Interest
Complete your application based on the grant requirements
Deliver your completed application by the grant deadline
Wait six to eight weeks to hear if your application was successful
Share the good news about our partnership in all project communications

SCF Spring Granting Cycle

Project Evaluation Report from Previous Due:
December 15
Expression of Interest Due:
December 15
Grant Application Due:
January 31
Cheques Disbursed:
March 31

SCF Fall Granting Cycle

Project Evaluation Report from Previous Due:
May 15
Expression of Interest Due:
May 15
Grant Application Due:
June 15
Cheques Disbursed:
August 31

City of Salmon Arm Grants-in-Aid

Accounting Forms Due:
November 30
Grant Application Due:
December 15
Cheques Disbursed:
February 28

District of Sicamous Community Service Grant

Accounting Form Due:
August 1
Grant Application Due:
August 31
Cheques Disbursed:
March 15

Grant Opportunities

SCF Grants

SCF supports community building through philanthropy, and our twice-yearly grant cycles are a powerful way to do that. We offer opportunities to access grant funding that supports community improvement in the arts and culture, health and wellness, human services, recreation, sport, education, and environmental sectors.

Grant Opportunities

Scholarships & Bursaries

Established through several of our endowment funds are scholarships and bursaries exclusive to students whom are from Salmon Arm and are attending the Okanagan College – Salmon Arm Campus, University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus and Thompson River University or graduating from School District 83.

Grant Opportunities

City of Salmon Arm Grants

The Shuswap Community Foundation also acts as an agent to receive applications for the City of Salmon Arm Grants-in-Aid Program for non-profit Community Groups.

Grant Opportunities

District of Sicamous Grants

Shuswap Community Foundation acts as an agent to receive applications for the District of Sicamous Community Service Grant Program for non-profit community groups in the Sicamous area.

Grant Opportunities

Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants

Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants is a new grant stream created to support small scale community projects from across the province that comply to the new social/physical distancing guidelines in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.