View 2004 Discretionary Grants

The Foundation distributes thousands of dollars of grants each year in two main ways. The first is called an allocation. An allocation is an amount sent to a charity in accordance with the terms of an endowment fund. For example; Mr. Smith may have requested in his Gift Agreement with the Foundation, to send the annual income from the fund that he has established to the SPCA. A second donor Mrs. Jones fund directs the Foundation to allocate half of the annual income on her fund to be sent to the Art Gallery and the other half to her church. As long as the designated beneficiaries remain registered charities, the Foundation will carry out the terms as laid out in the gift agreements.

The Foundation also distributes grants. These are discretionary in nature, meaning the Foundation decides which charitable groups will receive funding. The income to support these grants comes from a group of endowments that have been created to support the broader community, leaving the specific granting decisions to the Foundation's Board of Directors. The Foundation typically has two granting cycles per year. Current grant application deadlines are April 15th and October 15th. Please contact the Foundation to confirm. The only way to obtain an application form is to contact the COF directly to discuss your granting ideas. Foundation staff will walk through the application form with you, and answer any questions you may have.

A registered charity (or qualified donee) can only apply once in a 24 month period. All previous granting decisions are taken into account when grant applications are reviewed. Successful applicants will receive their grants as soon as possible after decisions have been made. In some cases grants will be given at a public event, or given in person.

ARTS & CULTURE First Okanagan Mission Scouts Kelowna Secondary School Silver Lake Forest Education TOTAL: CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY Central Okanagan Foundation for Youth Hope for the Nations Kelowna & District Boys & Girls Club Kelowna Secondary School New Opportunities for Women Society Okanagan Lifetime Networks Assoc Rutland Senior Centre Society TOTAL: HERITAGE, HISTORICAL & CONSERVATION Gellaty Nut Farm Society Rutland Business Assoc. - St. Aidan’s TOTAL: HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES Civic Award - Emergency Social Services Team Community Mentor Services Society Jonagold Park Committee Kelowna Community Resources Okanagan Mission Community Hall Peachland Wellness Centre PEPtalk - BC Schizophrenia Society TOTAL: ANIMAL WELFARE Friends of the Parrot Sanctuary TOTAL: FIRE RELIEF 2004 The COF received money from donors all across Canada to help with relief from the destruction from the Okanagan Mountain Park fire. The Foundation was able to provide the following grants to charities who were directly impacted by the fire, or who were involved with fire recovery. BC SPCA Friends of the South Slopes Kelowna Community Food Bank Kelowna Museum Association Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Okanagan Nature Centre Quilchena Playground - Kettle Valley Quilchena Playground -Kettle Valley (specific $ designation) Rotaract Club of Kelowna - Bertram Park Science Opportunities for Kids Scouts Canada Central Okanagan Division - Camp Dunlop Trails Society of B.C TOTAL COFFY First Okanagan Mission Scouts Kelowna Secondary School Silver Lake Forest Education TOTAL KELOWNA 2000 SENIOR GAMES LEGACY FUND Rutland Senior Centre Society Society for Learning in Retirement TOTAL PEACHLAND COMMUNITY FUND Peachland Community Arts Council Rotary Club of Peachland TOTAL LAKE COUNTRY MILLENNIUM FUND Winfield Memorial Hall TOTAL OTTMAN FUND Rutland Business Association - St. Aidan’s Rutland Senior Centre Society TOTAL VANCOUVER FOUNDATION LEAD GRANTS PROGRAM Kelowna Community Resources Kelowna Family Centre Kiwanis Music Festival Lake Country Soccer Association New Opportunities for Women Canada Okanagan Mission Community Hall Assoc. Peachland Community Arts Council Silver Lake Forest Education Society Society for Learning in Retirement Winfield Memorial Hall TOTAL GENERAL GRANTS Central Okanagan Child Dev. Association Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Central Okanagan Parks & Wildlife Trust Kelowna & District People in Motion Interior Alzheimer Society Rotary Club of Peachland Society of Hope TOTAL

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