Fall 2023 Community Grants
The fall 2023 grant cycle is complete and the Central Okanagan Foundation is pleased to share the recipients of $253,000 in funding distributed to 20 organizations throughout the Central Okanagan!
We received over 35 applications with requests totaling $481,155 for this intake. Our review committees had difficult decisions to make! Applications are divided between two committees; one that reviews Arts & Culture, Heritage & Historical, Animal Welfare and Environmental applications, and a second that reviews applications related to Health & Social Services, Children Youth & Families, Education and Global Initiatives.
Arts & Culture, Heritage & Historical, Animal Welfare and Environmental Grant Recipients:
| Organization | Project Name | Amount Funded |
| Be the Change Earth Alliance Society | Climate Action, Resilience & Emotions (CARE) | $15,000 |
| Inner Fish Theatre Society | Inner Fish Performance Funding and Development Project | $15,000 |
| Okanagan Symphony Society | Symphony Storytime Instrument Project | $7,800 |
| Living Lakes Canada Society | Collaboratively Mitigating Development Impacts and Protecting Foreshore Values on Wood and Kalamalka | $10,000 |
| Lake Country Art Gallery Society | Making community connections through experiencing art | $9,200 |
| The University of British Columbia | Kelowna Capital News Digitization Project | $15,000 |
These innovative projects will enhance our community, fostering positive change and create a brighter future for us all.
Health & Community Services, Children Youth & Family, Education and Global Initiative Grant Recipients:
| Organization | Project Name | Amount Funded |
| Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society | Trewhitt Point Beach Access | $15,000 |
| Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society | GenerationConnect | $15,000 |
| Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation | Take a Hike Central Okanagan Program | $15,000 |
| Niteo Africa Society | Youth Voices As Community | $7,500 |
| Starbright Children’s Development Centre Association | Enabling Accessibility: Purchase and Installation of Elevator | $15,000 |
| Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society (Kelowna Women’s Shelter) | Domestic Abuse Community Outreach Program | $15,000 |
| Kelowna & District SHARE Society | Classroom Ceiling Insulation Part 2 | $15,000 |
| The Central Okanagan Hospice Association | COHA’s Child and Youth Grief and Bereavement Programs | $15,000 |
| Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society | Summer Reading Program | $11,000 |
| Autism Okanagan Association | Digital Arts Club | $11,000 |
| Impact Toolbox | Social Enterprise Incubation Program | $9,000 |
| Central Okanagan Region Nutrition Society | Electric Vehicle – Go Green | $7,500 |
| YMCA of Southern Interior BC | West Kelowna Alternative Suspension | $15,000 |
| Dress for Success Kelowna Society | Dress for Success Thrift Store | $15,000 |