The Results ofYour
Generosity
A report of what was made possible by
Vancouver Foundation and our donors in 2012
Mission
To harness the gifts of energy, ideas,
time, and money to make meaningful
and lasting impacts in communities.
Vancouver Foundation
Board of Directors
Gordon MacDougall, Chair
Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman
Kevin Bent
Tom Bradley
Tung Chan
Dr. Vera Frinton
Anna Fung, Q.C.
Ida Goodreau
Paul Lacerte
Miranda Lam
Brandt C. Louie
John McLernon, Vice-Chair
Lisa Pankratz
Barry Rivelis
MalikTalib
VisionHealthy, vibrant and livable
communities across British Columbia.
Vancouver Foundation
Executive
Faye Wightman
President & CEO
Diane Fulton
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
William J. Hallett
Vice President, Finance & Operations
Craig Hikida
Vice President, Development & Donor Services
Martin Livingston
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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Your generosity
is the beginning
The document you hold in your hands is like the proverbial tip of
the iceberg.These 50 pages are, as the title says, the results of your
generosity.
They are also the result of countless hours of hard work, meetings, and
research by dedicated volunteers and staff.The projects highlighted
within these pages are ideas to improve our community.They involve
hundreds of people and millions of dollars.They are intended to make
our communities healthier, stronger and more livable.
If you are anything like me, you will read the following page (2012
By the Numbers) with a sense of wonder. Last year, more than 4,000
grants were made possible through your generosity, totaling more than
$46 million.
It’s amazing when you think about it... With this money and these
projects, connections are made, lives are changed, people are fed or
housed, opportunities are taken, families are strengthened, young
people are educated, music is written, art is created, and fragile
environments are protected. All this lies below the surface of the
numbers quoted on that page.
Looking back over the 70-year history of Vancouver Foundation, I
often wonder if our founders could have foreseen the monumental
impact their efforts have made in helping communities become more
connected and engaged or the inroads we’ve made to stem the tide of
youth homelessness.
It’s through the generosity of our donors past and present, whose
foresight in leaving a gift through their estate, setting up a fund or
supporting a specific project, that has enabled us to support these
projects — projects that will contribute to the betterment of our society
for years to come.
That’s one of the reasons we publish this document — to remind you,
and to remind ourselves, of the important work we do together and the
difference we make.
As President & CEO of Vancouver Foundation, I am pleased to provide
you with this edition of The Results ofYour Generosity for 2012. Thank
you for your support and encouragement.
Faye Wightman
President & CEO
Vancouver Foundation
“Last year, more
than 4,000 grants
were made
possible through
your generosity,
totalling more
than $46 million.
” April 2013
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2012 By the Numbers
In 2012, Vancouver Foundation helped donors
establish 71 new funds (compared with 62
the year before). We now manage almost
1,500funds with assets totaling more than
In 2012, Vancouver Foundation
and our donors made more than
4,000grants, totaling more than
to registered charities
across Canada
These comprise:
800Agency and Designated Funds*
475Donor Advised Funds*
200Community Impact and
Field of Interest Funds*
These comprise:
2,100
Grants directed by donors
375Grants decided by Advisory
Committees
1,525Distributions to charities
Since 1943, Vancouver Foundation has received almost
$
918million in donations,
and given out more than
$
917million in grants and distributions (while currently
maintaining
$
814million in assets — that’s the power of endowment at work).
* Unaudited numbers.
For a full description of our funds, see the Table of Contents for the Fund Type sections.
million
$
814
$
46
million
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Contents
Year in Review 			 2
Vancouver Foundation Priorities			 5
	 Youth Homelessness Initiative 			 5
	 Connections and Engagement 			 7
Our Granting Programs			 11
	 Book of Opportunities Donors			 11
	 Community Impact Funds 			 11
	 Field of Interest Funds			 12
Field of Interest Granting Highlights			 14
	 Animal Welfare 			 14
	 Arts and Culture 			 16
	 Children,Youth and Families 			 18
	 Education			 20
	 Environment 			 22
	 Health and Medical Education/Research 			 24
	 Health and Social Development 			 26
	 Youth Philanthropy Council 			 28
	 Disability Supports for Employment 			 30
Donor Advised Funds 			 32
Designated Funds 			 37
Agency Endowment Funds 			 39
Legacy Giving			 46
2 | V a n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n
If 2011 was “a year of discovery” for Vancouver Foundation, then 2012 was the year we put our
knowledge into action. It was a year of making connections and partnerships; a year of initiating
change; when we applied learnings from projects of the previous 12 months, and in the process,
changed the direction of our organization.
Setting Foundation Priorities
Youth Homelessness Initiative
Youth homelessness continued to be a priority for the Foundation, with particular attention to where
we could make the most impact. OurYouth Homelessness Initiative focuses on those youth most
vulnerable to homelessness. In the Vancouver Foundation Priorities section of this book, (see pages
5-6), you will find an overview of the Initiative and a summary of the work we did in this area in
2012.
Connections and Engagement
Our priority-setting initiative, which began with community consultations in 2011, continued to
drive our activities in 2012 with the release of our report, Connections and Engagement: A Survey
of metro Vancouver.The release of the survey results and discussion of potential solutions created
a storm of media and public interest. It was as if we had tapped into a collective community nerve
bringing the issue of isolation and disconnection in Vancouver out of the shadows and into the light.
Many BC residents recognized the importance of strengthening neighbourhood and cross-cultural
connections as a way of dealing with personal isolation. We saw our existing Neighbourhood Small
Grants program as an ideal vehicle to address these issues and have begun looking at opportunities
to expand the program throughout metro Vancouver over the next five years.
We report our 2012 Connections and Engagement work in more detail in the Priorities section (see
pages 7-10), including an overview of public engagement and granting activities in this area.
In addition to our priority work, here are a few project highlights and milestones Vancouver
Foundation achieved during 2012:
Year in Review
Vancouver Foundation among first charities
in Canada to be accredited
It’s estimated there are more than 161,000 registered charities and non-profit
organizations in Canada, with more than 20,000 in BC alone. In 2012, Vancouver
Foundation was one of the first charities in Canada to be accredited under new
national standards for non-profit organizations.The Foundation was awarded the
distinction by Imagine Canada, the national organizing body for Canadian charities,
under its new Standards Program.
The voluntary program offers accreditation, via a third-party peer review process,
to charities and non-profits that can demonstrate excellence in five key areas:
board governance; financial accountability and transparency; ethical fundraising;
staff management; and volunteer involvement.
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Greenest City Fund
Environmental awareness was another important
theme for the Foundation in 2012.
We signed an agreement with the City of Vancouver
to establish the Greenest City Fund.The goal of this
four-year, $2 million fund is to help make Vancouver the
greenest city in the world by 2020.
In the first year of the program, 150 community-led
green projects were supported for a total of $538,000.
Those projects included: helping families connect
to nature near their home; making small Vancouver
businesses more energy efficient; holding bike skills
courses for low-income individuals; and creating
a sustainable, community-supported fishery for
Vancouver.
The news release and a complete list of projects are
available in the news section of our website at:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/whatsnew
Youth Engagement
A group of 25 youth from across metro Vancouver,
including several members of ourYouth Philanthropy
Council, planned and hosted a summit for immigrant
and refugee youth in Vancouver in October 2011. Out
of that summit came the Fresh Voices from Long
JourneysYouth AdvisoryTeam – a group of immigrant
and refugee youth who hosted an inspiring series
of presentations and dialogues in 2012. During the
dialogues, they discussed how youth can influence
(or have a stronger voice) on policy issues that impact
immigrant and refugee youth in the school system,
immigration and the family settlement process.
TheYouth AdvisoryTeam, together with Vancouver
Foundation, the BC Representative of Children and
Youth, and local community agencies, hosted dialogues
in Nanaimo, Prince George, Victoria and Langley.
Resilient Capital
Vancity and Vancouver Foundation partnered in 2011
to create Resilient Capital, an investment program
that connects financial capital with growing social
enterprises.The program helps organizations that add
to the social, economic, and environmental well-being
of their communities to grow by giving them access
to financial capital that is not commonly provided by
other financial institutions.
Transactions funded last year totaled more than
$3 million to support nine organizations, and the
program continues to recruit prospective depositors.
Community Causes
Community Causes are a series of information sessions
organized by the Foundation to heighten awareness
about various issues of concern in the community.
Typically, a small group of concerned citizens are
invited to a presentation on a particular field of interest.
Through a site-tour and discussion, participants
learn what Vancouver Foundation is doing to make a
difference in that area, and how they can help.
In 2012, a successful event featured discussions of
Connections and Engagement and the Neighbourhood
Small Grants program in December at South Vancouver
Neighbourhood House.To find out more about
Community Causes, contact Kristin Helgason at
604-629-5186.
2012 Matching Program
Vancouver Foundation’s Matching Gift program gives
donors the chance to do even more good.Through the
generosity of anonymous donors, we are able to offer a
special incentive to support specific programs.
We will match, dollar-for-dollar, gifts of $1,000 or more
to a program — even two for one in some cases — thus
multiplying the impact of the gift.
In 2012, Vancouver Foundation had a very successful
Matching Gift program, in which 38 funds across our
Fields of Interest received matching grants worth
almost $365,000.This additional money allows us to
increase grants and, in some cases, approve grants that
might otherwise be turned down due to lack of funds.
Giving Well celebrates women in philanthropy
Giving Well is Vancouver Foundation’s first giving circle.
It brings together women philanthropists to learn about
current community needs and to collectively support
women’s issues.
In 2012, 23 women participated in Giving Well,
and granted $24,000 to five charitable projects:
Strengthening Aboriginal Women; Surrey Mobile
Assault ResponseTeam; Fab Girls Group at Little
Mountain Neighbourhood House; Girls Move
Mountains in Revelstoke; and Pathways Out of Poverty
at the Association of BC Neighbourhood Houses.
For more details see our website at:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/givingwell
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Established in 2006 by Vancouver Foundation, the Giving in Action
Society (GIA) is a registered charitable organization that helps families
who care for a family member with a disability. In 2012 GIA assisted
more than 140 families by providing $4.2 million toward the purchase of
75 wheelchair-accessible vehicles and 70 home renovations.
www.givinginaction.ca
Endowment 150 offers eligible people with disabilities a one-time gift
of $150 to help their Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) grow.
To date, the Endowment 150 program has distributed almost $460,000
in grants to over 3,300 BC residents who have opened a Registered
Disability Savings Plan, including 682 contributions of $150 in 2012.
www.endowment150.ca
The Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC)
stimulates the integration of skilled immigrant talent into the province’s
workforce by fostering solutions, building connections and being a
champion to help employers attract and retain skilled immigrant talent.
Key activities in 2012 included launching an immigrant workforce
development initiative in northern BC, partnering with BC Human
Resources Management Association to develop an online tool to assist
employers in assessing international credentials, experience and English
language proficiency, and engaging more mentoring employers.
www.iecbc.ca
The Non-Profit Labour Market Partnership (LMP) Program focuses on
working for all non-profit organizations across BC to address key human
resource issues within the sector. The recent launch of LMP’sTHRIVE
Project marks the initial step in being the go-to source for resources and
services for human resource management, and creating a network of
support for today and tomorrow’s workforce.
www.thriveproject.ca
The Government/Non-Profit Initiative (GNPI) Leadership Council is
currently taking a brief hiatus while the Council Office, in partnership
with stakeholders, develops and implements some key projects, and
considers the future strategic role of GNPI.The Council’s Working Group
successfully drafted two documents on a Full-Cost Financial Model and
outcomes-based reporting requirements, and piloted a mentorship
program for leaders in government and the non-profit sector.
www.nonprofitinitiative.gov.bc.ca
Partnerships in the Community
Vancouver Foundation has created numerous programs that address issues and engage citizens.The following
organizations operate as affiliates under the umbrella of Vancouver Foundation.
A Vancouver Foundation Program
Non-Profit Labour Market
Partnership Program
Overall, 2012 was a watershed year for Vancouver Foundation. The programs we sponsored,
partnerships we made and lives we changed all helped make British Columbia a better place to
work, live and grow.
None of this would have been possible without the trust our committed donors place in this unique
organization, allowing us to continue the good work Vancouver Foundation started 70 years ago.
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Youth Homelessness Initiative
When people feel connected and engaged in their community it creates shared values and a vision for the
future. Building bridges and bonds of trust between the many disparate groups in metro Vancouver helps
bring people together to address larger societal issues. And one overriding issue people are concerned about,
according to our research, is youth homelessness.
Building upon our four-year track record of addressing homelessness issues, Vancouver Foundation renewed
its commitment to breaking the cycle of youth homelessness in metro Vancouver in 2012 through ourYouth
Homelessness Initiative.
Recognizing that more than 40% of homeless youth have been in government care (i.e. foster care, juvenile
detention, etc.), our focus is to help young people find housing and resources that offer safe, healthy
pathways to adulthood. We believe strengthening systems and community services that ensure youth are
connected, valued and safely housed before and after they transition out of government care will reduce
youth homelessness in metro Vancouver. Our four linked strategies to address youth homelessness include:
Vancouver Foundation
Priorities
1. Youth engagement
Youth who have been in government care will be key partners in the
Youth Homelessness Initiative, along with trusted adult allies and
organizations. We are creating aYouth Advisory Circle made up of youth
currently and formerly in government care and frontline youth workers
to guide the program.
2. Community impact grants
Vancouver Foundation will continue to provide grants to support
community services and practices designed to ensure at-risk young
people find safe supported housing. These vital projects will offer
potential for scale through larger public or private investments.
3. Public policy research and learning
There is currently little to no support available to help youth transition
successfully out of care. Vancouver Foundation will work with youth,
community and government stakeholders to strengthen provincial,
regional and local public policy needed to protect and support at-risk
youth.
4. Communications and public engagement
Ensuring youth are connected, valued and safely housed benefits
not only the youth in question, but also society as a whole. However,
public awareness of and the appetite for systemic solutions to youth
homelessness remains relatively low.
Vancouver Foundation will initiate and support targeted communications and engagement strategies designed
to increase public support for youth successfully transitioning out of care and work to increase public will to
invest in solutions.
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Vancouver Foundation Priorities
Youth Homelessness Initiative Grants in 2012
Funding programs that provide housing, support and skills development for at-risk youth was a major focus
of Vancouver Foundation’sYouth Homelessness Initiative in 2012. Some of the initiatives we supported
include:
BroadwayYouth Resource Centre (BYRC) – Annex
Vancouver Foundation provided a two-year grant of $106,640 to BYRC
for the supported housing program at the ANNEX. The ANNEX is a
valuable resource for kids needing transition time on their path to long-
term housing security. Funds will enable the organization to sustain this
well-regarded resource over the next two years, at least until new youth
units are constructed as part of the new BYRC hub.
Watari –Transitioning to Independence Project II (TTIP-II)
Vancouver Foundation provided a two-year grant of $70,000 to support
the extension of the TTIP-II program, initially funded by Vancouver
Foundation to provide housing support for pregnant and parenting
homeless youth. An independent evaluation by the McCreary Centre
Society concluded "that theTTIP-II program provided young people with
the support and services they needed to find and maintain housing.
Participants demonstrated greater housing stability over the course of
their participation in the program, as well as improved life-skills and
psychosocial functioning. One year after intake into the program, all
youth reported improved confidence in parenting, and most reported
improvements in their parenting skills, due to their involvement inTTIP."
Funding will help leverage additional support forTTIP-II over the next
two years.
RainCity Housing – LGTB2S+ Housing forYouth
Vancouver Foundation awarded a grant of $250,000 over two years
to RainCity Housing and Support Society to support a two-year pilot
project to provide housing and build employment, education and peer
networking support to lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, questioning
and two-spirit (LGTB2S+) youth between the ages of 18 and 25.The
program was created to help support LGTB2S+ youth who experience
discrimination or harassment from housing service providers, or
rejection from their families and gender-segregated shelters.
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Connections and Engagement
In response to our community consultation in 2011, Vancouver Foundation focused on building a connected
and engaged community in 2012.To do this, we needed a starting point.
Connections and Engagement: A Survey of metro Vancouver
In the summer, we conducted a metro Vancouver-wide survey to measure residents’ connections and
engagement.The survey of 3,841 people, conducted by Sentis Market Research, measured residents’
connections and engagement on three levels: personal connections, neighbourhood connections and
connections to the community-at-large. It also measured actions and attitudes, as well as the barriers that
prevent people from becoming engaged in the life of their neighbourhood and community.The findings
quantified what the community consultations indicated:
Vancouver Foundation Priorities
- SFU Public Square attendee
I loved the discussion and the sense of how to form
a community that emerged... After last night, I have a
reinvigorated sense of my own luck at living in such a tight-
knit community and having such close relationships with my
neighbours, many of whom have become friends.
“ ”
• Metro Vancouver can be a hard place to make friends. One in four
respondents reported feeling alone more often than they would
like to be.
• Neighbourhood relationships are cordial but weak. Many
respondents know at least a few of their neighbours’ first names
but connections typically stop there.
• Many people are retreating from community life.
• There are limits to how people see diversity as an opportunity to
forge meaningful connections.
• Certain groups of people are struggling more than others to feel
connected and engaged.
A report on the findings was released on June 18, 2012.This was followed by mini-reports on key findings,
which were released throughout the summer.The full report and mini-reports are available on the Vancouver
Foundation website at: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/connect-engage
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Vancouver Foundation Priorities
Public Engagement
The survey results generated hundreds of comments, emails and calls, particularly in response to a week-long
Vancouver Sun series that delved into the key findings.This coincided with a sold-out PechaKucha event atThe
Vogue theatre on the theme of community connections.
In the Fall, Vancouver Foundation partnered with Simon Fraser University (SFU) to launch their inaugural
Public Square, a community summit called AloneTogether: Connecting in the Urban Environment. SFU
selected the issue our public consultations uncovered – urban isolation and disconnection – as the theme of
the week-long summit, which was designed to raise public awareness, spark dialogue and generate solutions.
The Public Square event was our most extensive public engagement exercise on our connections and
engagement initiative. One of its most significant outcomes was the City of Vancouver’s creation of an
Engaged City Mayor’sTask Force.TheTask Force will identify ways to increase neighbourhood engagement
and improve the ways in which the City interacts and connects with its residents.
Grant opportunities
SFU Public Square Library Challenge
As part of the SFU summit, we provided two grants of $10,000 for
the Big Ideas for Libraries in Communities challenge.The competition
was designed to challenge people’s notion of what a library is, and
to inspire creative approaches from community members towards
helping libraries expand their role in building community and
increasing their civic engagement. North Vancouver District Public
Library’s “Community Pod” project and Surrey Library's The Little Free
LibraryThat Could were chosen because they most closely represented
projects that could strengthen bonds between people in their
neighbourhoods, build bridges between people across boundaries of
diversity, and encourage active participation in neighbourhood and
community activities.
BC Ideas
Vancouver Foundation was one of several partners with BC Ideas,
which ran a province-wide online competition for $270,000 in grants. In
total, BC Ideas attracted 446 entries from 82 communities;
33 entries were selected for their promising solutions to the social
challenges facing the province, including homelessness, literacy,
skills development, health, and community inclusion for people with
disabilities. Gen Why Media won a special $5,000 grant inspired by
the findings of the Connections and Engagement Survey.The grant will
help support the organization’s BringYour Boomers series of dialogues
that will convene high-profile speakers of different generations to
explore critical issues and create new insights and understandings.
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Neighbourhood Small Grants
Our Connections and Engagement Survey revealed that we are so close together in metro Vancouver and
yet so far apart. In our community consultations, people talked about their growing sense of isolation,
disconnection and civic malaise and indifference; the feeling that more and more they live in silos, separated
by ethnicity, language, income and age.They also told us that the best investment Vancouver Foundation
could make would be to help build bridges between our various communities – between neighbours and
neighbourhoods, and between residents of different backgrounds.
Connecting and Engaging in the Community
10
1
16
612
$
388,940
Neighbourhood
Locations
They said we cannot even begin to tackle the big issues like poverty
and homelessness without a connected and engaged citizenry; people
with shared experiences and mutual obligations. And they said they
need this for the better of the community-at-large and for themselves as
individuals.
Research backs this up.There is less crime in neighbourhoods where
people know each other’s names. In communities where there are strong
social connections and a high level of civic engagement, children thrive,
seniors are less isolated, and people are healthier.
And so our goal for the next few years is to deepen people’s connections
and engagement in their community in ways that advance everyone’s
interests. We know we cannot do this on our own. So we continue
to consider what initiatives we can work on with our community
partners to enhance our residents’ experience of being part of a
larger community. Since 1999, we’ve been doing just that through
Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG).
Our NSG program helps build community and strengthen connections
right where people live – in their own neighbourhoods. With grants of up
to $1,000, the program supports residents who have small but powerful
ideas to bring people together and make their neighbourhoods safe,
vibrant and healthy.
This year, as part of our goal to deepen people’s connections and
engagement in their community, we expanded the NSG program
through six Vancouver partners and four cities: North Vancouver,
Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey. New Westminster was the
newest pilot location and garnered an impressive response over two
granting cycles.The program was also rebranded this year, sporting
a new website that aims to encourage more interaction between
neighbourhoods and among residents through the sharing of stories
and events.To learn more, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/nsg
New Pilot Location
(New Westminister)
Partnerships
with Community
Organizations
Community Projects
Approved
In Grants Distributed
I do agree that Vancouver is lonely if you
don’t belong somewhere and I commend the
Neighbourhood Houses and Vancouver Foundation
for realizing the importance of community.
“ ”- Neighbourhood Small Grant participant
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Vancouver Foundation Priorities
Neighbourhood Small Grants Project Highlights
Surrey
Kimberly Wood lives in Surrey with her partner and four children. Kimberly is deaf. So is her partner, and two
of her children. When Kimberly found that her children were having difficulty communicating with other kids
in the neighbourhood, she decided to do something about it. With an NSG grant of $1,000, she ran a week-
long workshop on deaf culture called Hands-On Fun Week.Thirty kids attended and learned what it’s like to be
deaf (with a little help from earplugs), how to sign simple phrases, how deaf people listen to music, and much
more. Almost 100 people attended a neighbourhood barbecue at the end of the week.The workshop was so
popular Kimberly is thinking of running it again.
New Westminster
Residents of New Westminster got a chance to learn about the traditional Indonesian art of batik-making,
which is the application of rich colours and unique patterns on textiles. Liza Wajong led the project and
hosted two full-house workshops in 2012. Not only was it a way to share her heritage but it also brought the
community together to learn, express their creativity and have fun.
The batik-making process is very collaborative and got people working together. Participants spent the
session exploring Indonesian culture by using traditional tools and authentic natural dyes to trace patterns
and dye the fabric.The participants loved the experience so much, Liza is looking to expand the batik-making
workshops to be able to welcome more residents in the next year.
Vancouver: South Vancouver – Collingwood
In the summer of 2010, South Hill Vancouver community resident and artist, Shary Bartlett, was inspired
to develop a project in her community that could bring her neighbourhood together. She decided to work
with her community to co-create a depiction of the view of the North Shore mountains in a woven tapestry.
“Seventy five per cent of my neighbourhood uses English as a second language,” she explains. “Weaving
arts are familiar to every culture, making it an ideal tool to create intercultural communication and fusion.
Conversation and new friendship can’t help but emerge across a loom!” Her Neighbourhood Small Grants
helped pay for materials and supplies, and two and half years later, resulted in the completion of the South
Hill Sunset tapestry – a beautiful art piece woven by many hands from South Hill, and the legacy of a
community now strengthened by the experience.
To read more about these and other Neighbourhood Small Grants projects, visit the “Success Stories” section
on our NSG website: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/NSG
Downtown East Side (DTES) Small Arts Grants
Our DTES Small Arts Grants program is a partnership with the Carnegie Community Centre that gives DTES
artists the opportunity to advance their careers by expanding their portfolios and showcasing their work. We
received 115 submissions this year, 71 of which were funded for a total of $65,000 in grants.
We will continue to use the results of the Connections and Engagement Survey to focus on
how we can help build bridges between our various communities – between neighbours and
neighbourhoods; between residents of different ages, cultures and backgrounds; between
marginalized people and the larger community – with the goal of helping residents of metro
Vancouver connect and engage for the greater good.
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Our Granting
Programs
Fields of Interest
Our connections and engagement initiative was born from a desire to
focus Vancouver Foundation’s work on where it could have greater impact
in the community. While we set out to measure how residents were
experiencing life in metro Vancouver through our 2012 Connections and
Engagement Survey, of greater importance was an understanding of how
we can strengthen our community.
With these results in hand, we began to look at our granting areas—our
Fields of Interest—and consider how we could support initiatives that
help people have a greater sense of connection to and engagement in
their community, and to facilitate projects that create bridges and enable
disparate people, organizations, neighbourhoods and entire communities
to work together in ways that advance everyone’s interests.
In this section, we give you a summary of the 2012 granting activity in
each of our Fields of Interest.This year, we re-introduced two granting
cycles—Spring and Fall—and distributed over 300 grants totalling more
than $9 million. We received hundreds of proposals for many worthwhile
projects. Unfortunately, we cannot fund them all. Overwhelming demand
limits our funding to less than 25 per cent of requests.
Over 150 volunteer experts from the community — scientists, academics,
youth, researchers and front-line staff — volunteer their time to help
us make informed decisions.They share with us their expertise and
intimate knowledge of the issues, the needs of the community, and the
organizations active in their fields.Thanks to them, our donors can be
assured that Vancouver Foundation is supporting the most worthwhile
and effective projects in communities throughout the province.
The grants in the following pages have been made possible through the
generosity of Vancouver Foundation fundholders and donors – many
present-day, and many of whom have long since passed, but who had the
foresight to establish an endowment that could address priority needs.
Also, during each grant cycle, we provide our active fundholders and
donors an opportunity to preview the project proposals we receive from
the community.Through our Book of Opportunities, many donors have
chosen to support projects using their Vancouver Foundation fund or by
making an additional donation.
On behalf of the community, and all those whose lives have been
improved by the myriad of projects, we thank the generous donors who
made this possible.
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Book of Opportunities Donors
Through the following funds, Vancouver Foundation was able to support a greater number of projects in the
Book of Opportunities. These fundholders relied on our volunteer advisors to evaluate their chosen projects.
Without the help of these funds, many great projects would not have been possible.
Across Generations, Across Nations Fund
Alan John Ferguson Fund
Blue Moon Fund
Cody’s Fund
Crescendo Fund
Denise Mara Foundation
Eileen & Michael Keenan Fund
Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Endow-
ment Fund
Floyd and Gloria Murphy Charitable Fund
G & G Fund
Hansen Family Foundation
Harmelina Fund
Harry and Henrietta Kostman Family Fund
Hollyhock Endowment Fund
McGill Family Fund
Paper Dolls Fund
Roberta Lando Beiser Fund
Seaview Fund
The BlenheimTrust
The Rix Family Fund
Tony & Stojna Wind Family Foundation
Tula Community Fund
Windsor Plywood Foundation
Community Impact Funds
Community Impact Funds provide the Foundation with our most valuable source of income.Through the
support of our generous donors, we are able to direct these funds to priority areas that will have the greatest
impact, both today and for generations to come.
Alma VanDusen Fund
Sarah Agnes Berryman Memorial Fund
Lance and Nonie Bissett Fund
Harry and Elva Borgerson Fund
Jean Hamilton Brakenridge Memorial Fund
Brink Family Fund
British Columbia Unclaimed Property
Society
Burrard Lions 60th Anniversary Community
Services Fund
Dr. William Keith Burwell Fund
Laura E. Cameron Memorial Fund
Joan and Clodagh Insull Fund
The Community Fund
Janet Cramsie Memorial Fund
James and Gladys Cunningham Fund
The Ralph and Norma Cunningham Memo-
rial Fund
Dashwood-Jones Fund
Frederick James Dawson Fund
Gordon James Dickie Memorial Fund
Alice Muriel Barbara Duff Estate Fund
Fellowship Lodge No. 137, A.F. & A.M. En-
dowment Fund
Susan and Barrie Forbes Community Foun-
dation
Frinton Fund
John D. Gibson Family Fund
Harry and Pearl Gillespie Fund
Helene Edna Gradley Fund
The Andrew Brown Graham Fund
Phillip and Jean Green Fund
George E and Loucil Marie Griffin Memorial
Fund
Marion & Samuel Hartin Fund
William J. Hallett Fund (Start-up Fund)
WinifredTownley Hill Memorial Fund
J. Norman Hyland Fund
The Irish Canadian Fund
W.E. Jardine Memorial Fund
Alexander and Julia Kurlak Fund (Start-up
Fund)
Lang Family Fund
Kelvin D.M. Large and Frances M. Large
Memorial Fund
Isabel Macmillan Latta Fund
John William Leek Family Fund
Arthur and Lenore Law Memorial Fund
Grace Lim Legacy Foundation
Alice G. MacKay Memorial Fund
Norman and Julie Mackie Memorial Fund
Frances Mastrandrea Fund
The Catherine Jane McClelland Memorial
Fund
The McCorkell Fund
Helen Eileen McCurrach and Helen Isobel
McCurrach Memorial Fund
The William McMahan Fund
Evelyn R. McMann Estate Fund
Walter John Misener Memorial Fund
Katherine Moffatt Memorial Fund
George W. Norgan Fund
OpeongoTrust
Frederick Hyden Pearson and Isobel Mary
PearsonTrust Fund
Otto and Anna Peterson Memorial Fund
Catherine Pryde and Peter Pryde Endow-
ment Fund
Leslie and Mildred Quartermaine Fund
Bernice Mary Margaret Ramsay Fund
Cresswell Bonny and Louisa Jane Rickard
Fund
Catherine Rickey - Ross Ramsey Fund
The Robson Family Fund
The Bernard and Ria Rowe Foundation
Scotties’ Fund
Shaughnessy Hospital Auxiliary (1946-1983)
Trust Fund
Hazel May Southard Memorial Fund
The Charles E. and Laura E.Thompson
Fund
Elsie & AlbertTook Memorial Fund
Widmer Van Halm Fund
Vancouver Foundation Employees’ Com-
munity Fund
Mildred W. Walker Memorial Fund
Roxie Joan Wallace Fund
Monica Joan Wheatley Memorial Fund
The Lester M. White Fund
Widmer/ Weedy Fund
Bruce Witherspoon Memorial Fund
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The Acorn Fund
The Margaret Winifred Charlotte Almond
Memorial Fund
The American Woman’s Club of Vancouver
Dorothy Anderson Family Foundation
Animal Welfare Endowment Fund
Anniversary Fund for Animal Welfare
Assante Vancouver Centre Fund
The B.C. Heritage Fund
Thelma Barkley Fund
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
Endowment Fund
Tracy Betel Fund
Birdie’s Fund
Fred Boyd Brown Fund
Robert L. Boyes Fund
Pearley and Norine Brissenden Fund
Joanne Victoria Brown Memorial Fund
The Henry A. Bulwer Fund
Bumblebee Fund
Butterfly Foundation
The Robert and Irene Carpenter Children’s
Fund
Alexander Carruthers Fund
The Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Carson Fund
Barnet and Janet Carswell Fund
TheThomas George Edward Cartier Fund
Douglas Cherrington Legacy Fund
Robert B. and Margaret G. Cherry Fund
The Children’s Fund
Ronald Laird Cliff Fund
The Mark and Phae Collins Fund
Jane Helen Mary Corcoran Memorial Fund
Ollie Coyes Memorial Fund
The Edna and Elliott Crookshanks Family
Fund
Muriel Annie Cunliffe Memorial Fund
Esther Dang/WingYou Wong Charitable
Trust
Dang-Vo Foundation
F. Danielson Foundation
Dos Gatas Fund
Drent Family Fund
The Elizabeth Droemer Fund
Early Childhood Development Legacy Fund
Early Childhood Development Legacy Pro-
gram: FAS Education and Prevention Fund
Field of Interest Funds
These funds were established by donors to support a specific issue area - referred to as a Field of Interest.
Donors select the field, but rely on the expertise of our volunteer advisors to distribute the income on their
behalf, ensuring urgent and emerging needs are supported in the community.
Early Childhood Legacy Fund: Carol Legge
FASD Endowment
Victor S. Elne Memorial Fund
The Norman and June English Medical
Research Fund
The Gordon Fahrni Family Fund
The Edith Annie Faunt Endowment Fund
Kathleen Helen Ferries Memorial Fund
Beverly Field Fund
The Robert & Florence Filberg Fund
Margaret J. Ford Fund
Monty and Kathleen FosterTrust
TheThomas and Eunice Fraser and Allen
Fraser Pike Memorial Fund
The Florence L. Fyfe-Smith Fund
Dr. George R. Gayman Memorial Fund
Ida Goodreau Fund
Phyllis Griffin Memorial Fund
Linda & Paul Gronert Community Fund
Fred J. and Adelaide M. Grover Fund
The Margaret Haney Fund
T. Garth Harvey Fund
Lewis Crowhurst Henry Fund
The Jan Howarth Fund
Fiona Hudgins Memorial Fund - extending
a hand to homeless youth
The Helen M. HumphreyTrust
James and Helen Hunter Fund
The Ingledow Bursary Fund
William and Marion JohnsonTrust
The Jun Family Fund
Henry and Annie Kaulback Memorial Fund
The Alice M. and Donald J. Kerr Medical
Research Fund
The King’s Daughters and Sons Vancouver
Fund
Robert and Anna Koerner Foundation Fund
TheToni Korsan Fund
The Norman Russell Lang Memorial Fund
The Earle M. and Minnie C. Lawson Fund
Kenneth Angus MacRae Memorial Fund
Doreen Martin Margetts Fund for Animal
Care
Helen and Oscar Marrion Fund for Medical
Research
McEachern Keen Fund (Start-Up Fund)
McFarlane-Karp Fund
Edward B. and Ruby R. McIntyre Fund
Marketa Michal Fund
Marion Mitchell Memorial Fund
Jean & David Molson Fund
The Doris M. Murray Endowment Fund
Neale Fund
The New BastionTheatre Company Endow-
ment Fund
Manh Hung &ThiTham Nguyen Commu-
nity Fund
Andrew Nord Environment Fund
The Northward Bound Endowment Fund
May Maynard Ough Endowment Fund
Milton Owen MemorialYouth Fund
Beatrice Donalda Pilon Memorial Fund
The George and Rae Poole Family Memo-
rial Fund
W.J. Sager Fund
Rosamond Helen Sarles Fund
Alfred Schuller Fund
The Seniors Benevolent Fund
Alex Sereth Fund
Karen Shklanka Fund (Start-up Fund)
The Sick Children’s Research Foundation
Fund
Silver Maple Fund
The Howard A. Simons Fund for Medical
Research
The John Bryden Stevenson Fund
Vancouver Humanitarian Fund (Start-up
Fund)
The VanDusen Foundation
Donald and Virginia Waldock Relief of Dis-
tressed Animals Fund
Evelyn Webster Fund
The Welfare Fund for Children andYouth
Faye Wightman Fund
The Alan and Agnes Williamson Fund
Women’s Fund
Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Sally Wong Com-
munity Fund
James W. Wright Fund
The John Wright DouglasTrust
The Roy and Bertha Wrigley Fund
The Olive WyattTrust Fund for Abused
Children
F i e l d s o f I n t e r e s t F u n d s
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Field of Interest
Animal WelfareAnimals play a valuable role in our society. How we treat and care for them reflects our
community values. Vancouver Foundation is committed to supporting strategies that
protect and enhance the welfare of all animals, wild, domestic and farm, through research,
outreach, education and direct care. British Columbia is home to a wide range of charitable
organizations with a mission to improve the welfare of animals.
In 2012, Vancouver Foundation issued a request for proposals for small capacity-building
grants for animal welfare organizations. Many of these organizations struggle to find funding
for resources to engage in organizational planning and implementation for enhanced
performance and efficiency.
Of the 26 applications received in 2012, 13 projects were funded with grants totaling $94,051
directed to a variety of capacity-building projects for animal welfare organizations such as
volunteer training, creation of marketing and fundraising collateral, website development
and initiatives to increase public support.
26Applications
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
210,836
13
$
94,051
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Expert Panel
Paul Lacerte, Chair
Victoria
Kira Baker
Vancouver
David Fraser
Vancouver
Ray Kellosalmi
Enderby
Leanne McConnachie
Vancouver
Craig Naherniak
Vancouver
Marguerite Vogel
Duncan
Kristine Webber
Vancouver
Project: 		 Pet First Aid Course
Grant Received: 	 $3,480
Location: 		 Kootenay
A 10-hour pet first aid instruction course will be provided for approximately 25 volunteers.
The course teaches skills for dealing with cat and dog emergencies including: bleeding, broken
bones; choking and CPR. This will enable volunteers to provide more complete and effective care
for animals, as well as being able to respond and react appropriately if and when a pet becomes
ill or injured.
Organization: 	
Creston Pet Adoption and Welfare Society (PAWS) is dedicated to rescuing and sheltering stray,
abused, abandoned, and unwanted pets in the Creston Valley area. PAWS provides veterinary
care, spay/neuter, rehabilitation, socialization, (re)training, care and compassion to pets until
loving homes can be found. PAWS also provides foster homes for animals needing special care
or those that do not do well in a shelter environment.
Animal Welfare
Project Highlights
Project: 		 A Way Forward – Building Organizational 	
			Capacity
Grant Received: 	 $8,000
Location: 		 Comox Valley
This grant was used to help expand the capacity of the Mountainaire
Avian Rescue Society through the development of a strategic plan, social
media and marketing, and improvements to the database management
system.
Organization: 	
Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society rescues and rehabilitates injured or
orphaned indigenous wildlife and releases healthy animals back into the
wild. The Society also holds community events and offers educational
programs to schools, clubs and other groups.
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Field of Interest
Arts & CultureArts and Culture grants support and encourage the growth and sustained presence of excellence in
arts and cultural activities among diverse cultural communities throughout British Columbia.
The funded projects in 2012 offer a cross-section of disciplines, including visual arts, museum
projects, music, theatre, dance, literature and film. Also included are multimedia projects and
projects that span different cultures.
Demand for funding in this field was highest in the Spring cycle with 146 submissions received
(compared to 86 in the fall) — over half of the overall total of 232 for the year. In all, 66 submissions
were approved, representing projects from mainly metro Vancouver, but also from Vancouver Island,
the Interior, the Fraser region, and Northern BC.
The Advisory Committee developed the following criteria in determining the
successful submissions:
• Artistic Intention: Artistic practice that demonstrates depth, potential impact,
and/or the courage to explore an individual’s or a group’s artistic vision.
• Creativity and Growth: Innovation and exploring new possibilities, with a
willingness to take risks and embrace new ideas.
• Diversity of Conception and Participation: Including inter-disciplinary
collaboration and inclusivity of different cultures, peoples, experiences,
practices, and world views.
• Community Engagement and Social Connection: Fostering belonging and
forming bonds between and within communities, cultivating audiences and
social connections.
• Organizational Capacity: Ability to carry out the project as planned.
$
1,063,125
Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
4,677,252
66
232
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Advisory Committee
Chief Justice Robert Bauman, Chair
Vancouver
Jann LM Bailey
Kamloops
Tim Carlson
Vancouver
Sal Ferreras
Vancouver
Rob Gloor
Vancouver
Mitchell Krieger
Victoria
Nathalie MacFarlane
Skidegate
Lucille Pacey
Vancouver
Alvin ErasgaTolentino
Vancouver
Hal Wake
Vancouver
Project: 		 Extraction
Grant Received: 	 $25,000
Location: 		 Vancouver
Extraction is a bilingual documentary theatre show (in Mandarin and English) that explores Canada/
China relations, tar sands development, and China’s rise as an economic power through the
biographies of four people whose lives have been transformed by these realities.The play aims to
add a human dimension to the public conversation about topical, controversial subjects affecting us
all­—adding new perspectives to illustrate unique experiences.
Organization:
Theatre Conspiracy is a non-profit theatre company that taps the crosscurrents of international
culture, society and politics to create, interpret and translate theatre works that speak beyond
borders.
Arts & Culture
These are just two examples of Arts & Culture projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Project: 		 FICTION(S)
Grant Received: 	 $25,000
Location: 		 Vancouver
FICTION(S) is a three-part series: DoYou See What I Mean? (a
2.5 hour, blindfolded tour of Vancouver’s Downtown), Human
Library (visitors check out a ‘human book’), and Sometimes
IThink, I Can SeeYou (writers muse, reflect and devise
narratives of what they observe in pubic spaces and project
their writing live for public viewing).The project furthers
the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival’s interests
in situating the performing arts within the public realm,
encouraging new and innovative engagement with local
communities and fostering groundbreaking partnerships.
Organization:
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of
Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks
each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking
work in the live performing arts. PuSh expands the horizons
of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary,
genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original.
Project Highlights
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Field of Interest
Children, Youth
& Families
Healthy, resilient families are the building blocks of a healthy society. Whether addressing bullying,
supporting diverse immigrant families with small children, enabling youth to use media to share
their stories, we increase the well-being of children, youth and families in British Columbia to help
create a brighter future for us all. Common themes among approved projects in this field of interest
include: youth leadership, arts-based programs, family resource programs, parenting supports,
programs for children and youth with special needs, community development and expanding
advocacy capacity across the sector.
Of the 56 grants approved in 2012, almost half focused on youth leadership development.
The remaining grants were evenly distributed among children and families, with a particular focus
on projects that support young children in their early years.
One-third of the projects approved are in the metro Vancouver region, with the remaining projects
dispersed throughout Vancouver Island, the Interior and the North.
$
11,430,326Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
247
56
$1,834,824
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Advisory Committee
Anna Fung, Chair
Vancouver
Lynell Anderson
Coquitlam
Tanya Behardien
Penticton
Steve Boyce
Vancouver
Romi Chandra Herbert
Vancouver
Wilma Clarke
Burnaby
Penny Coates
Victoria
Michelle Fortin
Vancouver
Chris Friesen
Vancouver
Jason Lee
Vancouver
Tanu Lusignan
Skidegate
Melanie Matining
Vancouver
Zora McMillan
Prince Rupert
Project: 		 Youth Caregivers
Grant Received: 	 $40,000
Location: 		 South Vancouver Island
Youth caregivers take on responsibilities beyond their years to
care for a family member in need and often feel overwhelmed.
This project will reach out to these youth and their families to
offer emotional support and links to practical help. It will also aid health care, schools and the
community to be more supportive.This will be the first established program in BC to assist youth
caregivers.
Organization:
Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society is a grassroots community service dedicated to
supporting family caregivers.
Children, Youth & Families
These are just two examples of Children, Youth & Families projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Project Highlights
Project: 		 Upstream Solutions for BC’s 		
			Children and Youth
Grant Received: 	 $100,000
Location: 		 Province-wide
BC’s high child poverty rate, under-investment in young children,
and weak child labour laws result in too many of BC’s children
and youth not getting the support they need to reach their
full potential.This project addresses the need to raise public
awareness of children’s health and well-being issues and mobilize
support for public policy changes and stronger investments in
children and families.
Organization:
First Call: BC Child andYouth Advocacy Coalition, in partnership
with Family Services of Greater Vancouver. First Call brings
together 90 partner organizations devoted to advancing public
policies that support the healthy development of children and
youth. Family Services aims to strengthen people, families and
communities by providing support and counselling services.
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Field of Interest
EducationEducation enables people to improve their lives. When everyone has access to learning, our entire
society is more vibrant and adaptable. From engaging potential learners who would otherwise
be left behind to developing sustainability curriculum, education grants provided by Vancouver
Foundation donors enhance the quality of, and access to, education and lifelong learning
opportunities for all British Columbians.
Out of the 28 projects funded in 2012, almost one-fifth had a province-wide focus. While the majority
of projects targeted school-aged children, at least one-quarter of the projects were directed toward
young adults and mature students.This year, a trend to move education outdoors continued and
we supported projects that ranged from nature kindergarten to land-based programs for Aboriginal
students, to continuing education opportunities for urban farmers. Aboriginal education, curriculum
development, literacy/numeracy projects and environmental education were the top issues
addressed through our grants.
Through community-based education research, we support projects in
British Columbia that:
• contribute to excellence in teaching and learning; foster student citizenship
and volunteerism; and strengthen school communities through the
participation of students, parents, educators, and the community;
• improve educational access and program completion rates for all students,
particularly for those facing economic or cultural barriers or with special needs;
• encourage learners to develop healthy self-esteem including a respectful
appreciation of their own and others’ individual, ethnic and cultural identity;
• advance educational approaches and facilitate access to enhanced literacy for
all age groups;
• disseminate successful program models, and promote innovation in a
specific area of learning;
• contribute to the professional growth of educators and the advancement of
innovative approaches to learning; and
• have the capacity to transform Aboriginal education, and expand the number,
knowledge and skill of Aboriginal educators.
99Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
4,212,501
28 $1,227,980
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Advisory
Committee
Yuri Fulmer, Chair (2012-1)
West Vancouver
Miranda Lam, Chair (2012-2)
Vancouver
Dr. Joanna Ashworth
Burnaby
Ted Cadwallader
Victoria
Lyn Daniels
North Vancouver
Christine Foster
Terrace
Deborah Jeffrey
West Vancouver
Marilyn Kwok
Burnaby
Nathan Lusignan
Vancouver
Jack Miller
Cache Creek
Nasra Mire
Surrey
Sandra Singh
Burnaby
Dr. John Vavrik
North Vancouver
May Wong
Vancouver
May Woo
Burnaby
Education
These are just two examples of Education projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Project Highlights
Project: 		 Through a Different Lens
Grant Received: 	 $100,000
Location: 		 Okanagan
This teacher-led project involves 45 teachers from Grades 1-12 who
are focusing on alternative methods of instruction and assessment
to help all students succeed.The focus is on innovative teaching and
assessment practices and the impact these have on our students at risk
of not completing school.
Organization:
The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) is
committed to its mission statement of WorkingTogether for Student
Success.
Project: 		 Let’s Get Cooking
Grant Received: 	 $33,333
Location: 		 Vancouver
In partnership with Inner CityYouth and Vancouver Community College,
the project will develop and present an educational cooking program
for street youth and youth with mental illness at risk of homelessness.
Let’s Get Cooking will develop the youths’ food preparation and
technical cooking skills and enhance their confidence and social skills.
Social workers and psychiatrists will work with the youth to encourage
their participation, support them in their recovery and in developing
acceptable work behaviors. Youth with mental illness will be supported
to succeed in the course, to seek employment, and to move from the
street or transitional housing to permanent housing.
Organization:
Coast Mental Health is a recognized leader in developing and delivering
innovative programs that positively impact the lives of people with
severe mental illness. Coast offers rehabilitative social and recreational
programs, life skills training, and wellness activities, volunteer and pre-
employment opportunities.
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Field of Interest
EnvironmentEnvironment grants support the health and resilience of British Columbia’s environment in a
changing world. We support a range of projects that address environmental issues by advancing
policy, increasing public awareness and engagement, and ensuring the development of solutions
include communities impacted by environmental challenges.
In addition to these priority areas, additional grants were made for projects that supported public
engagement and education, pollution control and waste reduction. Of the 31 applications for
environmental grants received, 23 were funded with over half a million dollars granted for projects
throughout British Columbia, including eight on Vancouver Island and six in metro Vancouver.
In 2012, the Advisory Committee continued to
focus on two priority areas:
• Freshwater: Long-term sustainability, protection and
resilience of freshwater quality and flows; and,
• Habitat Protection and Conservation:
Opportunities for community-led habitat protection and
conservation solutions, whether in marine or land-based
ecosystems.
99Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
3,485,441
23
$
530,300
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Advisory Committee
Paul Lacerte, Chair
Victoria
Ruben Anderson
Victoria
Karen Campbell
Vancouver
Jennifer Chan
Vancouver
Ramona Faust
Proctor
Agnes Jackson
Kamloops
Marc Lee
Vancouver
Tara Marsden
New Hazelton
Morgan McDonald
Vancouver
Devon Page
Vancouver
Brian Riddell
Vancouver
Darlene Sanderson
Victoria
Eric Pringle
Vancouver
WilliamTurner
Victoria
Environment
These are just two examples of Environment projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Project Highlights
Project: 		 Riparian Stewardship Workshops
Grant Received: 	 $15,000
Location: 		 Okanagan
The Lower Similkameen territory is in one of Canada’s top three
endangered ecosystems and contains the largest matrix of riparian
wetlands left in the South Okanagan.This project will bring
ecologists and community members together for on-site workshops
to participate in restoration activities including removing invasive
species and planting more than 6,000 indigenous plants.The goal
of the workshop is to create life-long stewards of the lands while
helping to restore rare and endangered habitat that support many at-
risk species.
Organization:
Lower Similkameen Indian Band is responsible for stewarding the
largest matrix of intact riparian habitat left in the South Okanagan.
Project: 		 Southern Vancouver Island Derelict
			 Fishing Gear Removal Project
Grant Received: 	 $15,000
Location: 		 South Vancouver Island
Derelict fishing gear has an unseen and devastating impact on the
marine environment.This grant will be used to develop an on-going
program to remove derelict fishing gear in southern BC waters.
Since 2002 the Northwest Straits Initiative’s Derelict Fishing Gear
Program, in Washington State, has removed over 4,000 ghost nets
and 2,500 derelict crab pots from Puget Sound. In 2011 the Province
of BC removed/disabled derelict crab pots and a seine net from
North Pender Island, with a reported 1,799 dead and alive animals
recovered.
Organization:
Cetus Research and Conservation Society facilitates the conservation of the marine environment
by promoting community stewardship, raising public awareness, conducting research, and
fostering activities that directly preserve marine habitats and biological diversity.
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Field of Interest
Health and Medical
Education/Research
Vancouver Foundation’s community-based health research grants support initiatives that ensure
British Columbians are involved in advancing the health of their own communities.
Of the 14 grants approved in 2012, half the projects were undertaken in the Lower Mainland.
Thirty per cent involved research at a province-wide level, and the remaining projects took place in
northwest BC, theThompson/Shuswap area and Haida Gwaii.
Half of the projects focused on research issues that bridge cultural boundaries, and the other half
helped position communities to develop more effective health promotion activities and identify
barriers to accessing the healthcare system.
Through community-based education research, we support projects
in British Columbia that:
• are directed at improving health and minimizing health inequities;
• build capacity and communities to undertake community-based health
research and promote partnerships between community members and
researchers that facilitate reciprocal learning;
• engage communities in problem solving, decision-making, and action
through research;
• are informed by previous findings in the area of investigation; and,
• contribute to relevant and measurable change and/or inform public policy.
49Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
5,598,355
14 $
1,533,142
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Advisory Committee
Dr. Vera Frinton, Chair
Vancouver
Olivier Ferlatte
Vancouver
Dr. Anne George
Prince George
Dr. Peter Graf
Vancouver
Dr. Gordon Hutchinson
108 Mile Ranch
Dr. Rosemin Kassam
Vancouver
Dr. Carey Matsuba
Vancouver
Dr. Jennifer Mullett
Qualicum Beach
Dr. Malcolm Ogborn
Prince George
Dr. Colleen Reid
Vancouver
Magdalena Swanson
Surrey
Dr. StephenTredwell
Vancouver
Marilyn Van Bibber
Qualicum Beach
Project:		 From Front Door to Grocery Store
Grant Received: 	 $ 75,671
Location: 		 Thompson/Shuswap
Rural BC is experiencing a rapidly aging population, and long-time
residents are choosing to remain in their ‘home’ communities. Most
of these communities face significant challenges in meeting the mobility needs of seniors, which are
compounded by harsh winters, poor physical infrastructure, and lack of services. The project will
engage local seniors in an assessment of shopping and service areas, community facilities, walking
routes, and transportation.The project will also involve in-depth interviews to explore considerations
such as safety, accessibility, affordability, inclusiveness, helpfulness, and respect.
Organization:
The Community Development Institute at University of Northern BC was established to assist rural
and northern BC with capacity building and community development.The Institute is known for
undertaking projects that are driven by the needs and aspirations of communities, and partnering with
them to provide information and support to help them make decisions about their own futures.
Health and Medical Education/Research
These are just two examples of Health and Medical Education / Research projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Project Highlights
Project:		 Bridging the Cs: Community, 			
			Connectedness and Collaborative 		
			Partnerships
Grant Received: 	 $ 236,762
Location: 		 Province-wide
This study is designed to provide new research data on ways to
overcome barriers and the role of self-determination to improve
health outcomes among clients enduring medical illness (EMI).
Individuals living with EMI have markedly elevated rates of cardio-
metabolic disturbance including obesity, diabetes, dyslipidaemia
and cardiovascular disease. Many authors point to lifestyle factors
to account for these increased rates of morbidity and mortality
identifying that people with EMI have increased rates of smoking,
excess caloric intake, poor diet and lack of exercise.
Organization:
University of Northern BC (UNBC) in partnership with the BC
Schizophrenia Society for the Northern Interior. UNBC is one of the
leading small research-intensive universities in Canada.The BC
Schizophrenia Society works with service providers to achieve a
more comprehensive and effective continuum of mental health and
addictions services.
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Field of Interest
Health and Social
DevelopmentHealth and Social Development supports projects that will enhance and improve the broad
determinants of health within communities, as outlined by the Public Health Agency of Canada—in
particular, projects that help to mitigate the effects of poverty.
Through 2011 to 2014, the Health and Social Development Field is focused on two priority areas:
• Health and Wellness: projects that enhance community members’ ability to access and navigate systems
of care and support. Successful projects in this area demonstrate impact at the individual level and present
strategies for addressing common barriers.
• Belonging and Inclusion: projects that improve and/or develop community cohesion and connectedness
across diverse communities.
Out of the 36 projects funded in 2012, more than half had a Vancouver Lower Mainland focus.
The remaining projects were spread out across BC, with small concentrations of projects in the
Okanagan, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. While the majority of projects targeted broad
community development, at least 20% of projects were focused on seniors. For 2012, we saw a
continuing trend in this field of interest towards seniors’ programs and services, and food systems
related work. Navigating systems of care and support, and building networks within communities
and agencies continue to be top issues within the Health and Social Development field.
Through community-based health and social development research, we support projects
in British Columbia that address:
• Quality of life: create innovative ways to work with people to improve quality of life and in
particular those with the potential to create systemic change.
• Health and well-being: build the capacity of community agencies, communities, and
volunteers working to advance the health and well-being of individual adults and families.
• Community collaboration: develop inter-agency cooperation, collaboration and dialogue;
particularly projects that support public, private and social sector partnerships and those that
bridge with other sectors of the community, like arts, environment, business, etc.
• A focus on issues: support issues and how they are approached; specifically issues identified
by local citizens and volunteers in the neighbourhood and local community networks.
• Inclusiveness: welcome the presence and participation of groups who have been labeled,
marginalized and isolated.
218Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
12,239,12836 $
1,414,104
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Project: 		 Surrey Mobile Assault Response Team: 	
			 Women’s Safety Patient Navigator
Grant Received: 	 $39,000
Location: 		 Surrey/Delta
The Surrey Mobile Assault ResponseTeam is an interdisciplinary team
of medical, legal and social service practitioners that provides 24-hour emergency crisis response
to abused women and children. As a key member of the Surrey Mobile Assault ResponseTeam, the
Women’s Safety Patient Navigator addresses gaps within the health care system that limit access
to critical medical care immediately after an assault.The Women’s Safety Patient Navigator plays
a key role in the identification, screening, and treatment of domestic violence and sexual assault
during a critical window of opportunity — the time between admittance to the emergency room and
discharge from the hospital.
Organization
Surrey Women’s Centre Society advocates for the safety and well-being of women and children
fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and other forms of family violence.Their
primary focus area is to increase safety and support for multi-barriered women and children at-risk
of serious bodily injury or death. Specifically, collaboration with medical, legal and social service
agencies to address systemic barriers that limit access to critical resources in times of need.
Health and Social Development
These are just two examples of Health and Social Development projects funded in 2012.
For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit:
www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog
Advisory Committee
Ida Goodreau, Chair
Bowen Island
Ranjana Basu
Shawnigan Lake
Darrell Burnham
Vancouver
Vickie Cammack
Vancouver
David Eby
Vancouver
Manpreet Grewal
Abbotsford
Anne Kloppenborg
Burnaby
Denise Mann
Richmond
Jean McRae
Victoria
Andrea Reimer
Vancouver
Dr. Helena Swinkels
Surrey
Project Highlights
Project: 		 Co-operative Elder Care Initiative
Grant Received: 	 $106,000
Location: 		 Central Vancouver Island
One of the most critical social issues facing Canadians is the nation’s
rapidly aging demographic and the absence of affordable care for
seniors.This project addresses the lack of high quality, affordable
and responsive elder care to seniors and their families. By utilizing
the tools and knowledge developed in this project, caregivers and
community groups will greatly increase their capacity to provide
alternative forms of elder care.The project also addresses the serious
problem of isolation and loneliness faced by a growing number of
seniors as well as the lack of support to their caregivers.
Organization
Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society is partnered with the BC
Co-op Association.The mission of the Continuing Care Society is
to provide residential care services that meet the holistic needs of
elderly citizens.The BC Co-op Association promotes the co-op model
for economic and social development and assists communities in the
development of new communities.
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Field of Interest
Youth Philanthropy
CouncilTheYouth Philanthropy Council (YPC) empowers young people in Vancouver to play a meaningful
role in their neighbourhoods by providing grants for programs that encourage youth dignity,
inclusiveness, fairness and equality, promote youth voice, and increase opportunities for youth
participation.
All approvedYPC projects are within the metro Vancouver area. Of the 31 applications received,
19 projects were approved with $118,810 granted for arts-based programs, and projects that enhance
the health and well-being of young people, engage and involve youth in their communities, combat
racism and discrimination, and develop sustainablity solutions.
The Youth Philanthropy Council funds projects that:
• are youth driven and/or include youth in their design,
implementation and decision-making;
• build good youth partnerships and connections;
• increase awareness of the diversity of youth ideas and
experiences in communities; and,
• support youth-led environmental initiatives that contribute
to Vancouver becoming the greenest city by 2020.
41Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
305,250
19 $
118,810
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Youth Philanthropy
Council
Yuri Fulmer (Board Liaison)
West Vancouver
Abdullah Abdullah
Surrey
Tiba Al-Humaimidi
Surrey
Jared Allman
Vancouver
Farhat Anwary
Burnaby
Diego Cardona
Richmond
Lorena Del Castillo
Vancouver
Laura Finkler-Kemeny
Vancouver
Julian Gossen
Vancouver
Katherine Griffin
Vancouver
Sunny Huang
Vancouver / Berkley, CA
Sunny Johal
Surrey
Graham Lee
Vancouver / London, ON
Hawa Mire
Surrey
Amber Morgan
Surrey
Bacilia Ramirez
Vancouver
Savneet Sandhu
Vancouver
Kayla Siu
Vancouver
Colin Siu
Vancouver
Kim Webber
Vancouver
AngelaYang
Vancouver
Project: 		 English Language Learners Welcome Club
Grant Received: 	 $5,000
Location: 		 Vancouver
Youth peers created the English Language Learners Welcome Club for
newcomer and immigrant students aged 13 to 19 to feel included and
comfortable to practice their English out loud, have fun with youth-to-
youth development and delivery of sessions, and learn English that is
context and age specific.
Organization:
Vancouver School District 39 enables students to reach their intellectual,
social, aesthetic and physical potential in challenging and stimulating
settings that reflect the worth of each individual and promotes mutual
respect, cooperation and social responsibility.
Youth Philanthophy Council
Project Highlights
Project: 		 FinAlly
Grant Received: 	 $6,500
Location: 		 Vancouver
The FinAlly (short for Find Ally) project’s focus is to bring together
LGBTQ2S (Lesbian, Gay, Bi,Transgender, Queer andTwo-spirit) youth
between the ages of 13 and 19 and their allies to explore issues of
mutual concern in creating a sense of community and belonging.
LGBTQ2S youth work together to identify healthy solutions to common
problems through skill building, conflict resolution and body image
exercises as well as through media art projects.
Organization:
Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) is an award-winning youth violence
prevention organization founded on the belief that youth challenged by
violence can be agents of change, capable of transforming their own
lives, investing themselves in their communities, and making the world
a better place.
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Field of Interest
Disability Supports
for EmploymentDisability Supports for Employment Fund (DSEF) grants are available to assist eligible organizations
throughout BC who are working to increase employment opportunities and the overall rate of
employment for persons with disabilities in their communities.The DSEF considers “employment”
to mean the full participation of people with disabilities as employees, and/or those activities which
may result in employment for them. Applications are considered from organizations working with
individuals who have physical and/or mental disabilities and face barriers to employment. Projects
must demonstrate that they do not duplicate or replicate existing government-funded programs,
supports and services for persons with disabilities. Applications which demonstrate collaborations
or partnerships are encouraged.
Through the DSEF, Vancouver Foundation supports innovative approaches to employment and
employability for persons with disabilities through the following project types:
Vancouver Foundation typically funds no more than 50% of the proposed project budget. Both cash
contributions and in-kind donations of services or goods are considered valid matching components.
• initiatives that will support employment to individuals with disabilities by providing
training, skill development, and employment creation and support;
• initiatives that will allow organizations that support people with disabilities to build
capacity, learn and explore, and transfer knowledge and learning to others;
• initiatives that will increase employability through community by encouraging
attitudinal and systemic change, increased community commitment, and
engagement, collaboration and partnership; and,
• initiatives that promote social and economic independence.
46Submissions
received:
Dollars requested:
Total projects
funded:
Total dollars granted:
$
2,627,026
19 $
1,125,028
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Disability Supports
for Employment
Fund Committee
Dr. Vera Frinton, Chair
Vancouver
Janice Barr
Richmond
David Chen
Vancouver
Heather Dickson
Victoria
Jane Dyson	
Vancouver
Fred Ford	
Victoria
Paul Gauthier
Vancouver
Laura Hockman
Vernon
Dr. Nigel Livingston
Victoria
Jack Styan	
Vancouver
Deanne Ziebart
Richmond
Project: 		 Youth Works 2012
Grant Received: 	 $25,000
Location: 		 Langley/Fort Langley
This multi-year project proposes to provide summer employment
opportunities for youth with developmental disabilities between the
ages of 16 and 19. A discovery process will be conducted, in collaboration with school partners,
to ascertain each individual’s employment skills and interests and match them with a suitable
employment opportunity for six weeks during the summer. Individuals will be provided with the
required on-the-job support and coaching to ensure their success.
Organization:
Langley Association For Community Living (LACL) is dedicated to the delivery of quality services
for children with special needs, adults with developmental disabilities and supports to their
families. LACL builds and strengthens community by connecting people of all ages and abilities.
Disability Supports for Employment
Project Highlights
Project: 		 JustWork Economic Initiative
Grant Received: 	 $55,000
Location: 		 Vancouver
JustWork Economic Initiative is a social enterprise that provides
employment for vulnerable people with multiple barriers such as
physical disabilities, mental illness, homelessness and addictions.
JustWork’s three social enterprises, JustRenos, JustCatering,
and JustPotters, provide dignified, safe and gainful employment
that helps individuals gain work experience and skills while they
transition to regular jobs. In 2010, JustWork’s social enterprises
provided meaningful employment for 30 individuals facing major
barriers. Seventeen of these individuals have been employed for
more than one year, and 11 have been employed for more than two
years.
Organization:
JustWork fosters dignified, gainful work opportunities for people
facing multiple barriers to work.
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Donor Advised Funds
Abbotsford Heat Foundation
Aboriginal Leadership Initiative Fund
ACCESS Memorial Fund for Pinky Ryan
Agape Catholic Charities Fund
Lydia Cerrano Albert Child Care Support
Fund
Allard Prize Fund in International
Integrity
Alpha Delta Phi British Columbia 2010
Endowment Fund
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund
Anderson Family Fund
Ann Claire Angus Fund
Anmar Fund
AREA Endowment Fund
AREA Fund
Association for Mineral Exploration
British Columbia Outreach Education
Fund
Harry Astoria Memorial Gliding Award
Fund
B.C. First Call Endowment Fund
B.C. Medical Services Foundation
Scholarship Fund
B.C.Tech S.V.P. Fund No. 1
B.C.Tech S.V.P. Fund No. 2
Bachechi Bros. Realty Fund
The Paul Robert Badre Bursary Fund
BakeMark Canada Awards Fund
Charlotte Jane Banfield Legacy Fund
(Legacy Fund)
Ryan Barclay Memorial Fund
Battersby Howat Endowment Fund
BattleThe Elements (Start-up Fund)
George and Donna Battye Fund
Josephine Baulne Henderson Fund
The Robert and Susan Bauman Fund
BB Wise Fund
BC Arts Renaissance Fund
BC Camping Association Lorne Brown
Campership Fund
BC Water Sustainability Endowment
Fund
BCIC Aquaculture Program Fund
BCIC Entrepreneurship @ UBC Program
BCIC Graduate Student Scholarships
Program
BCIC Innovation and Commercialization
Strategic Development Program Fund
BCIC Natural Resources and Applied
Sciences Endowment Fund
Beacon Fund
Roberta Lando Beiser Fund
John Robert Belyea and Joan Elsie
Belyea Scholarship and Bursary Fund
Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
Fund
Beyrouti Family Charities Fund
Joseph Beyrouti Memorial Fund
MDK Billion-Browne Foundation (Legacy
Fund)
Black Pearl Family Foundation 2004
David Black and Maya Russell Fund
(Start-up Fund)
Deborah Carswell Black Fund
George and Winifred Black Legacy Fund
Blank Canvas Fund
The BlenheimTrust
Blue Moon Fund
Ursula Botz Fund (Start-up Fund)
Charles W. Brazier Fund
The Brenner Fund
Brimacombe Fund
British Columbia Building Envelope
Council Education Foundation Fund -
Cameron Harrison Memorial Award
British Columbia Building Envelope
Council Education Foundation Fund -
Tom Morstead Memorial Award
British Columbia Building Envelope
Education Foundation Fund
British Columbia Bursary for Students
with Visual Impairments or Blindness
(BCBSVIB)
British Columbia Parks Fund
British Columbia Parks Permanent Fund
Barry Brookes Fund (Transferable Fund)
Neil E. Brown Family Foundation
Jill Buchanan Education Fund
TheThomas and Dorothy Burgess Fund
Ruth Byman Memorial Fund
C H C Endowment Fund, Vancouver
Colin Campbell Award Fund (Start-up
Fund)
CanadaTibet Committee Fund
Canadian Chapter of International
Society for Business Educators Fund
The Canadian Clubs of British Columbia
Fund
Canadian Learning Disability Legacy
Fund
Catherine M. Carmack Memorial Cello
Scholarship Fund
Carmichael Foundation
Dr. David Carmichael Memorial Fund
Carnahan Educational Fund
The M & H Carpenter Fund
Cassils Family Foundation
Robert B. Caton Scholarship Fund
Judy Cavanagh Fund
Centre for Child Honouring Fund (Start-
up Fund)
Tung and Shirley Chan “Ji Shen” Fund
John Ka Kin Cheung Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Mary M. and Lincoln Chew Fund
Children andYouth with Special Needs
Supports Fund
Children’s Mental Health Fund
Chilvers Family Fund
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Memorial
Fund
Jean Ciriani Scholarship for Student
Citizenship
Cliff-MarcelTrust Fund
Cody’s Fund
Donor Advised Funds provide the most flexibility to our fundholders by allowing them to recommend
which charities and charitable causes they would like to support. Donor Advised Fundholders can make
standing or annual recommendations, so Vancouver Foundation can easily accommodate their charitable
interests. Vancouver Foundation administers more than 475 Donor Advised Funds across BC.
Here are our Donor Advised Funds:
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Collins Family Foundation (Legacy Fund)
Commissionaires BC Charlie Brown
Memorial Bursary Fund
Concord Pacific HarmonyTrust
Endowment Fund
Concord Pacific HarmonyTrust Fund
ConeTec Education Foundation
Murray and Peter Corren Foundation
Simon Cowell & Kathleen Barilla
Endowment Fund (Legacy Fund)
Crescendo Fund
The GeorgeT. and Myrtle W. Cunningham
Fund
Daisy Scholarship Fund
Frank & Frances Darling Family Fund
Lillian and Ross Davidson Fund
R.H. “Slim” and Margaret Davidson
Memorial Awards Fund
Davis Family Fund (Legacy Fund)
Gabe and Andi Davis Foundation
Jack Davis Scholarship Fund
Dawson Family Fund
Joseph and Marion Delesalle Fund
Champa and Dhiru Desai Family Fund
Deverall Family Fund (Legacy Fund)
Disability Supports for Employment
Fund
Ken Dobell Public Service Education
Fund
Gladys H. Dunn Fund
Elementary School Fund for Children in
Need
Emergency Medical Assistants Education
Fund
Endangered Ecosystems Fund
Endowment Fund for the Promotion of
B.C. History
Edna Mei Eng Fund
Arthur Erickson Foundation for
Excellence in Architecture
Bruce Eriksen Memorial Fund
Fairway Fund (Legacy Fund)
Fairweather Fund
Family Independence Fund
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Endowment Fund
Maurice A. and Anne Favell
Mesothelioma Research Fund
Alan John Ferguson Fund
Financial Executives Institute Vancouver
Scholarship Fund
Charles and Lucile Flavelle Family Fund
The Andrew Baker Fleck Foundation
Flowerdew Family Endowment Fund
(Start-up Fund)
Harold Scanlon Foley Junior Memorial
Fund
Susan and Barrie Forbes Family
Foundation (Legacy Fund)
Forsyth Family Endowment Fund (Legacy
Fund)
Forward Family Fund
Isabel Loucks Foster Public Health
Scholarship Fund
Alain Fournier Memorial Fund
Freyvogel-Preiswerck Fund
Friends ofTupper Fund
Fritz Ziegler Fund
Yuri and Nicole Fulmer Community Fund
Fulton Family Fund
G & G Fund
Judith Garay Fund (Legacy Fund)
Jack Gin Family Foundation
Jack Gin Family Foundation (Paydown
Fund)
Giving Well
Cliff & Pat Glen Fund
Gordon Fund for Children
Gracie Waddell Fund
Graham Family Fund (Legacy Fund)
The Helen Graham Canada Prize Fund
Brian Grant Scholarship Fund
The Brian D. Graves Fund
The Grayross Foundation
Howard C. Green Memorial Fund
The Greene Family Education Initiative
Fund
Donald Greenwell Foundation Fund
Greygates Foundation
Charles Douglas Grieve Fund
Linda & Paul Gronert Legacy Fund
(Legacy Fund)
Jennifer Gudewill Fund
H Foundation
Liz Haan Fund
Bob and Judy Hager Family Fund
John & Cecilia Hall Fund (Legacy Fund)
Hamilton Family Fund
William & Ruth Hamilton Memorial Fund
The William D. and Eleanor Gerrie
Hamilton Fund
Hansen Family Foundation
The Hardwick Family Fund
Hardy Scholarship Fund
Harmelina Fund
Eric Hatlelid Memorial Fund
HeadCase Foundation
Peter H. Hebb Fund
Helen M.Thompson Fund
Kristin Helgason Fund (Legacy Fund)
The Edwina and Paul Heller Fund
Heritage Legacy Fund of British
Columbia
Hibler/Lamoureux Fund
Hill Family Foundation 2011
Sydney F. Hillis Fund
Maria Mimie Ho Foundation
Matt & Janet Hoffar Foundation
The Madge Hogarth Foundation
Holly Hill Memorial Bursary Fund
Hollyhock Endowment Fund
Honos Foundation
Irene and Julian Hoogstra Fund
Howe Family Foundation
David Huang Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jonathan HungerfordTrek Fund
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Beatrice and David Hunter Endowment
Fund
Claire Huxtable and Colin L. Campbell
Foundation for Forestry
Catherine and Richard Hyland Wildlife
and Domestic Animal Fund (Start-up
Fund)
I Am Someone Foundation
Brenna Innes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Barry Inouye Fund
International Foundation of Learning
Legacy Fund
Ann & Sam Isaacs Fund
Jags Fund
Jags Fund #2
Jags Fund #3 (MasiYouth Project)
Saralee James Memorial Award Fund
JAMMCO Family Fund
Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund
Monty and Kay Jang and Family Fund
JBH Fund
Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund
JFH Faith Fund
TingTing Jiang Memorial Fund
Dave Johnson Memorial Endowment
Fund
Joan Johnston Memorial Fund
Shirley & James Johnston Fund (Legacy
Fund)
Junior League of Greater Vancouver
Foundation
Junior League of Greater Vancouver
Legacy Fund
Kaisu Ranta Fund
Walter Kalyn Fund
The Kanya Student AidTrust Fund for St.
George’s, Shawnigan Lake Schools and
Brentwood College
KCS Fund (Start-up Fund)
Frances Keen, Noreen M. and C.C.
(Mickey) Halleran Memorial Scholarship
Fund (or Keen Halleran Fund)
Eileen & Michael Keenan Fund
Art Kelm & Mary Lewis Endowment Fund
(Legacy Fund)
Kelt Family Fund
Linda Kendall Fund (Legacy Fund)
Charles Chan Kent Golden Wedding Fund
Marilyn Kerfoot Fund
Kermit andTheo Legacy Fund
Jake and Judy Kerr Foundation Fund
Pete Ketcham Memorial Scholarship
Fund
The Cy and Emerald Keyes Fund
Judy & Bill Killam Fund
The Klebang Fund
Jake Koch Fund (Legacy Fund)
Kogawa-Nakayama Fund
Harry and Henrietta Kostman Family
Fund
Scott Kruse Foundation (Legacy Fund)
The DD Kugler Contemporary Arts Fund
(Legacy Fund)
Labour Market Partnership
Allan & Helen Laity Fund (Legacy Fund)
Dr. Akbar and Shamin Lalani Fund
Lambda Alpha International Vancouver
Chapter Fund
Frank and Eleanor Lane Memorial Fund
M.R. Lang Fund forYoung Families
LauTeo Foundation
The Doreen Lawson Burnaby Lake
Memorial Fund
Doretta Lee Memorial Fund
James Lee Foundation
Liber Ero Foundation
Lightburn 4 Pillars Fund
Grace Lim Family Foundation
Living RiversTrust Fund
Emily Longworth FlowThrough Fund
Emily Longworth NewTeachers’ Creative
Activities Fund
The Lord Strathcona Fund
Keith Lord Sport Foundation Fund
Patricia J. Lowery Fund (Legacy Fund)
Patricia Anne Lyon Memorial Fund
Elmer MacDonald Memorial Fund
The M. Gail MacDonald Memorial Fund
MacDonald-Merritt Fund for Sir Charles
Tupper Secondary School
Gordon and Barbara MacDougall Fund
The Anne Fergus MacKay Groundwater
and Muriel Ross Groundwater
Educational Fund
The Karen Magnussen Foundation
The Majorki Fund for Kids
Majormaki Foundation
The Ian F. Manning Memorial Fund
Mannion Fund
Denise Mara Foundation
Kenneth Broadway and Ralph Markham
Fund (Legacy Fund)
Chris Markoff Memorial Fund
Brad Martin and Family Charitable
Foundation
Audrey Mason Fund (Legacy Fund)
Kurt and Else Maurer Fund
Alexis Mazurin Memorial Fund
The Ritchie W. McCloy Award Fund
The John Haley McDonald and Janice
Mary McDonald Fund
McEwen Family Fund (Paydown Fund)
McGill Family Fund
McGrane - Pearson Endowment Fund
Joan & Philip McLeod Fund (Legacy
Fund)
John and Peggy McLernon Fund (Start-
up Fund)
MEC Endowment Fund for the
Environment
Edward J. Meilicke Fund
Mellquist Family Fund
Michalson Foundation
Middleton Family Fund
Harue andTorasu Mimoto Fund
Amy Elizabeth Minden Memorial
Endowment Fund
Mirhady Family Fund
Moore Family Endowment Fund
D.L. ‘Buzz’ Moore and David M. Frid
Bursary Fund
Dwight Moore and Rosamond Eben
Moore CVWMA Wetland Sciences
Scholarship Fund
Greg Moore Foundation
The Bill and Elsie More Indian Bursary
Fund
D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s
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D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s
Susan More Fund (Legacy Fund)
Motamedi Pfeifer Fund
Mount Benson Elementary School PAC
Legacy Fund
Mount Pleasant Area Endowment Fund
Mount Pleasant Legion/Col. C.C.I. Merritt,
VC Memorial Scholarship
Mount Robson Provincial Park World
Heritage Endowment Fund
Mountain Enterprise Ltd. Penticton &
District Building Fund
Mountain Equipment Co-op Annual Fund
Carole and David Muller Family Fund
Irma Muntanion Fund (Start-up Fund)
Floyd and Gloria Murphy Charitable
Fund
Elizabeth Breeze Murray Endowment
Fund
Robert MCGregor Murray Fund (Legacy
Fund)
Myers-Smith Family Fund (Legacy Fund)
Joanne and Neil Naiman Fund (Legacy
Fund)
Jack Neil Memorial Fund
Nitikman Fund
North Peace Savings & Credit Union
Endowment Fund
Odlum Fund
The O’Keefe Foundation
Oliver Fund
Olivia’s Foundation (Start-Up Fund)
Aidan Oloman Fund
Orcutt Family Fund
C. Paul Osmanski Fund
Pacific Canada Legacies Foundation
Pacific Foundation for Understanding
Nature Society Fund
Panago Scholarship Fund
Pankratz/Ferries Family Fund (Legacy
Fund)
Paper Dolls Fund
Parker Family Foundation
The Dr. Donald Paterson Foundation
Lorne Patterson Scholarship Memorial
Fund
Patty’s Ladybug Cancer Fund
Pavri Family Fund (Legacy Fund)
Peace Pilgrim II Memorial Fund for
Teaching Peaceful Behaviours
Peace Pilgrim II Memorial Fund for
Teaching Peaceful Behaviours
Marion Pearson and Jim Orr Fund
The Pender Fund
George Pensom Bursary Fund
Richard and Ruth Percy Fund (Start-up
Fund)
Performing Arts Recognition Fund
Peter & JuneYoung Legacy Fund
Dick and Leona Peter Graduate Student
Residential Bursary Fund
Phi Kappa Pi Fund
Conrad & Dorli Pinette Fund
Pirie Family Fund
Pisapio Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
The Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Arts
Josh Platzer Memorial Fund -Teen
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
The Point Grey Class of 75 Foundation
Pollock Family Philanthropic Fund
Product Care -Tree Marking Paint
Bursary Fund
Public Health Bursaries of the Associated
Boards of Health of BC
Quan Family Fund
Rainbow Fund
Kaija and Erkki Rautiainen Fund
Raymond & Donna Jang Foundation
Realtors Care Charitable Fund
Red Hibiscus Foundation
The Flora Mary (Dougan) Reddyhoff
Memorial Bursary Fund
Barry Reed Fund
Registered Disability Support Plan Fund
(RDSP - Endowment 150)
Knox Reid MemorialTrust
Winston Rekert Fund
Resilient Capital Fund
Dal Richards Foundation
Christopher, Alison, Kirkpatrick and
Matthew Richardson Fund
The Rix Family Fund
Jeannie Robertson Memorial Scholarship
Fund
James H.G. Roche Memorial Fund
The ErnestTheodore Rogers 1939 Fund
Rolston-Mollard Endowment Fund
John Rose Memorial Bursary Fund
Julia Rose Fund (Start-up Fund)
Marian Rowat Memorial Fund
RPC Family Foundation
Run for One Planet Legacy Fund
Paul & Dorothy Ryan Fund
Sadler Jackman Family Foundation
The Sa-Hali Fund
Sam-I-am Fund
Sandpiper Foundation
Saoirse Sankey Memorial Fund
SAP Vancouver Fund
SAP Vancouver Fund #2
Sawers Family Fund
Wilf and Peggy Schofield Memorial Fund
Seaview Fund
The Second Generation Fund
Berta and Arun Sen Fund (Legacy Fund)
Shalom Branch Veterans Community
Service Endowment Fund
Ken & Kim Shannon Foundation
Shaun G Foundation
Lori Sheppard Memorial Fund
Shiff Family Vancouver Fund
Jenny Sigurdson Alumni Scholarship
Small Potatoes Fund
The Ford and Bea Smith Memorial Fund
Smith-Sigurdson Fund (Start-up Fund)
Dr. Charles Snelling Bursary and Captain
Alex Blake Memorial Bursary Fund
The SPCA Vancouver HospitalTrust Fund
Spectra Energy Fund - Canada
Education/Innovation /Research Sunset
Fund
Spectra Energy Fund - Canada Education/
Innovation/ Research Permanent Fund
Spectra EnergyTransmission (SET -
Canada): Regular and Volunteer Grant
Programs Fund
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Spencer McBride Memorial Fund
Spike’s Fund
The SPIRIT Foundation
Margaret Ann Joan and William Francis
Spring Fund
STAND Foundation
Starbucks Canada Charitable Fund
Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation
Judith A. Stein First Nations Wellbeing
Trust Fund (Start-up)
Stewart Fund
Edwin & Mary Stockdale Fund
Strat Fund
Strathcona Alumni Fund
The Seanna and Nicole Strongman
Memorial Fund
AlexanderT. Stusiak Community Service
Award Fund
SuperiorTofu Community Fund
Sustainability Project Award Fund
Synergy Fund
Tanabe/Thorne Fund
Tatshenshini-Alsek Foundation Society
Fund (Start-up Fund)
Allan R.Teather Memorial Fund
BretonThomas Memorial Fund
The Norman G.Thompson Memorial
Bursary Fund
WilliamThompson C.F. LungTransplant
Memorial Fund
Jaime and Josefina ChuaTiampo Fund
(2006)
Jaime and Josefina ChuaTiampo Fund
(2010)
AmandaTodd Legacy Fund
AmandaTodd Memorial Fund
Jack and MaryTopolewski Fund
Towler Fund
Triple EFF Fund
Tula Community Fund
ChrisTurner Memorial Fund
UNBC Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a
Endowment Fund
University of British Columbia (UBC)
Botanical Garden Endowment Fund
Garry & Mary Vallance and Patricia
Strang Fund
Vancouver Canadians Baseball
Foundation
The Vancouver Sun Children’s FundTrust
Carl Vanderspek Fund
W.J. VanDusen Forestry Fund
The Syd Vernon Fund for the Disabled
Joseph Victor and Luann Neratini Legacy
Fund
The Vinten Fund
Elisabetta MaraniTassinari Visscher
Foundation (Start-up Fund)
Wallace and Betty Spence Fund
Rolf Wagner Memorial Bursary Fund
The Walden Family Fund
Isaac and Sophie Waldman Endowment
Fund
Kenneth and Joyce Walley Family Fund
Daniel M. Walsh Asylum/Torture
Protection Fund
Aukea Rienks Walters Fund (Legacy
Fund)
David M. Walton Foundation forYouth
The Warming Hearts Foundation
Professor MadanlalT. Wasan Family Fund
Cecil White Scholarship Fund
Whittall Family Fund
WhytePine Foundation
The Marilyn Williams St.Thomas Aquinas
High School Memorial Scholarship Fund
June Philippa Wilson Fund (Legacy Fund)
Tessa Wilson Fund (Legacy Fund)
Tony & Stojna Wind Family Foundation
Windsor Plywood Foundation
Lyn and Jim Wisnia Fund (Start-up Fund)
Debra Wolinsky Fund
Larry Wong Fund (Legacy Fund)
Dr. Shirley M. Wong Foundation
James William Wood Endowment Fund
G. John C. Woodward Memorial
Foundation
Shauna and Kevin Woolliams Family
Fund
Workplace-Family Wellness Community
Fund
Workplace-Family Wellness Research
Fund
Yosef Wosk Libraries, Museums and
Archives Fund
Jan and BlancheYdenberg Fund
CarmelleYelle Palliative Care Fund
K.W. and BettyYue Fund
Wim Zylmans Agriculture Memorial Fund
D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s
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Designated Funds
Aircrew Association, Greater Vancouver
Branch Scholarship Fund
The Clara and Amondes Anderson Fund
Archibald P. Glen - U.B.C. Scholarship
and Bursary Fund
The Auxiliary to the Vancouver General
Hospital
B.C. Disaster Relief Fund
B.C. Hydro Commonwealth Legacy Fund
B.Y. Nakano Fund
David M. Bachop Award Fund
Bergquist Family Memorial Fund
The Geraldine Biely Endowment Fund
The Herman Bischoff Foundation
The Bishop’s Foundation - Diocese of
New Westminster
Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater
Vancouver Bursary Fund
Kathleen Winnifred Bradshaw
Foundation
The Douglas McK. Brown Chair of Law
Endowment Fund
The Frank C. Brown Memorial Fund
The Ernest E. Buckerfield Fund
The Francis J. Burd Fund
Burhenne Scholar in Abdominal
Radiology
Alicia Burns Bequest Fund
Alexandra Mary Burwell Memorial Fund
Cartwright Gallery Foundation
Cedar Lodge Endowment Fund
The Central City Mission Fund
Carol Chapman & Bob Gillies Fund
Rene Charbin Fund
Child Abuse Research & Education
Endowment Fund
Chrisholme Madsen Endowment Fund
The CKNW Orphans’ Fund Chair of
Immunology Endowment Fund
Jack Coblenz Memorial Fund
Ruth Isabel Colbourne Fund
Collingwood Amenities Endowment
Fund
Samuel and June Comber Fund
The Cooper Fund for Chamber Music
The Fitzalan V. and Mabel G. Cornwall
Endowment Fund
The John and Doris Corrigan Fund for
Visually ImpairedYoung Persons
Vivien Miller Coster and Arthur Coster
Memorial Fund
The David Diamond Memorial Fund
Frederick H. Dietrich Memorial Fund
George and Jean Donbrovo Fund
The Laura and J. Willox Duncan Fund
Clair G. Dunham and Helen L. Dunham
Fund
George R. and Augusta F. Dunn Fund
Gordon H. Dunn Fund
Economic Independence for Women
Through theYWCA Fund
Agnes Dunceeth Evans (“Rosalie”)
Memorial Fund
Mya Domeij Evenden Memorial Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Fenyo Fund
The Guy Flavelle Memorial Fund
Louise Fletcher Memorial Fund
Edna Leckie Fraser Memorial Fund
Ingrid Frederickson Memorial Fund
The Reg Fry Endowment Fund
Fyfe-Smith Fund for the Vancouver SPCA
Bernice and Robert Gilbert Fund
Gordon Wagner St. Andrew’s Cemetery
Foundation
Penny Gorham Memorial Scholarship
and Bursary Fund
Gragopean ScholarshipTrust
Carson Graham Basketball Fund
The Ruby Rachel Graham Fund
Anna Ruthven Greig Fund
Douglas Haig Gross Memorial Fund
John Grot Memorial Fund
George Halpern Fund
The Carl and Elsie Halterman Research
Fund
The Carl and Elsie Halterman Scholarship
and Bursary Fund
The Dal Hawkshaw Fund for Vancouver
Rowing Club-Centennial 1986
Amy Dundas Head Memorial Fund
Florence and Hedley Hipwell Fund
The Margaret J. Hoare Fund
The Dr. J.D. Hobden Scholarship Fund
The Madge Hogarth Fund
Bob and Molly Hole Fund
Hope Family Memorial Fund
The Donna Hossack Fund
The John E. and Louise Howson Fund
William L. Hurford MemorialTrust Fund
William E. and Marion (Thelma)
Ingledew Fund
International Foundation for the Arts
Endowment Fund
Firoozeh Shahryar Iranshad Memorial
Fund
Jambor Family Fund
Stanley and Hilda James I.O.D.E. Fund
Elsie and Audrey Jang - Langara College,
Studio 58Theatre Arts Endowment Fund
Robert E. Jefferson Memorial Fund
Svend Jakob Jensen Memorial Fund
Harry W. Jerome Commemorative
Society Fund
Nellie and Bernard Johnson & Son,
Edwin Johnson Memorial Fund
Marie Elizabeth and Adolphe William Pal
Jones Fund
Brad Joseph Fund
Janusz and Zofia Kaller Memorial Fund
G. Peter and Barbara E. Kaye Fund
George P. Kelly Memorial Fund
Robert Kenny Fund
Myrtle Lorena Kievell Memorial Fund
Betty Kinnear MemorialTrust Fund
Klemanski Endowment Fund
Dr. Kirk Finlayson Koerner Memorial
Fund
Donors who are committed to one or more specific charities can establish a Designated Fund, so their
named charities receive an annual grant in perpetuity. Vancouver Foundation provides investment
expertise and support to administer the Designated Fund, which provides the selected charities with
stability for future planning through a steady and reliable stream of income over the long-term. Vancouver
Foundation administers more than 200 Designated Funds for donors across British Columbia.
Here are our Designated Funds:
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Kwantlen Faculty Association Fund
The Bernard and Kathleen Lazarus Fund
Donal Rowan Lazier and Phyllis Audrey
Lazier Fund
Leadership Vancouver Endowment Fund
Elizabeth Evelyn Ledingham Fund
S.K. Lee (B.C. Chinese Music Association)
Endowment Fund
S.K. Lee (Dr. SunYat-Sen Garden)
Endowment Fund
S.K. Lee (Grace Vancouver Reformed
Presbyterian Society) Endowment Fund
S.K. Lee (Vancouver Academy of Music/
S.K. Lee College) Endowment Fund No. 2
S.K. Lee Academy (C.C.C.) Endowment
Fund
S.K. Lee Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Fund
Harold W. Lefever Fund
The Elda Lindenfeld Memorial Fund
Margaret Stevenson Loch Memorial
Fund
CatherineYunion Long Fund
Lygo Scholarship Fund
DJ & JM Macaulay Fund
James and Ina Mackay and Family and
Agnes Mackay Groundwater Publicover
Fund
Jean Leitch Mackay and Agnes Mackay
Groundwater Publicover Fund
The Leon C. and Helen Macken Fund
Jessie Main Fund
Eleanor and H. Richardson Malkin Fund
Lydia Dorothea Minaty Memorial Fund
Marshall-Stevenson Wildlife Sanctuary
Fund
Donald Matheson and Audrey Matheson
Fund
Mathews Family Fund
Louise McGregor Charitable Fund
Ellen Ethel McHattie Memorial Bursary
Fund
The Senator & Mrs. S.S. McKeen
Memorial Fund
Evelyn de Rostaing McMann Fund
McPhedran-Schlotzhauer Memorial Fund
Hugo E. Meilicke Fund
The Cecil Merritt and James and Frances
Bathurst Fund
Muriel Mildenberger Fund
The Reg G. Miller Memorial Fund
Barry and Ruth Miller Memorial Fund
The Cornelius Leonard Mitchell
Scholarship Fund
The Wilma Mitchell Memorial Fund
Ted and Mae MonkhouseTrust
Dorothiruth Meilicke Moore Scholarship
Fund
The Bill Morgan MemorialTrust
Marion L. Morgan Fund
The George E. Morrison Fund
Anne Louise Mundell Memorial Fund
Native Brotherhood of B.C. Jubilee
Scholarship Fund
Judith Neild Memorial Fund for Queen
Margaret’s School Scholarship and
Bursary Endowment
Nelson and District Hospice Society
Endowment Fund
The George W. & Mary E. O’Brien Fund
The Walter S. Owen Chair of Law
Endowment Fund
Walter S. Owen Fund
PACE BursaryTrust Fund
Pacific Christian School Foundation
Endowment Fund
Georgette and Walter Paltins Family Fund
Dr. Donald Paterson Memorial Fund
The Rachel Paul Memorial Endowment
Fund
Jamshed K. Pavri Memorial Fund
Peggy and Howard Naphtali Family
Memorial Fund
The Ross and Agnes Pendleton Fund
Penticton Skaha Rotary Endowment
Fund
Pieters-Horstman Foundation
Charles H. Pitt Fund
TheThelma and Stafford PlantTrust Fund
Ralston Family Fund
H. Keith and Edith M. Ralston Fund
The Real Estate Institute of British
Columbia U.B.C. Fund “A”
Wendy & Leslie Rebanks Fund
Ellinor Richards and Hazel Richards
Loane Fund
Dr. Raymond, Violette and Auguste
Rochat Family Fund
The Edward W. and Dorothy Rogers Fund
The William E. and Emily Ross Fund
J.B. Russell Fund
S S Master Society Endowment Fund
The Phyllis Evelyn Salter Foundation
The Salvation Army Fund
Sandel Fund
The Dr. and Mrs. Samu Schaffer
Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Pon Paul Schuloung (C.C.C.)
Endowment Fund
Scholarship Fund of the Alumni of
the Royal Conservatory ofToronto,
Vancouver Chapter
Security Fund
The Percy Shallcross Fund forYouth
Training
Shalom Branch #178The Royal Canadian
Legion Endowment Fund
Henry K. Shindler Memorial Fund
Dr. Frank A. and Iris J. Smith Fund
The Hannah Woodnutt Smith Memorial
Fund
Michael Smith Fund
Clarence L. SorensenTrust
St. Andrew’s - Wesley Church
Endowment Fund
St. Christopher’s School Society
Endowment Fund
St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Garden
Fund
The Albert B. and Mary Steiner Fund
Joan Milne Stewart Fund
Supporting BurnabyYouth Fund
The GeorgeTanco Fund
TELUS Employees’ Community Fund
Endowment Fund
TheTri-University’s Paul and Helen
Trussell Science Student Endowment
Fund
The EdithTweedie Memorial Fund
The SarahTweedie Memorial Fund
Unit Association 12 (Vancouver) Medical
Company Museum Fund
The Vancouver Council of B’nai B’rith
Men and Women Endowment Fund
Vancouver Opera Association
Endowment Fund
Isaac and Sophie Waldman Israel Student
Fund
Isaac and Sophie Waldman Jewish
Library Estate Fund
Isaac and Sophie Waldman Jewish
Library Fund
Ethel May Wellburn Memorial Fund
The Edgar B. Westby Fund
J.D. Wilson CharitableTrust
C.N. Woodward Chair of Surgery
David R. Wright & Bessie D. Wright B.C.
S.P.C.A Building Fund
Hua Xia - B.C. Chinese Music Association
Fund
York House School Founders Scholarship
Fund
Mel Jr. and Marty Zajac Memorial Fund
D e s i g n a t e d F u n d s
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Agency Endowment Funds
2020 Fund
The 411 Vancouver Foundation Fund
A.E.S. Autism Education Society
Endowment Fund
A.S.T.C. Science World Society
Endowment Fund
Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Abbeyfield British ColumbiaTrust Fund
Abbotsford Community Services Society
Endowment Fund
Bernie Agg Scholarship Fund
AIDS Vancouver Endowment Fund
Alano Club of Vancouver Endowment
Fund
Alberni Valley Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Alcuin Fund
Alexandra Foundation Fund
ALS Society of British Columbia
Endowment Fund
Alzheimer Society of B.C. Endowment
Fund
The Anglican Provincial Synod of British
Columbia Centennial Church Extension
Fund
The Architecture Foundation of British
Columbia Fund
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Foundation
Endowment Fund
Artaban Jubilee Endowment Fund
Arthritis Society Endowment Fund
The Arts Club of Vancouver Endowment
Fund
Artspring Fund
The ArtStarts in Schools Endowment
Fund
Assembly of British Columbia Arts
Councils Legacy Fund
Association of Neighbourhood Houses
Fund
Axis MimeTheatre Society Endowment
Fund
B.C. CentennialTrail Foundation
B.C. Farm Machinery and Agricultural
Museum Association Fund
B.C. Golf House Society Endowment
Fund
B.C. Housing Foundation Senior Citizens
Housing Fund
B.C. Institute ofTechnology Student Aid
Endowment Fund
B.C. Libraries EndowmentTrust
B.C. Schizophrenia Society Endowment
Fund
B.C. Special Olympics Fund
B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
Foundation Endowment Fund
B.C.S.P.C.A. Endowment Fund for Small
Communities
Ballet British Columbia Endowment Fund
Bamfield Marine Station Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Ian A. Barclay Chronic Pain Relief Fund
Bard on the Beach Endowment Fund
Bill Batchelor Continuation Flying Award
Fund
Battered Women’s Support Services
Endowment Fund
BC Book Prize Fund
BC Council for Families Endowment
Fund
BC Family Resource Programs
Endowment Fund
BC Hospice Palliative Care Association
Fund
BC Lacrosse Bill McBain Endowment
BC LandTrust Alliance Fund (Start-up
Fund)
BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord
Research Fund
BC Museum of Mining Endowment Fund
BC Naturalists’ Foundation Endowment
Fund
BC Rehabilitation Foundation Fund
BC Special Olympics Foundation
BCIT Real Estate Alumni Association
Fund (Start-up Fund)
BCSTA Scholarship for Student
Citizenship
Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
Endowment Fund
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
Endowment Fund, Founded by Peter and
Joanne Brown
Guy Bordeleau Commemorative Fund
Bowen Island Community Foundation -
Bowen Island Community Hall and Arts
Centre Endowment Fund
Bowen Island Community Foundation
Fund
Bowen Island Community Foundation/
Bowen Island Golf Association Junior
Scholarship Fund
The Boy Scouts Development Fund
The Boy Scouts Fund
The Boy Scouts of Canada (Burnaby
Region) Endowment Fund
The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater
Vancouver Foundation Endowment Fund
Britannia Community Services Centre
Endowment Fund
Britannia Secondary School Scholarship
Fund
The British Columbia Amateur Sports
Council Fund
British Columbia andYukon Scout Fund
British Columbia Aviation Council
Scholarship and Bursary Endowment
Fund
Agency Endowment Funds are established by registered charities to support their own charitable goals
and interests.These funds ensure a long-term source of revenue for the organization, which allows
for stability and future planning. Vancouver Foundation provides investment expertise and support to
administer the fund, and administers funds for close to 600 agencies across British Columbia. Here are our
Agency Endowment Funds:
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British Columbia Canada WorldYouth
Endowment Fund
The British Columbia Cancer Foundation
Endowment Fund
British Columbia Civil Liberties
Association Endowment Fund
British Columbia Epilepsy Society
Endowment Fund
British Columbia Forest Heritage
Memorial Endowment Fund
British Columbia Girl Guide Fund
British Columbia Lacrosse Association
Jack Crosby Endowment Fund
British Columbia Lung Association - Jack
Patrick & Lois Shirley O’Regan Fund
British Columbia Museums Association
Endowment Fund
British Columbia Pipers’ Association
Endowment Fund
The British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.)
Endowment Fund
The British Columbia Ridley Scholarship
Endowment Fund
British Columbia Rugby Union Legacy
Fund
British Columbia Search and Rescue
Association Fund
The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
& Museum Foundation Fund
The Brock House SocietyTrust Fund
Irene Brown Fund
The Stephen Brown Memorial Fund
Bulkley Valley Fund
Burnaby Association for Community
Inclusion Endowment Fund
Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society
Endowment Fund
Brian and Isabel Byrnes Fund
Camosun College Foundation
Endowment Fund
Camp Fircom Society Endowment Fund
Campbell River Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Canada WorldYouth National
Endowment Fund
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation -
B.C.-Yukon Chapter Endowment Fund
Canadian Forestry Association of British
Columbia Conservation Fund
Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C.
Division Fund
Canadian Music Centre British Columbia
Region Fund
The Canadian Red Cross Society, British
Columbia-Yukon Division Fund
Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
Endowment Fund
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Foundation Endowment Fund
Capilano University Educational
Enhancement Fund
Carey Hall Endowment Fund
The Cariboo Endowment Fund
Cariboo Foundation Endowment Fund
CarouselTheatre Society Endowment
Fund
The Emily Carr College of Art and Design
Foundation Endowment Fund
CCB Reserve
CCBC Awards Fund
Centre for North American Business
Studies Endowment Fund
The Chartered Accountants’ Education
Foundation of B.C. Endowment Fund
ChemainusTheatre Foundation
Endowment Fund
The Cherniavsky Junior Club Fund
Children’s Arts Umbrella Fund
The Children’s Festival Fund
The Children’s Hospital Foundation
Capital Fund
The Children’s Hospital Foundation
Income Fund
Children’s Neurosurgery Endowment
Fund
Chilliwack FamilyYMCA Endowment
Fund
Chinese Cultural Centre of Vancouver
Endowment Fund
Tom Chong Memorial Fund for Children’s
Hospital Research
Chor Leoni Diane Loomer
Commissioning Fund
Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Endowment
Fund
Christ Church Cathedral Endowment
Fund
Christian International Leaders
Foundation Endowment Fund
CirKids School of Circus Arts Society
Fund
CISV Canada Fund
CMHA - BC Division Reserve Fund
CNIB, B.C. -Yukon Division, Endowment
Fund
Coaches Association of British Columbia
Fund
Dr. C.J. Coady Memorial Fund
Coast Foundation Endowment Fund
College of the Rockies Endowment Fund
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Society Endowment Fund
Collingwood School Scholarship Fund
Columbia Valley Community Foundation
- EllisTransferrable Fund
Columbia Valley Community Foundation
Fund
Columbia Valley Community Foundation
Retractable Fund
Columbia Valley Community Foundation
Transferrable Fund
Community Arts Council of Richmond
Endowment Fund
Community Arts Council of the Alberni
Valley Endowment Fund
Community Arts Council of Vancouver
Endowment Fund
Community Arts Endowment Fund
Community Arts Program Fund
Community Foundation of the North
Okanagan Endowment Fund
Community Foundation of the South
Okanagan Fund
Community Foundation of Whistler
Endowment Fund
Comox Valley Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Comox Valley Music Society/CYMC
Endowment Fund
Contemporary Art Gallery Endowment
Fund
Covenant House Vancouver Choice Fund
Covenant House Vancouver Immediacy
Fund
Covenant House Vancouver Sanctuary
Fund
Covenant House Vancouver Structure
Fund
A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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Cowichan Community LandTrust
Environment Protection Fund
The Cowichan Symphony Society
Endowment Fund
Craft Council of British Columbia Fund
Cranbrook & District Community
Foundation Environmental Endowment
Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation Endowment Fund for
Kimberly Cranbrook 2008 Winter Games
fund for Arts and Culture
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation Endowment Fund for
Kimberly Cranbrook 2008 Winter Games
fund for Sports
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation Operational Endowment
Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Casey and Corrine
Hanemayer Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Casey and Corrine
Hanemayer Health Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Casey and Corrine
Hanemayer- Symphony of the Kootenays
Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Children First Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Friends of Fort Steele Society
Endowment Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/General Endowment Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Joyce Metcalfe Memorial
Fund
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
Endowment Fund
Creston-Kootenay Foundation Fund
CSAA Endowment Fund
Maggie Cumming Community Legacy
Fund
Curling for Life Endowment Fund
Dance Foundation Endowment Fund
Dean of Commerce Fund
Deltassist Community Services
Endowment Fund
Denman Conservancy Association
Endowment Fund
Department of Radiology “Florence
Gahr” Academic Fund
Yvette Dieringer Fund for the South
Granville Seniors Centre
The Diocese of Caledonia Ministry Fund
The Diocese of Caledonia Missions to
Seamen Fund
Disabled Skiers Association of British
Columbia Endowment Fund
Douglas College Foundation Fund
Douglas College StudentTrust
Drance Family Early Music Vancouver
Fund
Stephen Drance Festival Endowment
Fund (MusicFest; Music Fest)
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, B.C. and
Yukon Division, Endowment Fund
Early Music Vancouver Endowment Fund
East Kootenay Foundation for Health /
Hanemayer Endowment
Matthew Elder Memorial Scholarship
Dr. G.R.F. Elliot Fellowship in Community
Health Endowment Fund
Edward Mackenzie Elliott Scholarship
Fund
Endowment Fund for the Education of
Dyslexic Children
En’owkinTLC Land Securement Fund
Eric Hamber Secondary School
Scholarship Fund
Evans Lake Forest Education Society
Heritage Fund
Faculty of Medicine Endowment Fund
Fairbridge Alumni Bursary Fund
The Family and Children’s Foundation of
British Columbia
Family Services of the North Shore
Endowment Fund
Family Services of the North Shore
Foundation Investment Fund
Christine Faminoff Fund
Field Hockey BC Judy Broom Foundation
FirehallTheatre Society Endowment
Fund
Flagel-Duzita Legacy Endowment Fund
for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Franklin Community School Endowment
Fund
Fraser Academy Endowment Fund
Fraser Institute Foundation Fund
Lorne Fraser Educational Fund
Friends of Chamber Music Endowment
Fund
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater
Vancouver Endowment Fund
Galiano Conservancy Association
Endowment
Georgia Strait Alliance Endowment Fund
Geriatric Medicine Endowment Fund
Gibson Family Memorial Scholarship
GizehTemple Shrine Chair of
Orthopedics Fund
Glenfir School Scholarship Fund
Glenlyon-Norfolk School Endowment
Fund
Golden & District Community
Foundation Fund
Grace Family Network Foundation
Rebecca Chan Endowment Fund
The Grant Strate Endowment Fund
GreenThumbTheatre forYoung People
Endowment Fund
Hilda Gregory Bursary Fund
Frank and Emily Griffiths Endowment
Fund for Planned Giving at the United
Way of the Lower Mainland
grunt gallery Legacy Fund
Gymnastics BC Endowment Fund
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Endowment Fund
Hard of Hearing/Late-Deafened
Endowment Fund
Harry deSwager Big Brothers & Big
Sisters of Victoria Bursary Fund
Hastings Institute Endowment Fund
Health & Home Care Society of BC Fund
Health Arts Endowment Fund
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Endowment Fund (Formerly British
Columbia Heart Foundation Endowment
Fund)
Kitty HellerYouth Art Fund
Maria Hettinger Memorial Awards Fund
Don Hill Education Endowment Fund
Hornby Island Arts Council Endowment
Fund
Diana Hsu Memorial Endowment Fund
The International Centre for Criminal
Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
Fund
Italian Cultural Centre Society
Endowment Fund
Jewish Family Services Endowment
Fund
Jewish Historical Society of British
Columbia Endowment Fund
Clive Johnson BC Rugby Fund
Junior Achievement of British Columbia
Foundation Endowment Fund
KaleidoscopeTheatre Endowment Fund
Kamloops Foundation Endowment Fund
G. Peter Kaye Lectures Endowment Fund
Keats Camps Endowment Fund
Kent-Harrison Foundation Endowment
Fund
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John C. Kerr Chancellor’s Awards Fund
/ Emily Carr University of Art & Design
Fund
The Kettle Friendship Society
Endowment Fund
Kimberley & District Community
Foundation Fund
Kimberley Winter Games Legacy Fund
Kitsilano Commemorative Cavalcade
Fund
Kitsilano Secondary School Alumni
Scholarship Fund
Kitsilano Secondary School Bob
Umemura Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kitsilano Secondary School Fiat Lux
Scholarship Fund
Kitsilano Secondary School General
Scholarship Fund
Kitsilano Secondary School Specified
Scholarships Fund
Kiwassa Community Fund
Knights of Pythias Crescent Lodge
#33 Endowment Fund (akaThe KP
Endowment Fund)
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
and Health Foundation Legacy Fund
Kootenay Columbia Community Living
Retractable Endowment Fund
Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society
Fund
Kootenay Society for Community Living
Endowment Fund
Kwantlen University Foundation
Endowment Fund
Joyce Lam/Novartis Arthritis Patient Care
Endowment Fund
Langara College Foundation Scholarship
and Bursary Fund
Langley Arts Council Endowment Fund
Langley Children’s Society Endowment
Fund
Langley Community Music School Fund
Langley Community Music School
Permanent Scholarship and Bursary
Fund
Langley Community Services Society
Fund
Langley Lodge Endowment Fund
Langley School District Foundation Fund
Langley School District Foundation
Scholarship Fund
Latta Estate Camperships and General
Assistance Fund
The Laurier Fund
LCMS Operating Endowment Fund
Robert J. Lecky Memorial Fund
Magee Secondary School Music
Scholarship Fund
Magee Secondary School Orion Lee
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Magee Secondary School PAC
Scholarship Fund
Magee Secondary School Scholarships
Endowment Fund
Joyce O. Maguire Fund in Support of
Youth Initiatives in Choral Music
Malaspina University-College Student
Endowment Fund
The Maple Ridge Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community
Services Council Endowment Fund
AllanT. Markin Benevolent Fund
The Marpole Women’s Auxiliary
Endowment Fund
Masters Swimming Association of BC
Endowment Fund
Michael Wayne McDonell Endowment
Fund
Kay Meek Centre Endowment Fund
The Missions to Seafarers in the Diocese
of New Westminster Endowment Fund
The Missions to Seafarers in the
Diocese of New Westminster Heritage
Endowment Fund
Morice Legacy Fund
MOSAIC Foundation Fund
Bill Motek Memorial Fund
Mother and Child Health Foundation
Endowment Fund
MPI - BC Chapter Student Scholarship
Award Fund (Start-up Fund)
MS Society of Canada - Donald A. and
Barbara J. Copan and Helen (Nellie)
Thomson Endowment Fund
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada,
B.C. Division Endowment Fund
P. Dermot Murphy Annual Real Estate
Event Endowment Fund
Music in the Morning Fund
Nakusp and Area Community Foundation
Fund
The Naramata Fund for Christian Lay
Leadership
National Nikkei Heritage Centre Society -
Nikkei Place Endowment Fund
NationalTheatre School of Canada Fund
The NatureTrust of British Columbia
Fund
Nautical Professional Education Society
of Canada Fund
Lions Gate Hospice/Palliative Care Fund
Living Systems: Family Systems
Counselling, Education,Training and
Research Society Endowment Fund
Lord Byng School, Class of 1979
Scholarship Fund
Lord Byng Secondary School Fund
Lower Fraser Valley Cerebral Palsy
Association Endowment Fund
DavidY.H. Lui Memorial Award Fund
Irene MacDonald Memorial Fund
Magee All-Grads Matching Endowment
Fund
Magee Secondary School Alumni
Scholarship Fund
Magee Secondary School Bursary Fund
Magee Secondary School Gwen Chiu
Memorial Music Scholarship Fund
Magee Secondary School Huckell Family
Scholarship Fund
A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
Alma Lee Legacy Fund
S.K. Lee (B.C. Chinese Music Association)
Endowment Fund No. 2
S.K. Lee Academy (C.C.C.) Endowment
Fund #2
Legal Services Society Endowment Fund
Ray Lepp Scholarship Fund
Carol E. Levy Memorial Endowment
Fund
Maria Lewis Choreographic Fund
LGMA Distinguished Members Legacy
Fund
LGMA Grant Anderson Commemorative
Scholarship Fund
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A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
NEC Native Education College
Scholarships and Bursaries Fund
Alvin S. Nemetz Festival Vancouver
Endowment Fund (MusicFest; Music
Fest)
The New Caledonia Student Aid
Endowment
New Westminster Foundation
Endowment Fund
New Westminster Public Library
Endowment Fund
New Westminster Public Library Esther
Paulson Staff Development Fund
Cranbrook and District Community
Foundation/Niedermayer Family Fund
North Island College Endowment Fund
North Okanagan Hospice Society Fund
North Shore Community Foundation
Fund
North Shore Health Research Fund
North Shore Schizophrenia Society
Endowment Fund
NorthThompson Communities
Foundation Fund
Northern Lights College Foundation
Endowment Fund
Northwest Community College
Endowment Fund
Northwest Community College School
of Exploration and Mining Endowment
Fund
NTSTheatre and Community
Engagement Fund
Oakridge Seniors’ Society Endowment
Fund
Okanagan University College
Scholarship and Bursary Endowment
Fund
ONETO ONE Literacy Society
Endowment Fund
Ophthalmology Fund
Order of St. John Palliative Care
Endowment Fund
Osoyoos Museum Endowment Fund
Osprey Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Osprey Community Foundation
Endowment Fund #2
Outward Bound Perpetual Endowment
Fund
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Fund
Pacific Autism Centre Fund
Pacific Baroque Orchestra Fund
Pacific Children’s Shelter Society Fund
Pacific Coast PublicTelevision
Association Fund
Paediatric Development Fund
Paediatric Program Development Fund
Parksville Qualicum Community
Foundation - R. and J. McBride Family
Charitable Fund
Parksville-Qualicum Community
Foundation - Milner Gardens and
Woodland Enhancement Open Fund
Parksville-Qualicum Community
Foundation - Milner Gardens and
Woodland Preservation Closed Fund
Parksville-Qualicum Community
Foundation- Chamber of Commerce -
Jim Storey Memorial Fund
Parksville-Qualicum Community
Foundation Fund
Partners In Stewardship Fund
Audrey Paterson Memorial Fund (Start-
up Fund)
The Pathology Fund: Friends for study
and prevention of human disease
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
Memorial Fund
Lester B. Pearson Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Peninsula Arts Foundation Endowment
Fund
Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary
Communities Fund
Audrey Piggott Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Place des Arts Endowment Fund
Playhouse Foundation Fund
PLEA Volunteer Program for Children
Fund
Point Grey School Scholarships and
Awards Endowment Fund
Nan Poliakoff Memorial Fund
Port Moody Ecological Society
Endowment Fund
Port Moody Foundation - Kwi Am Choi
Scholarship Fund
Port Moody Foundation - Arts Centre
Society Endowment Fund
Port Moody Foundation - Rhoda Judd
Memorial Fund
Port Moody Foundation Fund
Port Moody Foundation Library
Endowment Fund
Powell River Community Foundation
Fund
Prince George Community Foundation –
The Burns Lake and District Community
Foundation Partnership Fund
Prince George Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Prince of Wales Secondary School
Scholarship Fund
Prince Rupert Regional Community
Foundation Fund
Queen Margaret’s School Scholarship
and Bursary Endowment Fund
Quesnel Community Foundation Fund
Reach Child andYouth Development
Endowment Fund
The RediscoveryTrust
Laura and Richard Rees Camperships
Fund
Regent College Chinese Studies Program
Endowment Fund
Regent College Fund
Revelstoke Community Foundation Fund
Richmond Art Gallery Endowment Fund
The Richmond Foundation Endowment
Fund
Richmond Public Library Endowment
Fund
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
Endowment Fund
Pacific Otolaryngology Foundation
Endowment Fund
Pacific Parkinsons Research Fund
Pacific Parkinsons Research Institute
Endowment (B)
The Pacific Riding for the Disabled
Endowment Fund
PacificSport RisingStar Fund
Mary Pack Centennial Arthritis Education
& Services Endowment Fund
Mary Pack Centennial Arthritis Research
Endowment Fund
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Right to Learn Endowment Fund
The Caroline E. Riley Scholarship Fund
The Rix Family Endowment Fund for
Pacific CoastTelevision Association
Dr. Donald Rix Endowment Fund For
BCTSVP
Roedde House Preservation Fund
Ronald McDonald House British
Columbia Fund
Ronald McDonald House British
Columbia Permanent Fund
P.M. Ross Laboratory Educational Fund
Royal British Columbia Museum Fund
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Educational Endowment Fund
The Royal Westminster Regiment
Association Endowment Fund
SAEE Education Research Endowment
Fund
The Salvation Army Endowment Fund
Michael Sandover-Sly Memorial Fund
Endowment
Saturna Recreation Centre Society Fund
The School of Audiology and Speech
Sciences Endowment Fund
Sculptors’ Society of British Columbia
Endowment and PreservationTrust
The Seaforth Highlander Cadets of
Canada Fund
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Band
and Endowment Fund
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Fund
Selkirk College Endowment Fund
The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation
Endowment Fund 1988
The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation
Endowment Fund 1998
The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation
Endowment Fund 2007
Shawnigan Lake School Foundation
Shawnigan Lake School Playfair Bursary
Gordon M. Shrum Chair in Science Fund
Shuswap Community Foundation
Endowment Fund
Simon Fraser University Bridge
Endowment Fund
Simon Fraser University Scholarship and
Bursary Endowment Fund
Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation
Capital Fund (ShortTermTransferable
Fund)
Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation
forYoung Artists Fund
Gordon SmithYouth Environmental
Stewardship Fund
Rocksborough Smith/Joe Whitehead
British Columbia Borstal Memorial Fund
Smokey Smith VC Memorial Fund
Society for Children andYouth of B.C.
Endowment Fund
Society for the Reform of Criminal Law
Fund
The Southern Okanagan Secondary
School Enrichment Fund
South Granville Seniors Friendship
Centre Society Endowment Fund
Spinal Cord Research Endowment Fund
Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation
Fund
The Sport Fund
Squamish Community Foundation Fund
St. Francis In the Wood Anglican Church
Endowment Fund
St. George’s School Foundation
Endowment Fund
St. George’s School John Harker
Memorial Fund
St. James Community Service Society
Fund
St. Jude’s Anglican Home Society
Endowment Fund
St. Michaels University School
Endowment Fund
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of
Vancouver Endowment Fund
St. Paul’s Indian Church Preservation
Fund
St. Peter’s Memorial Garden Fund
The Brigadier James Crossley Stewart
andThe Dr. Edwin James Lyon Memorial
Fund
Streetohome Foundation Fund
Stanley Noble Stronge Wheelchair
Basketball Fund
Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd
Endowment Fund
Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation Fund
Sunny Hill Foundation for Children
Endowment Fund
Sunshine Coast Community Foundation
Fund
Surrey Choral Arts Project Society Fund
Surrey Foundation Endowment Fund
Sweden House Legacy Foundation
Tapestry Foundation for Health Care
Fund
TEAL Charitable Foundation
TEAL/TESOL AIDS and Health Education
Fund
JohnTegenfeldt CICH Endowment
Templeton Secondary School
Educational Foundation Endowment
Fund
Theatre la Seizieme Fund
TheTheological Education Fund
Thompson Rivers University Student
Financial AidTrust
TLCThe Land Conservancy of BC Historic
Properties Fund (Start-up Fund)
TLCThe Land Conservancy of British
Columbia Fund
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of
Canada Fund
Trinity United Church, Vernon - Camp
Hurlburt Endowment Fund
Trinity Western Advancement Fund
Margarete AnnaTumbach Agricultural
Stewardship Endowment Fund
Tutoring-Aid Society Endowment Fund
U.B.C. Alumni Scholarship And Bursary
Endowment Fund
U.B.C. President’s Endowment Fund
U.B.C. Program for Retired People
Endowment Fund
U.B.C. Rick Hansen Man in Motion Fund
UBC-Disability Resource Centre
Endowment
The Ultrasound Educational Endowment
Fund
United Chinese Community Enrichment
Services Society Endowment Fund
United Nations Association in Canada
John Gibbard Endowment Fund
United Way of Cranbrook Endowment
Fund
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Endowment Fund
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Retractable Endowment Fund
The University of the Fraser Valley
Student Assistance Fund
University of Northern British Columbia
Endowment Fund
University of Victoria Endowment Fund
University of Victoria, Applied Economics
Fund
USCC Castlegar Community #6 Fund
V.C.C. Educational Foundation
Endowment Fund
VAGF - Audain Curator of British
Columbia Art Fund
VAGF - Audain Emerging Artists
Acquisition Fund
VAGF - Jack and Doris Shadbolt
Publication Endowment Fund
A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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VAGF - Jean MacMillan Southam Art
Acquisition Endowment Fund
VAGF - Pat and Rick Charles Endowment
Fund
VAGF - Rix Family Internship Endowment
VAGF -The Killy Foundation Endowment
Fund
VAM - Saint James Music Academy
Scholarship Fund
VAM - Jerold Gerbrecht Scholarship
Fund
Vancouver Academy of Music
Endowment Fund
Vancouver Academy of Music Library
Endowment Fund
Vancouver Academy of Music Opera
Programme Fund
Vancouver Academy of Music
Scholarship Fund
Vancouver Adapted Music Society
Endowment Fund
Vancouver Aquarium Endowment Fund
The Vancouver Art Gallery Endowment
Fund
The Vancouver Art Gallery Endowment
Fund for Acquisitions of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation
Endowment Fund
The Vancouver Bach Choir Endowment
Fund
Vancouver Ballet Society Endowment
Fund
Vancouver Chamber Choir Endowment
Fund
Vancouver Crisis Centre Endowment
Fund
The Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Endowment Fund
The Vancouver General Hospital
Foundation Fund
Vancouver Heritage Conservation
Endowment Fund
Vancouver Historical Fund
Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society
Endowment for Education and
Remembrance
Vancouver Humane Society/Norma
Berridge Endowment Fund
The Vancouver Institute Endowment
Fund
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Society Fund
The Vancouver Maritime Museum
Endowment Fund
Vancouver Men’s Chorus Endowment
Fund
Vancouver Museum Society Fund
Vancouver Oral Centre for Deaf Children
Fund
Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video
Society Legacy Fund
Vancouver Parks Foundation
Vancouver Poet Laureate Fund
Vancouver Police Foundation
Vancouver Police Historical Society &
Centennial Museum Raymond J. Canuel
Scholarship/Bursary Endowment Fund
Vancouver Public LibraryTrust
Vancouver Recital Society Fund
Vancouver Resource Society Endowment
Fund
Vancouver Rugby Union Ladner Grounds
Legacy Fund
Vancouver School ofTheology Fund
The Vancouver Symphony Society
Endowment Fund
VancouverTechnical Secondary School
Scholarship Fund
Vancouver Volunteer Centre Endowment
Fund
The VancouverYouth Symphony
Orchestra Society Endowment Fund
VanDusen Botanical Garden Association
Endowment Fund
The Alma VanDusen Garden Fund
The W.J. VanDusen Research Fellowship
Management Endowment Fund
The Variety Club of British Columbia
Endowment Fund
VDC Dance Centre - Lola MacLaughlin
Memorial Fund
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation
Endowment Fund
Victoria Conservatory of Music
Scholarship and Bursary and
Endowment Fund
Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Centre
Fund
Victoria High School Alumni Fund
The Victoria R.E.A.D. Society Bursary
Endowment Fund
Victoria Symphony Foundation Fund
Sophie and Isaac Waldman/Jewish
Community Centre Endowment Fund for
the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library
Waldorf School Fund of Vancouver
The Vern and Pat Wellburn Fund
West Coast Railway Endowment Fund
West Vancouver Community Foundation
Society Endowment Fund
Western Front Endowment Fund
Western Institute for the Deaf
Endowment Fund
Whistler Health Care Foundation
Endowment Fund
Whittaker Scholarship Fund
Women’s Studies EndowmentTrust Fund
Dr. M. WoskYouth Leadership Fund
WRA Wildlife Rescue Association
Foundation
Dr. SunYat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Endowment Fund
Yoho-Burgess Shale Foundation Fund -
The Alan Masters Scholarship
York House School - June Brown Cliff
Scholarship Fund
York House School Endowment Fund
TheYoung Men’s Christian Association of
Greater Vancouver Endowment Fund
TheYoung Women’s Christian
Association Fund
Youth Parliament of B.C. Alumni Fund
YVR Wildlife Stewardship Fund
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Legacy Giving
Vancouver Foundation ensures your charitable legacy is always invested wisely and directed to
the charities and community projects you care about most. When you leave a gift to Vancouver
Foundation in your Will, you are planting a seed that, with careful tending, will grow into
something that helps build a better tomorrow for future generations.
About Legacy Funds
A Legacy Fund is a special type of Donor
Advised Fund. It is pre-established with
a gift of $1,000 today, with an additional
gift to follow through your Estate. Legacy
Funds provide peace of mind and flexibility.
Vancouver Foundation will work with you
to develop a granting plan, detailing which
charities and causes you would like to
support long into the future. Should your
wishes for charitable giving change during
your lifetime, you can easily make updates
without having to revise your Will.
“One generation plants the trees …
”another gets the shade.
- Chinese Proverb
Estate Gifts
An Estate or Legacy Gift is a planned future donation, given through a Will, life insurance policy or
other form of designation. Estate gifts are a source of permanent support for the charitable causes
that are most important to you.
In 2012, Vancouver Foundation received Estate gifts from the following generous donors that will
benefit communities for generations to come. We extend our heartfelt thanks and condolences to
each of their families.
H. Keith & Edith Ralston
Joan A. Miki
Margaret Jean Ford
Thomas Rust
Robert Kenny
Judith Jardine
Ruth Hamilton
Daniel Walsh
Andreas Nord
…and three donors who
wish to remain anonymous
Carol Chapman & Robert Gillies
Shirley Wong
Ann Angus
Hazel Southard
Monica Wheatley
Maribeth Jeanne Sinclair
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  • 1.
    The Results ofYour Generosity Areport of what was made possible by Vancouver Foundation and our donors in 2012
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    Mission To harness thegifts of energy, ideas, time, and money to make meaningful and lasting impacts in communities. Vancouver Foundation Board of Directors Gordon MacDougall, Chair Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman Kevin Bent Tom Bradley Tung Chan Dr. Vera Frinton Anna Fung, Q.C. Ida Goodreau Paul Lacerte Miranda Lam Brandt C. Louie John McLernon, Vice-Chair Lisa Pankratz Barry Rivelis MalikTalib VisionHealthy, vibrant and livable communities across British Columbia. Vancouver Foundation Executive Faye Wightman President & CEO Diane Fulton Vice President & Chief Investment Officer William J. Hallett Vice President, Finance & Operations Craig Hikida Vice President, Development & Donor Services Martin Livingston Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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    IR e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Your generosity is the beginning The document you hold in your hands is like the proverbial tip of the iceberg.These 50 pages are, as the title says, the results of your generosity. They are also the result of countless hours of hard work, meetings, and research by dedicated volunteers and staff.The projects highlighted within these pages are ideas to improve our community.They involve hundreds of people and millions of dollars.They are intended to make our communities healthier, stronger and more livable. If you are anything like me, you will read the following page (2012 By the Numbers) with a sense of wonder. Last year, more than 4,000 grants were made possible through your generosity, totaling more than $46 million. It’s amazing when you think about it... With this money and these projects, connections are made, lives are changed, people are fed or housed, opportunities are taken, families are strengthened, young people are educated, music is written, art is created, and fragile environments are protected. All this lies below the surface of the numbers quoted on that page. Looking back over the 70-year history of Vancouver Foundation, I often wonder if our founders could have foreseen the monumental impact their efforts have made in helping communities become more connected and engaged or the inroads we’ve made to stem the tide of youth homelessness. It’s through the generosity of our donors past and present, whose foresight in leaving a gift through their estate, setting up a fund or supporting a specific project, that has enabled us to support these projects — projects that will contribute to the betterment of our society for years to come. That’s one of the reasons we publish this document — to remind you, and to remind ourselves, of the important work we do together and the difference we make. As President & CEO of Vancouver Foundation, I am pleased to provide you with this edition of The Results ofYour Generosity for 2012. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Faye Wightman President & CEO Vancouver Foundation “Last year, more than 4,000 grants were made possible through your generosity, totalling more than $46 million. ” April 2013
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    II | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n 2012 By the Numbers In 2012, Vancouver Foundation helped donors establish 71 new funds (compared with 62 the year before). We now manage almost 1,500funds with assets totaling more than In 2012, Vancouver Foundation and our donors made more than 4,000grants, totaling more than to registered charities across Canada These comprise: 800Agency and Designated Funds* 475Donor Advised Funds* 200Community Impact and Field of Interest Funds* These comprise: 2,100 Grants directed by donors 375Grants decided by Advisory Committees 1,525Distributions to charities Since 1943, Vancouver Foundation has received almost $ 918million in donations, and given out more than $ 917million in grants and distributions (while currently maintaining $ 814million in assets — that’s the power of endowment at work). * Unaudited numbers. For a full description of our funds, see the Table of Contents for the Fund Type sections. million $ 814 $ 46 million
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    1R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Contents Year in Review 2 Vancouver Foundation Priorities 5 Youth Homelessness Initiative 5 Connections and Engagement 7 Our Granting Programs 11 Book of Opportunities Donors 11 Community Impact Funds 11 Field of Interest Funds 12 Field of Interest Granting Highlights 14 Animal Welfare 14 Arts and Culture 16 Children,Youth and Families 18 Education 20 Environment 22 Health and Medical Education/Research 24 Health and Social Development 26 Youth Philanthropy Council 28 Disability Supports for Employment 30 Donor Advised Funds 32 Designated Funds 37 Agency Endowment Funds 39 Legacy Giving 46
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    2 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n If 2011 was “a year of discovery” for Vancouver Foundation, then 2012 was the year we put our knowledge into action. It was a year of making connections and partnerships; a year of initiating change; when we applied learnings from projects of the previous 12 months, and in the process, changed the direction of our organization. Setting Foundation Priorities Youth Homelessness Initiative Youth homelessness continued to be a priority for the Foundation, with particular attention to where we could make the most impact. OurYouth Homelessness Initiative focuses on those youth most vulnerable to homelessness. In the Vancouver Foundation Priorities section of this book, (see pages 5-6), you will find an overview of the Initiative and a summary of the work we did in this area in 2012. Connections and Engagement Our priority-setting initiative, which began with community consultations in 2011, continued to drive our activities in 2012 with the release of our report, Connections and Engagement: A Survey of metro Vancouver.The release of the survey results and discussion of potential solutions created a storm of media and public interest. It was as if we had tapped into a collective community nerve bringing the issue of isolation and disconnection in Vancouver out of the shadows and into the light. Many BC residents recognized the importance of strengthening neighbourhood and cross-cultural connections as a way of dealing with personal isolation. We saw our existing Neighbourhood Small Grants program as an ideal vehicle to address these issues and have begun looking at opportunities to expand the program throughout metro Vancouver over the next five years. We report our 2012 Connections and Engagement work in more detail in the Priorities section (see pages 7-10), including an overview of public engagement and granting activities in this area. In addition to our priority work, here are a few project highlights and milestones Vancouver Foundation achieved during 2012: Year in Review Vancouver Foundation among first charities in Canada to be accredited It’s estimated there are more than 161,000 registered charities and non-profit organizations in Canada, with more than 20,000 in BC alone. In 2012, Vancouver Foundation was one of the first charities in Canada to be accredited under new national standards for non-profit organizations.The Foundation was awarded the distinction by Imagine Canada, the national organizing body for Canadian charities, under its new Standards Program. The voluntary program offers accreditation, via a third-party peer review process, to charities and non-profits that can demonstrate excellence in five key areas: board governance; financial accountability and transparency; ethical fundraising; staff management; and volunteer involvement.
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    3R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Greenest City Fund Environmental awareness was another important theme for the Foundation in 2012. We signed an agreement with the City of Vancouver to establish the Greenest City Fund.The goal of this four-year, $2 million fund is to help make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020. In the first year of the program, 150 community-led green projects were supported for a total of $538,000. Those projects included: helping families connect to nature near their home; making small Vancouver businesses more energy efficient; holding bike skills courses for low-income individuals; and creating a sustainable, community-supported fishery for Vancouver. The news release and a complete list of projects are available in the news section of our website at: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/whatsnew Youth Engagement A group of 25 youth from across metro Vancouver, including several members of ourYouth Philanthropy Council, planned and hosted a summit for immigrant and refugee youth in Vancouver in October 2011. Out of that summit came the Fresh Voices from Long JourneysYouth AdvisoryTeam – a group of immigrant and refugee youth who hosted an inspiring series of presentations and dialogues in 2012. During the dialogues, they discussed how youth can influence (or have a stronger voice) on policy issues that impact immigrant and refugee youth in the school system, immigration and the family settlement process. TheYouth AdvisoryTeam, together with Vancouver Foundation, the BC Representative of Children and Youth, and local community agencies, hosted dialogues in Nanaimo, Prince George, Victoria and Langley. Resilient Capital Vancity and Vancouver Foundation partnered in 2011 to create Resilient Capital, an investment program that connects financial capital with growing social enterprises.The program helps organizations that add to the social, economic, and environmental well-being of their communities to grow by giving them access to financial capital that is not commonly provided by other financial institutions. Transactions funded last year totaled more than $3 million to support nine organizations, and the program continues to recruit prospective depositors. Community Causes Community Causes are a series of information sessions organized by the Foundation to heighten awareness about various issues of concern in the community. Typically, a small group of concerned citizens are invited to a presentation on a particular field of interest. Through a site-tour and discussion, participants learn what Vancouver Foundation is doing to make a difference in that area, and how they can help. In 2012, a successful event featured discussions of Connections and Engagement and the Neighbourhood Small Grants program in December at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House.To find out more about Community Causes, contact Kristin Helgason at 604-629-5186. 2012 Matching Program Vancouver Foundation’s Matching Gift program gives donors the chance to do even more good.Through the generosity of anonymous donors, we are able to offer a special incentive to support specific programs. We will match, dollar-for-dollar, gifts of $1,000 or more to a program — even two for one in some cases — thus multiplying the impact of the gift. In 2012, Vancouver Foundation had a very successful Matching Gift program, in which 38 funds across our Fields of Interest received matching grants worth almost $365,000.This additional money allows us to increase grants and, in some cases, approve grants that might otherwise be turned down due to lack of funds. Giving Well celebrates women in philanthropy Giving Well is Vancouver Foundation’s first giving circle. It brings together women philanthropists to learn about current community needs and to collectively support women’s issues. In 2012, 23 women participated in Giving Well, and granted $24,000 to five charitable projects: Strengthening Aboriginal Women; Surrey Mobile Assault ResponseTeam; Fab Girls Group at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House; Girls Move Mountains in Revelstoke; and Pathways Out of Poverty at the Association of BC Neighbourhood Houses. For more details see our website at: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/givingwell
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    4 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Established in 2006 by Vancouver Foundation, the Giving in Action Society (GIA) is a registered charitable organization that helps families who care for a family member with a disability. In 2012 GIA assisted more than 140 families by providing $4.2 million toward the purchase of 75 wheelchair-accessible vehicles and 70 home renovations. www.givinginaction.ca Endowment 150 offers eligible people with disabilities a one-time gift of $150 to help their Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) grow. To date, the Endowment 150 program has distributed almost $460,000 in grants to over 3,300 BC residents who have opened a Registered Disability Savings Plan, including 682 contributions of $150 in 2012. www.endowment150.ca The Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC) stimulates the integration of skilled immigrant talent into the province’s workforce by fostering solutions, building connections and being a champion to help employers attract and retain skilled immigrant talent. Key activities in 2012 included launching an immigrant workforce development initiative in northern BC, partnering with BC Human Resources Management Association to develop an online tool to assist employers in assessing international credentials, experience and English language proficiency, and engaging more mentoring employers. www.iecbc.ca The Non-Profit Labour Market Partnership (LMP) Program focuses on working for all non-profit organizations across BC to address key human resource issues within the sector. The recent launch of LMP’sTHRIVE Project marks the initial step in being the go-to source for resources and services for human resource management, and creating a network of support for today and tomorrow’s workforce. www.thriveproject.ca The Government/Non-Profit Initiative (GNPI) Leadership Council is currently taking a brief hiatus while the Council Office, in partnership with stakeholders, develops and implements some key projects, and considers the future strategic role of GNPI.The Council’s Working Group successfully drafted two documents on a Full-Cost Financial Model and outcomes-based reporting requirements, and piloted a mentorship program for leaders in government and the non-profit sector. www.nonprofitinitiative.gov.bc.ca Partnerships in the Community Vancouver Foundation has created numerous programs that address issues and engage citizens.The following organizations operate as affiliates under the umbrella of Vancouver Foundation. A Vancouver Foundation Program Non-Profit Labour Market Partnership Program Overall, 2012 was a watershed year for Vancouver Foundation. The programs we sponsored, partnerships we made and lives we changed all helped make British Columbia a better place to work, live and grow. None of this would have been possible without the trust our committed donors place in this unique organization, allowing us to continue the good work Vancouver Foundation started 70 years ago.
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    5R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Youth Homelessness Initiative When people feel connected and engaged in their community it creates shared values and a vision for the future. Building bridges and bonds of trust between the many disparate groups in metro Vancouver helps bring people together to address larger societal issues. And one overriding issue people are concerned about, according to our research, is youth homelessness. Building upon our four-year track record of addressing homelessness issues, Vancouver Foundation renewed its commitment to breaking the cycle of youth homelessness in metro Vancouver in 2012 through ourYouth Homelessness Initiative. Recognizing that more than 40% of homeless youth have been in government care (i.e. foster care, juvenile detention, etc.), our focus is to help young people find housing and resources that offer safe, healthy pathways to adulthood. We believe strengthening systems and community services that ensure youth are connected, valued and safely housed before and after they transition out of government care will reduce youth homelessness in metro Vancouver. Our four linked strategies to address youth homelessness include: Vancouver Foundation Priorities 1. Youth engagement Youth who have been in government care will be key partners in the Youth Homelessness Initiative, along with trusted adult allies and organizations. We are creating aYouth Advisory Circle made up of youth currently and formerly in government care and frontline youth workers to guide the program. 2. Community impact grants Vancouver Foundation will continue to provide grants to support community services and practices designed to ensure at-risk young people find safe supported housing. These vital projects will offer potential for scale through larger public or private investments. 3. Public policy research and learning There is currently little to no support available to help youth transition successfully out of care. Vancouver Foundation will work with youth, community and government stakeholders to strengthen provincial, regional and local public policy needed to protect and support at-risk youth. 4. Communications and public engagement Ensuring youth are connected, valued and safely housed benefits not only the youth in question, but also society as a whole. However, public awareness of and the appetite for systemic solutions to youth homelessness remains relatively low. Vancouver Foundation will initiate and support targeted communications and engagement strategies designed to increase public support for youth successfully transitioning out of care and work to increase public will to invest in solutions.
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    6 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Vancouver Foundation Priorities Youth Homelessness Initiative Grants in 2012 Funding programs that provide housing, support and skills development for at-risk youth was a major focus of Vancouver Foundation’sYouth Homelessness Initiative in 2012. Some of the initiatives we supported include: BroadwayYouth Resource Centre (BYRC) – Annex Vancouver Foundation provided a two-year grant of $106,640 to BYRC for the supported housing program at the ANNEX. The ANNEX is a valuable resource for kids needing transition time on their path to long- term housing security. Funds will enable the organization to sustain this well-regarded resource over the next two years, at least until new youth units are constructed as part of the new BYRC hub. Watari –Transitioning to Independence Project II (TTIP-II) Vancouver Foundation provided a two-year grant of $70,000 to support the extension of the TTIP-II program, initially funded by Vancouver Foundation to provide housing support for pregnant and parenting homeless youth. An independent evaluation by the McCreary Centre Society concluded "that theTTIP-II program provided young people with the support and services they needed to find and maintain housing. Participants demonstrated greater housing stability over the course of their participation in the program, as well as improved life-skills and psychosocial functioning. One year after intake into the program, all youth reported improved confidence in parenting, and most reported improvements in their parenting skills, due to their involvement inTTIP." Funding will help leverage additional support forTTIP-II over the next two years. RainCity Housing – LGTB2S+ Housing forYouth Vancouver Foundation awarded a grant of $250,000 over two years to RainCity Housing and Support Society to support a two-year pilot project to provide housing and build employment, education and peer networking support to lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, questioning and two-spirit (LGTB2S+) youth between the ages of 18 and 25.The program was created to help support LGTB2S+ youth who experience discrimination or harassment from housing service providers, or rejection from their families and gender-segregated shelters.
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    7R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Connections and Engagement In response to our community consultation in 2011, Vancouver Foundation focused on building a connected and engaged community in 2012.To do this, we needed a starting point. Connections and Engagement: A Survey of metro Vancouver In the summer, we conducted a metro Vancouver-wide survey to measure residents’ connections and engagement.The survey of 3,841 people, conducted by Sentis Market Research, measured residents’ connections and engagement on three levels: personal connections, neighbourhood connections and connections to the community-at-large. It also measured actions and attitudes, as well as the barriers that prevent people from becoming engaged in the life of their neighbourhood and community.The findings quantified what the community consultations indicated: Vancouver Foundation Priorities - SFU Public Square attendee I loved the discussion and the sense of how to form a community that emerged... After last night, I have a reinvigorated sense of my own luck at living in such a tight- knit community and having such close relationships with my neighbours, many of whom have become friends. “ ” • Metro Vancouver can be a hard place to make friends. One in four respondents reported feeling alone more often than they would like to be. • Neighbourhood relationships are cordial but weak. Many respondents know at least a few of their neighbours’ first names but connections typically stop there. • Many people are retreating from community life. • There are limits to how people see diversity as an opportunity to forge meaningful connections. • Certain groups of people are struggling more than others to feel connected and engaged. A report on the findings was released on June 18, 2012.This was followed by mini-reports on key findings, which were released throughout the summer.The full report and mini-reports are available on the Vancouver Foundation website at: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/connect-engage
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    8 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Vancouver Foundation Priorities Public Engagement The survey results generated hundreds of comments, emails and calls, particularly in response to a week-long Vancouver Sun series that delved into the key findings.This coincided with a sold-out PechaKucha event atThe Vogue theatre on the theme of community connections. In the Fall, Vancouver Foundation partnered with Simon Fraser University (SFU) to launch their inaugural Public Square, a community summit called AloneTogether: Connecting in the Urban Environment. SFU selected the issue our public consultations uncovered – urban isolation and disconnection – as the theme of the week-long summit, which was designed to raise public awareness, spark dialogue and generate solutions. The Public Square event was our most extensive public engagement exercise on our connections and engagement initiative. One of its most significant outcomes was the City of Vancouver’s creation of an Engaged City Mayor’sTask Force.TheTask Force will identify ways to increase neighbourhood engagement and improve the ways in which the City interacts and connects with its residents. Grant opportunities SFU Public Square Library Challenge As part of the SFU summit, we provided two grants of $10,000 for the Big Ideas for Libraries in Communities challenge.The competition was designed to challenge people’s notion of what a library is, and to inspire creative approaches from community members towards helping libraries expand their role in building community and increasing their civic engagement. North Vancouver District Public Library’s “Community Pod” project and Surrey Library's The Little Free LibraryThat Could were chosen because they most closely represented projects that could strengthen bonds between people in their neighbourhoods, build bridges between people across boundaries of diversity, and encourage active participation in neighbourhood and community activities. BC Ideas Vancouver Foundation was one of several partners with BC Ideas, which ran a province-wide online competition for $270,000 in grants. In total, BC Ideas attracted 446 entries from 82 communities; 33 entries were selected for their promising solutions to the social challenges facing the province, including homelessness, literacy, skills development, health, and community inclusion for people with disabilities. Gen Why Media won a special $5,000 grant inspired by the findings of the Connections and Engagement Survey.The grant will help support the organization’s BringYour Boomers series of dialogues that will convene high-profile speakers of different generations to explore critical issues and create new insights and understandings.
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    9R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Neighbourhood Small Grants Our Connections and Engagement Survey revealed that we are so close together in metro Vancouver and yet so far apart. In our community consultations, people talked about their growing sense of isolation, disconnection and civic malaise and indifference; the feeling that more and more they live in silos, separated by ethnicity, language, income and age.They also told us that the best investment Vancouver Foundation could make would be to help build bridges between our various communities – between neighbours and neighbourhoods, and between residents of different backgrounds. Connecting and Engaging in the Community 10 1 16 612 $ 388,940 Neighbourhood Locations They said we cannot even begin to tackle the big issues like poverty and homelessness without a connected and engaged citizenry; people with shared experiences and mutual obligations. And they said they need this for the better of the community-at-large and for themselves as individuals. Research backs this up.There is less crime in neighbourhoods where people know each other’s names. In communities where there are strong social connections and a high level of civic engagement, children thrive, seniors are less isolated, and people are healthier. And so our goal for the next few years is to deepen people’s connections and engagement in their community in ways that advance everyone’s interests. We know we cannot do this on our own. So we continue to consider what initiatives we can work on with our community partners to enhance our residents’ experience of being part of a larger community. Since 1999, we’ve been doing just that through Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG). Our NSG program helps build community and strengthen connections right where people live – in their own neighbourhoods. With grants of up to $1,000, the program supports residents who have small but powerful ideas to bring people together and make their neighbourhoods safe, vibrant and healthy. This year, as part of our goal to deepen people’s connections and engagement in their community, we expanded the NSG program through six Vancouver partners and four cities: North Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey. New Westminster was the newest pilot location and garnered an impressive response over two granting cycles.The program was also rebranded this year, sporting a new website that aims to encourage more interaction between neighbourhoods and among residents through the sharing of stories and events.To learn more, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/nsg New Pilot Location (New Westminister) Partnerships with Community Organizations Community Projects Approved In Grants Distributed I do agree that Vancouver is lonely if you don’t belong somewhere and I commend the Neighbourhood Houses and Vancouver Foundation for realizing the importance of community. “ ”- Neighbourhood Small Grant participant
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    10 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Vancouver Foundation Priorities Neighbourhood Small Grants Project Highlights Surrey Kimberly Wood lives in Surrey with her partner and four children. Kimberly is deaf. So is her partner, and two of her children. When Kimberly found that her children were having difficulty communicating with other kids in the neighbourhood, she decided to do something about it. With an NSG grant of $1,000, she ran a week- long workshop on deaf culture called Hands-On Fun Week.Thirty kids attended and learned what it’s like to be deaf (with a little help from earplugs), how to sign simple phrases, how deaf people listen to music, and much more. Almost 100 people attended a neighbourhood barbecue at the end of the week.The workshop was so popular Kimberly is thinking of running it again. New Westminster Residents of New Westminster got a chance to learn about the traditional Indonesian art of batik-making, which is the application of rich colours and unique patterns on textiles. Liza Wajong led the project and hosted two full-house workshops in 2012. Not only was it a way to share her heritage but it also brought the community together to learn, express their creativity and have fun. The batik-making process is very collaborative and got people working together. Participants spent the session exploring Indonesian culture by using traditional tools and authentic natural dyes to trace patterns and dye the fabric.The participants loved the experience so much, Liza is looking to expand the batik-making workshops to be able to welcome more residents in the next year. Vancouver: South Vancouver – Collingwood In the summer of 2010, South Hill Vancouver community resident and artist, Shary Bartlett, was inspired to develop a project in her community that could bring her neighbourhood together. She decided to work with her community to co-create a depiction of the view of the North Shore mountains in a woven tapestry. “Seventy five per cent of my neighbourhood uses English as a second language,” she explains. “Weaving arts are familiar to every culture, making it an ideal tool to create intercultural communication and fusion. Conversation and new friendship can’t help but emerge across a loom!” Her Neighbourhood Small Grants helped pay for materials and supplies, and two and half years later, resulted in the completion of the South Hill Sunset tapestry – a beautiful art piece woven by many hands from South Hill, and the legacy of a community now strengthened by the experience. To read more about these and other Neighbourhood Small Grants projects, visit the “Success Stories” section on our NSG website: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/NSG Downtown East Side (DTES) Small Arts Grants Our DTES Small Arts Grants program is a partnership with the Carnegie Community Centre that gives DTES artists the opportunity to advance their careers by expanding their portfolios and showcasing their work. We received 115 submissions this year, 71 of which were funded for a total of $65,000 in grants. We will continue to use the results of the Connections and Engagement Survey to focus on how we can help build bridges between our various communities – between neighbours and neighbourhoods; between residents of different ages, cultures and backgrounds; between marginalized people and the larger community – with the goal of helping residents of metro Vancouver connect and engage for the greater good.
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    11R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Our Granting Programs Fields of Interest Our connections and engagement initiative was born from a desire to focus Vancouver Foundation’s work on where it could have greater impact in the community. While we set out to measure how residents were experiencing life in metro Vancouver through our 2012 Connections and Engagement Survey, of greater importance was an understanding of how we can strengthen our community. With these results in hand, we began to look at our granting areas—our Fields of Interest—and consider how we could support initiatives that help people have a greater sense of connection to and engagement in their community, and to facilitate projects that create bridges and enable disparate people, organizations, neighbourhoods and entire communities to work together in ways that advance everyone’s interests. In this section, we give you a summary of the 2012 granting activity in each of our Fields of Interest.This year, we re-introduced two granting cycles—Spring and Fall—and distributed over 300 grants totalling more than $9 million. We received hundreds of proposals for many worthwhile projects. Unfortunately, we cannot fund them all. Overwhelming demand limits our funding to less than 25 per cent of requests. Over 150 volunteer experts from the community — scientists, academics, youth, researchers and front-line staff — volunteer their time to help us make informed decisions.They share with us their expertise and intimate knowledge of the issues, the needs of the community, and the organizations active in their fields.Thanks to them, our donors can be assured that Vancouver Foundation is supporting the most worthwhile and effective projects in communities throughout the province. The grants in the following pages have been made possible through the generosity of Vancouver Foundation fundholders and donors – many present-day, and many of whom have long since passed, but who had the foresight to establish an endowment that could address priority needs. Also, during each grant cycle, we provide our active fundholders and donors an opportunity to preview the project proposals we receive from the community.Through our Book of Opportunities, many donors have chosen to support projects using their Vancouver Foundation fund or by making an additional donation. On behalf of the community, and all those whose lives have been improved by the myriad of projects, we thank the generous donors who made this possible.
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    12 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Book of Opportunities Donors Through the following funds, Vancouver Foundation was able to support a greater number of projects in the Book of Opportunities. These fundholders relied on our volunteer advisors to evaluate their chosen projects. Without the help of these funds, many great projects would not have been possible. Across Generations, Across Nations Fund Alan John Ferguson Fund Blue Moon Fund Cody’s Fund Crescendo Fund Denise Mara Foundation Eileen & Michael Keenan Fund Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Endow- ment Fund Floyd and Gloria Murphy Charitable Fund G & G Fund Hansen Family Foundation Harmelina Fund Harry and Henrietta Kostman Family Fund Hollyhock Endowment Fund McGill Family Fund Paper Dolls Fund Roberta Lando Beiser Fund Seaview Fund The BlenheimTrust The Rix Family Fund Tony & Stojna Wind Family Foundation Tula Community Fund Windsor Plywood Foundation Community Impact Funds Community Impact Funds provide the Foundation with our most valuable source of income.Through the support of our generous donors, we are able to direct these funds to priority areas that will have the greatest impact, both today and for generations to come. Alma VanDusen Fund Sarah Agnes Berryman Memorial Fund Lance and Nonie Bissett Fund Harry and Elva Borgerson Fund Jean Hamilton Brakenridge Memorial Fund Brink Family Fund British Columbia Unclaimed Property Society Burrard Lions 60th Anniversary Community Services Fund Dr. William Keith Burwell Fund Laura E. Cameron Memorial Fund Joan and Clodagh Insull Fund The Community Fund Janet Cramsie Memorial Fund James and Gladys Cunningham Fund The Ralph and Norma Cunningham Memo- rial Fund Dashwood-Jones Fund Frederick James Dawson Fund Gordon James Dickie Memorial Fund Alice Muriel Barbara Duff Estate Fund Fellowship Lodge No. 137, A.F. & A.M. En- dowment Fund Susan and Barrie Forbes Community Foun- dation Frinton Fund John D. Gibson Family Fund Harry and Pearl Gillespie Fund Helene Edna Gradley Fund The Andrew Brown Graham Fund Phillip and Jean Green Fund George E and Loucil Marie Griffin Memorial Fund Marion & Samuel Hartin Fund William J. Hallett Fund (Start-up Fund) WinifredTownley Hill Memorial Fund J. Norman Hyland Fund The Irish Canadian Fund W.E. Jardine Memorial Fund Alexander and Julia Kurlak Fund (Start-up Fund) Lang Family Fund Kelvin D.M. Large and Frances M. Large Memorial Fund Isabel Macmillan Latta Fund John William Leek Family Fund Arthur and Lenore Law Memorial Fund Grace Lim Legacy Foundation Alice G. MacKay Memorial Fund Norman and Julie Mackie Memorial Fund Frances Mastrandrea Fund The Catherine Jane McClelland Memorial Fund The McCorkell Fund Helen Eileen McCurrach and Helen Isobel McCurrach Memorial Fund The William McMahan Fund Evelyn R. McMann Estate Fund Walter John Misener Memorial Fund Katherine Moffatt Memorial Fund George W. Norgan Fund OpeongoTrust Frederick Hyden Pearson and Isobel Mary PearsonTrust Fund Otto and Anna Peterson Memorial Fund Catherine Pryde and Peter Pryde Endow- ment Fund Leslie and Mildred Quartermaine Fund Bernice Mary Margaret Ramsay Fund Cresswell Bonny and Louisa Jane Rickard Fund Catherine Rickey - Ross Ramsey Fund The Robson Family Fund The Bernard and Ria Rowe Foundation Scotties’ Fund Shaughnessy Hospital Auxiliary (1946-1983) Trust Fund Hazel May Southard Memorial Fund The Charles E. and Laura E.Thompson Fund Elsie & AlbertTook Memorial Fund Widmer Van Halm Fund Vancouver Foundation Employees’ Com- munity Fund Mildred W. Walker Memorial Fund Roxie Joan Wallace Fund Monica Joan Wheatley Memorial Fund The Lester M. White Fund Widmer/ Weedy Fund Bruce Witherspoon Memorial Fund
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    13R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | The Acorn Fund The Margaret Winifred Charlotte Almond Memorial Fund The American Woman’s Club of Vancouver Dorothy Anderson Family Foundation Animal Welfare Endowment Fund Anniversary Fund for Animal Welfare Assante Vancouver Centre Fund The B.C. Heritage Fund Thelma Barkley Fund BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society Endowment Fund Tracy Betel Fund Birdie’s Fund Fred Boyd Brown Fund Robert L. Boyes Fund Pearley and Norine Brissenden Fund Joanne Victoria Brown Memorial Fund The Henry A. Bulwer Fund Bumblebee Fund Butterfly Foundation The Robert and Irene Carpenter Children’s Fund Alexander Carruthers Fund The Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Carson Fund Barnet and Janet Carswell Fund TheThomas George Edward Cartier Fund Douglas Cherrington Legacy Fund Robert B. and Margaret G. Cherry Fund The Children’s Fund Ronald Laird Cliff Fund The Mark and Phae Collins Fund Jane Helen Mary Corcoran Memorial Fund Ollie Coyes Memorial Fund The Edna and Elliott Crookshanks Family Fund Muriel Annie Cunliffe Memorial Fund Esther Dang/WingYou Wong Charitable Trust Dang-Vo Foundation F. Danielson Foundation Dos Gatas Fund Drent Family Fund The Elizabeth Droemer Fund Early Childhood Development Legacy Fund Early Childhood Development Legacy Pro- gram: FAS Education and Prevention Fund Field of Interest Funds These funds were established by donors to support a specific issue area - referred to as a Field of Interest. Donors select the field, but rely on the expertise of our volunteer advisors to distribute the income on their behalf, ensuring urgent and emerging needs are supported in the community. Early Childhood Legacy Fund: Carol Legge FASD Endowment Victor S. Elne Memorial Fund The Norman and June English Medical Research Fund The Gordon Fahrni Family Fund The Edith Annie Faunt Endowment Fund Kathleen Helen Ferries Memorial Fund Beverly Field Fund The Robert & Florence Filberg Fund Margaret J. Ford Fund Monty and Kathleen FosterTrust TheThomas and Eunice Fraser and Allen Fraser Pike Memorial Fund The Florence L. Fyfe-Smith Fund Dr. George R. Gayman Memorial Fund Ida Goodreau Fund Phyllis Griffin Memorial Fund Linda & Paul Gronert Community Fund Fred J. and Adelaide M. Grover Fund The Margaret Haney Fund T. Garth Harvey Fund Lewis Crowhurst Henry Fund The Jan Howarth Fund Fiona Hudgins Memorial Fund - extending a hand to homeless youth The Helen M. HumphreyTrust James and Helen Hunter Fund The Ingledow Bursary Fund William and Marion JohnsonTrust The Jun Family Fund Henry and Annie Kaulback Memorial Fund The Alice M. and Donald J. Kerr Medical Research Fund The King’s Daughters and Sons Vancouver Fund Robert and Anna Koerner Foundation Fund TheToni Korsan Fund The Norman Russell Lang Memorial Fund The Earle M. and Minnie C. Lawson Fund Kenneth Angus MacRae Memorial Fund Doreen Martin Margetts Fund for Animal Care Helen and Oscar Marrion Fund for Medical Research McEachern Keen Fund (Start-Up Fund) McFarlane-Karp Fund Edward B. and Ruby R. McIntyre Fund Marketa Michal Fund Marion Mitchell Memorial Fund Jean & David Molson Fund The Doris M. Murray Endowment Fund Neale Fund The New BastionTheatre Company Endow- ment Fund Manh Hung &ThiTham Nguyen Commu- nity Fund Andrew Nord Environment Fund The Northward Bound Endowment Fund May Maynard Ough Endowment Fund Milton Owen MemorialYouth Fund Beatrice Donalda Pilon Memorial Fund The George and Rae Poole Family Memo- rial Fund W.J. Sager Fund Rosamond Helen Sarles Fund Alfred Schuller Fund The Seniors Benevolent Fund Alex Sereth Fund Karen Shklanka Fund (Start-up Fund) The Sick Children’s Research Foundation Fund Silver Maple Fund The Howard A. Simons Fund for Medical Research The John Bryden Stevenson Fund Vancouver Humanitarian Fund (Start-up Fund) The VanDusen Foundation Donald and Virginia Waldock Relief of Dis- tressed Animals Fund Evelyn Webster Fund The Welfare Fund for Children andYouth Faye Wightman Fund The Alan and Agnes Williamson Fund Women’s Fund Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Sally Wong Com- munity Fund James W. Wright Fund The John Wright DouglasTrust The Roy and Bertha Wrigley Fund The Olive WyattTrust Fund for Abused Children F i e l d s o f I n t e r e s t F u n d s
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    14 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Animal WelfareAnimals play a valuable role in our society. How we treat and care for them reflects our community values. Vancouver Foundation is committed to supporting strategies that protect and enhance the welfare of all animals, wild, domestic and farm, through research, outreach, education and direct care. British Columbia is home to a wide range of charitable organizations with a mission to improve the welfare of animals. In 2012, Vancouver Foundation issued a request for proposals for small capacity-building grants for animal welfare organizations. Many of these organizations struggle to find funding for resources to engage in organizational planning and implementation for enhanced performance and efficiency. Of the 26 applications received in 2012, 13 projects were funded with grants totaling $94,051 directed to a variety of capacity-building projects for animal welfare organizations such as volunteer training, creation of marketing and fundraising collateral, website development and initiatives to increase public support. 26Applications received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 210,836 13 $ 94,051
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    15R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Expert Panel Paul Lacerte, Chair Victoria Kira Baker Vancouver David Fraser Vancouver Ray Kellosalmi Enderby Leanne McConnachie Vancouver Craig Naherniak Vancouver Marguerite Vogel Duncan Kristine Webber Vancouver Project: Pet First Aid Course Grant Received: $3,480 Location: Kootenay A 10-hour pet first aid instruction course will be provided for approximately 25 volunteers. The course teaches skills for dealing with cat and dog emergencies including: bleeding, broken bones; choking and CPR. This will enable volunteers to provide more complete and effective care for animals, as well as being able to respond and react appropriately if and when a pet becomes ill or injured. Organization: Creston Pet Adoption and Welfare Society (PAWS) is dedicated to rescuing and sheltering stray, abused, abandoned, and unwanted pets in the Creston Valley area. PAWS provides veterinary care, spay/neuter, rehabilitation, socialization, (re)training, care and compassion to pets until loving homes can be found. PAWS also provides foster homes for animals needing special care or those that do not do well in a shelter environment. Animal Welfare Project Highlights Project: A Way Forward – Building Organizational Capacity Grant Received: $8,000 Location: Comox Valley This grant was used to help expand the capacity of the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society through the development of a strategic plan, social media and marketing, and improvements to the database management system. Organization: Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society rescues and rehabilitates injured or orphaned indigenous wildlife and releases healthy animals back into the wild. The Society also holds community events and offers educational programs to schools, clubs and other groups.
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    16 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Arts & CultureArts and Culture grants support and encourage the growth and sustained presence of excellence in arts and cultural activities among diverse cultural communities throughout British Columbia. The funded projects in 2012 offer a cross-section of disciplines, including visual arts, museum projects, music, theatre, dance, literature and film. Also included are multimedia projects and projects that span different cultures. Demand for funding in this field was highest in the Spring cycle with 146 submissions received (compared to 86 in the fall) — over half of the overall total of 232 for the year. In all, 66 submissions were approved, representing projects from mainly metro Vancouver, but also from Vancouver Island, the Interior, the Fraser region, and Northern BC. The Advisory Committee developed the following criteria in determining the successful submissions: • Artistic Intention: Artistic practice that demonstrates depth, potential impact, and/or the courage to explore an individual’s or a group’s artistic vision. • Creativity and Growth: Innovation and exploring new possibilities, with a willingness to take risks and embrace new ideas. • Diversity of Conception and Participation: Including inter-disciplinary collaboration and inclusivity of different cultures, peoples, experiences, practices, and world views. • Community Engagement and Social Connection: Fostering belonging and forming bonds between and within communities, cultivating audiences and social connections. • Organizational Capacity: Ability to carry out the project as planned. $ 1,063,125 Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 4,677,252 66 232
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    17R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Advisory Committee Chief Justice Robert Bauman, Chair Vancouver Jann LM Bailey Kamloops Tim Carlson Vancouver Sal Ferreras Vancouver Rob Gloor Vancouver Mitchell Krieger Victoria Nathalie MacFarlane Skidegate Lucille Pacey Vancouver Alvin ErasgaTolentino Vancouver Hal Wake Vancouver Project: Extraction Grant Received: $25,000 Location: Vancouver Extraction is a bilingual documentary theatre show (in Mandarin and English) that explores Canada/ China relations, tar sands development, and China’s rise as an economic power through the biographies of four people whose lives have been transformed by these realities.The play aims to add a human dimension to the public conversation about topical, controversial subjects affecting us all­—adding new perspectives to illustrate unique experiences. Organization: Theatre Conspiracy is a non-profit theatre company that taps the crosscurrents of international culture, society and politics to create, interpret and translate theatre works that speak beyond borders. Arts & Culture These are just two examples of Arts & Culture projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Project: FICTION(S) Grant Received: $25,000 Location: Vancouver FICTION(S) is a three-part series: DoYou See What I Mean? (a 2.5 hour, blindfolded tour of Vancouver’s Downtown), Human Library (visitors check out a ‘human book’), and Sometimes IThink, I Can SeeYou (writers muse, reflect and devise narratives of what they observe in pubic spaces and project their writing live for public viewing).The project furthers the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival’s interests in situating the performing arts within the public realm, encouraging new and innovative engagement with local communities and fostering groundbreaking partnerships. Organization: The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts. PuSh expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. Project Highlights
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    18 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Children, Youth & Families Healthy, resilient families are the building blocks of a healthy society. Whether addressing bullying, supporting diverse immigrant families with small children, enabling youth to use media to share their stories, we increase the well-being of children, youth and families in British Columbia to help create a brighter future for us all. Common themes among approved projects in this field of interest include: youth leadership, arts-based programs, family resource programs, parenting supports, programs for children and youth with special needs, community development and expanding advocacy capacity across the sector. Of the 56 grants approved in 2012, almost half focused on youth leadership development. The remaining grants were evenly distributed among children and families, with a particular focus on projects that support young children in their early years. One-third of the projects approved are in the metro Vancouver region, with the remaining projects dispersed throughout Vancouver Island, the Interior and the North. $ 11,430,326Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: 247 56 $1,834,824
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    19R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Advisory Committee Anna Fung, Chair Vancouver Lynell Anderson Coquitlam Tanya Behardien Penticton Steve Boyce Vancouver Romi Chandra Herbert Vancouver Wilma Clarke Burnaby Penny Coates Victoria Michelle Fortin Vancouver Chris Friesen Vancouver Jason Lee Vancouver Tanu Lusignan Skidegate Melanie Matining Vancouver Zora McMillan Prince Rupert Project: Youth Caregivers Grant Received: $40,000 Location: South Vancouver Island Youth caregivers take on responsibilities beyond their years to care for a family member in need and often feel overwhelmed. This project will reach out to these youth and their families to offer emotional support and links to practical help. It will also aid health care, schools and the community to be more supportive.This will be the first established program in BC to assist youth caregivers. Organization: Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society is a grassroots community service dedicated to supporting family caregivers. Children, Youth & Families These are just two examples of Children, Youth & Families projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Project Highlights Project: Upstream Solutions for BC’s Children and Youth Grant Received: $100,000 Location: Province-wide BC’s high child poverty rate, under-investment in young children, and weak child labour laws result in too many of BC’s children and youth not getting the support they need to reach their full potential.This project addresses the need to raise public awareness of children’s health and well-being issues and mobilize support for public policy changes and stronger investments in children and families. Organization: First Call: BC Child andYouth Advocacy Coalition, in partnership with Family Services of Greater Vancouver. First Call brings together 90 partner organizations devoted to advancing public policies that support the healthy development of children and youth. Family Services aims to strengthen people, families and communities by providing support and counselling services.
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    20 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest EducationEducation enables people to improve their lives. When everyone has access to learning, our entire society is more vibrant and adaptable. From engaging potential learners who would otherwise be left behind to developing sustainability curriculum, education grants provided by Vancouver Foundation donors enhance the quality of, and access to, education and lifelong learning opportunities for all British Columbians. Out of the 28 projects funded in 2012, almost one-fifth had a province-wide focus. While the majority of projects targeted school-aged children, at least one-quarter of the projects were directed toward young adults and mature students.This year, a trend to move education outdoors continued and we supported projects that ranged from nature kindergarten to land-based programs for Aboriginal students, to continuing education opportunities for urban farmers. Aboriginal education, curriculum development, literacy/numeracy projects and environmental education were the top issues addressed through our grants. Through community-based education research, we support projects in British Columbia that: • contribute to excellence in teaching and learning; foster student citizenship and volunteerism; and strengthen school communities through the participation of students, parents, educators, and the community; • improve educational access and program completion rates for all students, particularly for those facing economic or cultural barriers or with special needs; • encourage learners to develop healthy self-esteem including a respectful appreciation of their own and others’ individual, ethnic and cultural identity; • advance educational approaches and facilitate access to enhanced literacy for all age groups; • disseminate successful program models, and promote innovation in a specific area of learning; • contribute to the professional growth of educators and the advancement of innovative approaches to learning; and • have the capacity to transform Aboriginal education, and expand the number, knowledge and skill of Aboriginal educators. 99Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 4,212,501 28 $1,227,980
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    21R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Advisory Committee Yuri Fulmer, Chair (2012-1) West Vancouver Miranda Lam, Chair (2012-2) Vancouver Dr. Joanna Ashworth Burnaby Ted Cadwallader Victoria Lyn Daniels North Vancouver Christine Foster Terrace Deborah Jeffrey West Vancouver Marilyn Kwok Burnaby Nathan Lusignan Vancouver Jack Miller Cache Creek Nasra Mire Surrey Sandra Singh Burnaby Dr. John Vavrik North Vancouver May Wong Vancouver May Woo Burnaby Education These are just two examples of Education projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Project Highlights Project: Through a Different Lens Grant Received: $100,000 Location: Okanagan This teacher-led project involves 45 teachers from Grades 1-12 who are focusing on alternative methods of instruction and assessment to help all students succeed.The focus is on innovative teaching and assessment practices and the impact these have on our students at risk of not completing school. Organization: The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) is committed to its mission statement of WorkingTogether for Student Success. Project: Let’s Get Cooking Grant Received: $33,333 Location: Vancouver In partnership with Inner CityYouth and Vancouver Community College, the project will develop and present an educational cooking program for street youth and youth with mental illness at risk of homelessness. Let’s Get Cooking will develop the youths’ food preparation and technical cooking skills and enhance their confidence and social skills. Social workers and psychiatrists will work with the youth to encourage their participation, support them in their recovery and in developing acceptable work behaviors. Youth with mental illness will be supported to succeed in the course, to seek employment, and to move from the street or transitional housing to permanent housing. Organization: Coast Mental Health is a recognized leader in developing and delivering innovative programs that positively impact the lives of people with severe mental illness. Coast offers rehabilitative social and recreational programs, life skills training, and wellness activities, volunteer and pre- employment opportunities.
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    22 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest EnvironmentEnvironment grants support the health and resilience of British Columbia’s environment in a changing world. We support a range of projects that address environmental issues by advancing policy, increasing public awareness and engagement, and ensuring the development of solutions include communities impacted by environmental challenges. In addition to these priority areas, additional grants were made for projects that supported public engagement and education, pollution control and waste reduction. Of the 31 applications for environmental grants received, 23 were funded with over half a million dollars granted for projects throughout British Columbia, including eight on Vancouver Island and six in metro Vancouver. In 2012, the Advisory Committee continued to focus on two priority areas: • Freshwater: Long-term sustainability, protection and resilience of freshwater quality and flows; and, • Habitat Protection and Conservation: Opportunities for community-led habitat protection and conservation solutions, whether in marine or land-based ecosystems. 99Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 3,485,441 23 $ 530,300
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    23R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Advisory Committee Paul Lacerte, Chair Victoria Ruben Anderson Victoria Karen Campbell Vancouver Jennifer Chan Vancouver Ramona Faust Proctor Agnes Jackson Kamloops Marc Lee Vancouver Tara Marsden New Hazelton Morgan McDonald Vancouver Devon Page Vancouver Brian Riddell Vancouver Darlene Sanderson Victoria Eric Pringle Vancouver WilliamTurner Victoria Environment These are just two examples of Environment projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Project Highlights Project: Riparian Stewardship Workshops Grant Received: $15,000 Location: Okanagan The Lower Similkameen territory is in one of Canada’s top three endangered ecosystems and contains the largest matrix of riparian wetlands left in the South Okanagan.This project will bring ecologists and community members together for on-site workshops to participate in restoration activities including removing invasive species and planting more than 6,000 indigenous plants.The goal of the workshop is to create life-long stewards of the lands while helping to restore rare and endangered habitat that support many at- risk species. Organization: Lower Similkameen Indian Band is responsible for stewarding the largest matrix of intact riparian habitat left in the South Okanagan. Project: Southern Vancouver Island Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Project Grant Received: $15,000 Location: South Vancouver Island Derelict fishing gear has an unseen and devastating impact on the marine environment.This grant will be used to develop an on-going program to remove derelict fishing gear in southern BC waters. Since 2002 the Northwest Straits Initiative’s Derelict Fishing Gear Program, in Washington State, has removed over 4,000 ghost nets and 2,500 derelict crab pots from Puget Sound. In 2011 the Province of BC removed/disabled derelict crab pots and a seine net from North Pender Island, with a reported 1,799 dead and alive animals recovered. Organization: Cetus Research and Conservation Society facilitates the conservation of the marine environment by promoting community stewardship, raising public awareness, conducting research, and fostering activities that directly preserve marine habitats and biological diversity.
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    24 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Health and Medical Education/Research Vancouver Foundation’s community-based health research grants support initiatives that ensure British Columbians are involved in advancing the health of their own communities. Of the 14 grants approved in 2012, half the projects were undertaken in the Lower Mainland. Thirty per cent involved research at a province-wide level, and the remaining projects took place in northwest BC, theThompson/Shuswap area and Haida Gwaii. Half of the projects focused on research issues that bridge cultural boundaries, and the other half helped position communities to develop more effective health promotion activities and identify barriers to accessing the healthcare system. Through community-based education research, we support projects in British Columbia that: • are directed at improving health and minimizing health inequities; • build capacity and communities to undertake community-based health research and promote partnerships between community members and researchers that facilitate reciprocal learning; • engage communities in problem solving, decision-making, and action through research; • are informed by previous findings in the area of investigation; and, • contribute to relevant and measurable change and/or inform public policy. 49Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 5,598,355 14 $ 1,533,142
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    25R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Advisory Committee Dr. Vera Frinton, Chair Vancouver Olivier Ferlatte Vancouver Dr. Anne George Prince George Dr. Peter Graf Vancouver Dr. Gordon Hutchinson 108 Mile Ranch Dr. Rosemin Kassam Vancouver Dr. Carey Matsuba Vancouver Dr. Jennifer Mullett Qualicum Beach Dr. Malcolm Ogborn Prince George Dr. Colleen Reid Vancouver Magdalena Swanson Surrey Dr. StephenTredwell Vancouver Marilyn Van Bibber Qualicum Beach Project: From Front Door to Grocery Store Grant Received: $ 75,671 Location: Thompson/Shuswap Rural BC is experiencing a rapidly aging population, and long-time residents are choosing to remain in their ‘home’ communities. Most of these communities face significant challenges in meeting the mobility needs of seniors, which are compounded by harsh winters, poor physical infrastructure, and lack of services. The project will engage local seniors in an assessment of shopping and service areas, community facilities, walking routes, and transportation.The project will also involve in-depth interviews to explore considerations such as safety, accessibility, affordability, inclusiveness, helpfulness, and respect. Organization: The Community Development Institute at University of Northern BC was established to assist rural and northern BC with capacity building and community development.The Institute is known for undertaking projects that are driven by the needs and aspirations of communities, and partnering with them to provide information and support to help them make decisions about their own futures. Health and Medical Education/Research These are just two examples of Health and Medical Education / Research projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Project Highlights Project: Bridging the Cs: Community, Connectedness and Collaborative Partnerships Grant Received: $ 236,762 Location: Province-wide This study is designed to provide new research data on ways to overcome barriers and the role of self-determination to improve health outcomes among clients enduring medical illness (EMI). Individuals living with EMI have markedly elevated rates of cardio- metabolic disturbance including obesity, diabetes, dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular disease. Many authors point to lifestyle factors to account for these increased rates of morbidity and mortality identifying that people with EMI have increased rates of smoking, excess caloric intake, poor diet and lack of exercise. Organization: University of Northern BC (UNBC) in partnership with the BC Schizophrenia Society for the Northern Interior. UNBC is one of the leading small research-intensive universities in Canada.The BC Schizophrenia Society works with service providers to achieve a more comprehensive and effective continuum of mental health and addictions services.
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    26 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Health and Social DevelopmentHealth and Social Development supports projects that will enhance and improve the broad determinants of health within communities, as outlined by the Public Health Agency of Canada—in particular, projects that help to mitigate the effects of poverty. Through 2011 to 2014, the Health and Social Development Field is focused on two priority areas: • Health and Wellness: projects that enhance community members’ ability to access and navigate systems of care and support. Successful projects in this area demonstrate impact at the individual level and present strategies for addressing common barriers. • Belonging and Inclusion: projects that improve and/or develop community cohesion and connectedness across diverse communities. Out of the 36 projects funded in 2012, more than half had a Vancouver Lower Mainland focus. The remaining projects were spread out across BC, with small concentrations of projects in the Okanagan, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. While the majority of projects targeted broad community development, at least 20% of projects were focused on seniors. For 2012, we saw a continuing trend in this field of interest towards seniors’ programs and services, and food systems related work. Navigating systems of care and support, and building networks within communities and agencies continue to be top issues within the Health and Social Development field. Through community-based health and social development research, we support projects in British Columbia that address: • Quality of life: create innovative ways to work with people to improve quality of life and in particular those with the potential to create systemic change. • Health and well-being: build the capacity of community agencies, communities, and volunteers working to advance the health and well-being of individual adults and families. • Community collaboration: develop inter-agency cooperation, collaboration and dialogue; particularly projects that support public, private and social sector partnerships and those that bridge with other sectors of the community, like arts, environment, business, etc. • A focus on issues: support issues and how they are approached; specifically issues identified by local citizens and volunteers in the neighbourhood and local community networks. • Inclusiveness: welcome the presence and participation of groups who have been labeled, marginalized and isolated. 218Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 12,239,12836 $ 1,414,104
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    27R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Project: Surrey Mobile Assault Response Team: Women’s Safety Patient Navigator Grant Received: $39,000 Location: Surrey/Delta The Surrey Mobile Assault ResponseTeam is an interdisciplinary team of medical, legal and social service practitioners that provides 24-hour emergency crisis response to abused women and children. As a key member of the Surrey Mobile Assault ResponseTeam, the Women’s Safety Patient Navigator addresses gaps within the health care system that limit access to critical medical care immediately after an assault.The Women’s Safety Patient Navigator plays a key role in the identification, screening, and treatment of domestic violence and sexual assault during a critical window of opportunity — the time between admittance to the emergency room and discharge from the hospital. Organization Surrey Women’s Centre Society advocates for the safety and well-being of women and children fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and other forms of family violence.Their primary focus area is to increase safety and support for multi-barriered women and children at-risk of serious bodily injury or death. Specifically, collaboration with medical, legal and social service agencies to address systemic barriers that limit access to critical resources in times of need. Health and Social Development These are just two examples of Health and Social Development projects funded in 2012. For the full list of projects funded in 2012, visit: www.vancouverfoundation.ca/rog Advisory Committee Ida Goodreau, Chair Bowen Island Ranjana Basu Shawnigan Lake Darrell Burnham Vancouver Vickie Cammack Vancouver David Eby Vancouver Manpreet Grewal Abbotsford Anne Kloppenborg Burnaby Denise Mann Richmond Jean McRae Victoria Andrea Reimer Vancouver Dr. Helena Swinkels Surrey Project Highlights Project: Co-operative Elder Care Initiative Grant Received: $106,000 Location: Central Vancouver Island One of the most critical social issues facing Canadians is the nation’s rapidly aging demographic and the absence of affordable care for seniors.This project addresses the lack of high quality, affordable and responsive elder care to seniors and their families. By utilizing the tools and knowledge developed in this project, caregivers and community groups will greatly increase their capacity to provide alternative forms of elder care.The project also addresses the serious problem of isolation and loneliness faced by a growing number of seniors as well as the lack of support to their caregivers. Organization Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society is partnered with the BC Co-op Association.The mission of the Continuing Care Society is to provide residential care services that meet the holistic needs of elderly citizens.The BC Co-op Association promotes the co-op model for economic and social development and assists communities in the development of new communities.
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    28 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Youth Philanthropy CouncilTheYouth Philanthropy Council (YPC) empowers young people in Vancouver to play a meaningful role in their neighbourhoods by providing grants for programs that encourage youth dignity, inclusiveness, fairness and equality, promote youth voice, and increase opportunities for youth participation. All approvedYPC projects are within the metro Vancouver area. Of the 31 applications received, 19 projects were approved with $118,810 granted for arts-based programs, and projects that enhance the health and well-being of young people, engage and involve youth in their communities, combat racism and discrimination, and develop sustainablity solutions. The Youth Philanthropy Council funds projects that: • are youth driven and/or include youth in their design, implementation and decision-making; • build good youth partnerships and connections; • increase awareness of the diversity of youth ideas and experiences in communities; and, • support youth-led environmental initiatives that contribute to Vancouver becoming the greenest city by 2020. 41Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 305,250 19 $ 118,810
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    29R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Youth Philanthropy Council Yuri Fulmer (Board Liaison) West Vancouver Abdullah Abdullah Surrey Tiba Al-Humaimidi Surrey Jared Allman Vancouver Farhat Anwary Burnaby Diego Cardona Richmond Lorena Del Castillo Vancouver Laura Finkler-Kemeny Vancouver Julian Gossen Vancouver Katherine Griffin Vancouver Sunny Huang Vancouver / Berkley, CA Sunny Johal Surrey Graham Lee Vancouver / London, ON Hawa Mire Surrey Amber Morgan Surrey Bacilia Ramirez Vancouver Savneet Sandhu Vancouver Kayla Siu Vancouver Colin Siu Vancouver Kim Webber Vancouver AngelaYang Vancouver Project: English Language Learners Welcome Club Grant Received: $5,000 Location: Vancouver Youth peers created the English Language Learners Welcome Club for newcomer and immigrant students aged 13 to 19 to feel included and comfortable to practice their English out loud, have fun with youth-to- youth development and delivery of sessions, and learn English that is context and age specific. Organization: Vancouver School District 39 enables students to reach their intellectual, social, aesthetic and physical potential in challenging and stimulating settings that reflect the worth of each individual and promotes mutual respect, cooperation and social responsibility. Youth Philanthophy Council Project Highlights Project: FinAlly Grant Received: $6,500 Location: Vancouver The FinAlly (short for Find Ally) project’s focus is to bring together LGBTQ2S (Lesbian, Gay, Bi,Transgender, Queer andTwo-spirit) youth between the ages of 13 and 19 and their allies to explore issues of mutual concern in creating a sense of community and belonging. LGBTQ2S youth work together to identify healthy solutions to common problems through skill building, conflict resolution and body image exercises as well as through media art projects. Organization: Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) is an award-winning youth violence prevention organization founded on the belief that youth challenged by violence can be agents of change, capable of transforming their own lives, investing themselves in their communities, and making the world a better place.
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    30 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Field of Interest Disability Supports for EmploymentDisability Supports for Employment Fund (DSEF) grants are available to assist eligible organizations throughout BC who are working to increase employment opportunities and the overall rate of employment for persons with disabilities in their communities.The DSEF considers “employment” to mean the full participation of people with disabilities as employees, and/or those activities which may result in employment for them. Applications are considered from organizations working with individuals who have physical and/or mental disabilities and face barriers to employment. Projects must demonstrate that they do not duplicate or replicate existing government-funded programs, supports and services for persons with disabilities. Applications which demonstrate collaborations or partnerships are encouraged. Through the DSEF, Vancouver Foundation supports innovative approaches to employment and employability for persons with disabilities through the following project types: Vancouver Foundation typically funds no more than 50% of the proposed project budget. Both cash contributions and in-kind donations of services or goods are considered valid matching components. • initiatives that will support employment to individuals with disabilities by providing training, skill development, and employment creation and support; • initiatives that will allow organizations that support people with disabilities to build capacity, learn and explore, and transfer knowledge and learning to others; • initiatives that will increase employability through community by encouraging attitudinal and systemic change, increased community commitment, and engagement, collaboration and partnership; and, • initiatives that promote social and economic independence. 46Submissions received: Dollars requested: Total projects funded: Total dollars granted: $ 2,627,026 19 $ 1,125,028
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    31R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Disability Supports for Employment Fund Committee Dr. Vera Frinton, Chair Vancouver Janice Barr Richmond David Chen Vancouver Heather Dickson Victoria Jane Dyson Vancouver Fred Ford Victoria Paul Gauthier Vancouver Laura Hockman Vernon Dr. Nigel Livingston Victoria Jack Styan Vancouver Deanne Ziebart Richmond Project: Youth Works 2012 Grant Received: $25,000 Location: Langley/Fort Langley This multi-year project proposes to provide summer employment opportunities for youth with developmental disabilities between the ages of 16 and 19. A discovery process will be conducted, in collaboration with school partners, to ascertain each individual’s employment skills and interests and match them with a suitable employment opportunity for six weeks during the summer. Individuals will be provided with the required on-the-job support and coaching to ensure their success. Organization: Langley Association For Community Living (LACL) is dedicated to the delivery of quality services for children with special needs, adults with developmental disabilities and supports to their families. LACL builds and strengthens community by connecting people of all ages and abilities. Disability Supports for Employment Project Highlights Project: JustWork Economic Initiative Grant Received: $55,000 Location: Vancouver JustWork Economic Initiative is a social enterprise that provides employment for vulnerable people with multiple barriers such as physical disabilities, mental illness, homelessness and addictions. JustWork’s three social enterprises, JustRenos, JustCatering, and JustPotters, provide dignified, safe and gainful employment that helps individuals gain work experience and skills while they transition to regular jobs. In 2010, JustWork’s social enterprises provided meaningful employment for 30 individuals facing major barriers. Seventeen of these individuals have been employed for more than one year, and 11 have been employed for more than two years. Organization: JustWork fosters dignified, gainful work opportunities for people facing multiple barriers to work.
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    32 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Donor Advised Funds Abbotsford Heat Foundation Aboriginal Leadership Initiative Fund ACCESS Memorial Fund for Pinky Ryan Agape Catholic Charities Fund Lydia Cerrano Albert Child Care Support Fund Allard Prize Fund in International Integrity Alpha Delta Phi British Columbia 2010 Endowment Fund Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund Anderson Family Fund Ann Claire Angus Fund Anmar Fund AREA Endowment Fund AREA Fund Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia Outreach Education Fund Harry Astoria Memorial Gliding Award Fund B.C. First Call Endowment Fund B.C. Medical Services Foundation Scholarship Fund B.C.Tech S.V.P. Fund No. 1 B.C.Tech S.V.P. Fund No. 2 Bachechi Bros. Realty Fund The Paul Robert Badre Bursary Fund BakeMark Canada Awards Fund Charlotte Jane Banfield Legacy Fund (Legacy Fund) Ryan Barclay Memorial Fund Battersby Howat Endowment Fund BattleThe Elements (Start-up Fund) George and Donna Battye Fund Josephine Baulne Henderson Fund The Robert and Susan Bauman Fund BB Wise Fund BC Arts Renaissance Fund BC Camping Association Lorne Brown Campership Fund BC Water Sustainability Endowment Fund BCIC Aquaculture Program Fund BCIC Entrepreneurship @ UBC Program BCIC Graduate Student Scholarships Program BCIC Innovation and Commercialization Strategic Development Program Fund BCIC Natural Resources and Applied Sciences Endowment Fund Beacon Fund Roberta Lando Beiser Fund John Robert Belyea and Joan Elsie Belyea Scholarship and Bursary Fund Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation Fund Beyrouti Family Charities Fund Joseph Beyrouti Memorial Fund MDK Billion-Browne Foundation (Legacy Fund) Black Pearl Family Foundation 2004 David Black and Maya Russell Fund (Start-up Fund) Deborah Carswell Black Fund George and Winifred Black Legacy Fund Blank Canvas Fund The BlenheimTrust Blue Moon Fund Ursula Botz Fund (Start-up Fund) Charles W. Brazier Fund The Brenner Fund Brimacombe Fund British Columbia Building Envelope Council Education Foundation Fund - Cameron Harrison Memorial Award British Columbia Building Envelope Council Education Foundation Fund - Tom Morstead Memorial Award British Columbia Building Envelope Education Foundation Fund British Columbia Bursary for Students with Visual Impairments or Blindness (BCBSVIB) British Columbia Parks Fund British Columbia Parks Permanent Fund Barry Brookes Fund (Transferable Fund) Neil E. Brown Family Foundation Jill Buchanan Education Fund TheThomas and Dorothy Burgess Fund Ruth Byman Memorial Fund C H C Endowment Fund, Vancouver Colin Campbell Award Fund (Start-up Fund) CanadaTibet Committee Fund Canadian Chapter of International Society for Business Educators Fund The Canadian Clubs of British Columbia Fund Canadian Learning Disability Legacy Fund Catherine M. Carmack Memorial Cello Scholarship Fund Carmichael Foundation Dr. David Carmichael Memorial Fund Carnahan Educational Fund The M & H Carpenter Fund Cassils Family Foundation Robert B. Caton Scholarship Fund Judy Cavanagh Fund Centre for Child Honouring Fund (Start- up Fund) Tung and Shirley Chan “Ji Shen” Fund John Ka Kin Cheung Memorial Scholarship Fund Mary M. and Lincoln Chew Fund Children andYouth with Special Needs Supports Fund Children’s Mental Health Fund Chilvers Family Fund Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Memorial Fund Jean Ciriani Scholarship for Student Citizenship Cliff-MarcelTrust Fund Cody’s Fund Donor Advised Funds provide the most flexibility to our fundholders by allowing them to recommend which charities and charitable causes they would like to support. Donor Advised Fundholders can make standing or annual recommendations, so Vancouver Foundation can easily accommodate their charitable interests. Vancouver Foundation administers more than 475 Donor Advised Funds across BC. Here are our Donor Advised Funds:
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    33R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Collins Family Foundation (Legacy Fund) Commissionaires BC Charlie Brown Memorial Bursary Fund Concord Pacific HarmonyTrust Endowment Fund Concord Pacific HarmonyTrust Fund ConeTec Education Foundation Murray and Peter Corren Foundation Simon Cowell & Kathleen Barilla Endowment Fund (Legacy Fund) Crescendo Fund The GeorgeT. and Myrtle W. Cunningham Fund Daisy Scholarship Fund Frank & Frances Darling Family Fund Lillian and Ross Davidson Fund R.H. “Slim” and Margaret Davidson Memorial Awards Fund Davis Family Fund (Legacy Fund) Gabe and Andi Davis Foundation Jack Davis Scholarship Fund Dawson Family Fund Joseph and Marion Delesalle Fund Champa and Dhiru Desai Family Fund Deverall Family Fund (Legacy Fund) Disability Supports for Employment Fund Ken Dobell Public Service Education Fund Gladys H. Dunn Fund Elementary School Fund for Children in Need Emergency Medical Assistants Education Fund Endangered Ecosystems Fund Endowment Fund for the Promotion of B.C. History Edna Mei Eng Fund Arthur Erickson Foundation for Excellence in Architecture Bruce Eriksen Memorial Fund Fairway Fund (Legacy Fund) Fairweather Fund Family Independence Fund Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Endowment Fund Maurice A. and Anne Favell Mesothelioma Research Fund Alan John Ferguson Fund Financial Executives Institute Vancouver Scholarship Fund Charles and Lucile Flavelle Family Fund The Andrew Baker Fleck Foundation Flowerdew Family Endowment Fund (Start-up Fund) Harold Scanlon Foley Junior Memorial Fund Susan and Barrie Forbes Family Foundation (Legacy Fund) Forsyth Family Endowment Fund (Legacy Fund) Forward Family Fund Isabel Loucks Foster Public Health Scholarship Fund Alain Fournier Memorial Fund Freyvogel-Preiswerck Fund Friends ofTupper Fund Fritz Ziegler Fund Yuri and Nicole Fulmer Community Fund Fulton Family Fund G & G Fund Judith Garay Fund (Legacy Fund) Jack Gin Family Foundation Jack Gin Family Foundation (Paydown Fund) Giving Well Cliff & Pat Glen Fund Gordon Fund for Children Gracie Waddell Fund Graham Family Fund (Legacy Fund) The Helen Graham Canada Prize Fund Brian Grant Scholarship Fund The Brian D. Graves Fund The Grayross Foundation Howard C. Green Memorial Fund The Greene Family Education Initiative Fund Donald Greenwell Foundation Fund Greygates Foundation Charles Douglas Grieve Fund Linda & Paul Gronert Legacy Fund (Legacy Fund) Jennifer Gudewill Fund H Foundation Liz Haan Fund Bob and Judy Hager Family Fund John & Cecilia Hall Fund (Legacy Fund) Hamilton Family Fund William & Ruth Hamilton Memorial Fund The William D. and Eleanor Gerrie Hamilton Fund Hansen Family Foundation The Hardwick Family Fund Hardy Scholarship Fund Harmelina Fund Eric Hatlelid Memorial Fund HeadCase Foundation Peter H. Hebb Fund Helen M.Thompson Fund Kristin Helgason Fund (Legacy Fund) The Edwina and Paul Heller Fund Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia Hibler/Lamoureux Fund Hill Family Foundation 2011 Sydney F. Hillis Fund Maria Mimie Ho Foundation Matt & Janet Hoffar Foundation The Madge Hogarth Foundation Holly Hill Memorial Bursary Fund Hollyhock Endowment Fund Honos Foundation Irene and Julian Hoogstra Fund Howe Family Foundation David Huang Memorial Scholarship Fund Jonathan HungerfordTrek Fund
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    34 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Beatrice and David Hunter Endowment Fund Claire Huxtable and Colin L. Campbell Foundation for Forestry Catherine and Richard Hyland Wildlife and Domestic Animal Fund (Start-up Fund) I Am Someone Foundation Brenna Innes Memorial Scholarship Fund Barry Inouye Fund International Foundation of Learning Legacy Fund Ann & Sam Isaacs Fund Jags Fund Jags Fund #2 Jags Fund #3 (MasiYouth Project) Saralee James Memorial Award Fund JAMMCO Family Fund Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund Monty and Kay Jang and Family Fund JBH Fund Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund JFH Faith Fund TingTing Jiang Memorial Fund Dave Johnson Memorial Endowment Fund Joan Johnston Memorial Fund Shirley & James Johnston Fund (Legacy Fund) Junior League of Greater Vancouver Foundation Junior League of Greater Vancouver Legacy Fund Kaisu Ranta Fund Walter Kalyn Fund The Kanya Student AidTrust Fund for St. George’s, Shawnigan Lake Schools and Brentwood College KCS Fund (Start-up Fund) Frances Keen, Noreen M. and C.C. (Mickey) Halleran Memorial Scholarship Fund (or Keen Halleran Fund) Eileen & Michael Keenan Fund Art Kelm & Mary Lewis Endowment Fund (Legacy Fund) Kelt Family Fund Linda Kendall Fund (Legacy Fund) Charles Chan Kent Golden Wedding Fund Marilyn Kerfoot Fund Kermit andTheo Legacy Fund Jake and Judy Kerr Foundation Fund Pete Ketcham Memorial Scholarship Fund The Cy and Emerald Keyes Fund Judy & Bill Killam Fund The Klebang Fund Jake Koch Fund (Legacy Fund) Kogawa-Nakayama Fund Harry and Henrietta Kostman Family Fund Scott Kruse Foundation (Legacy Fund) The DD Kugler Contemporary Arts Fund (Legacy Fund) Labour Market Partnership Allan & Helen Laity Fund (Legacy Fund) Dr. Akbar and Shamin Lalani Fund Lambda Alpha International Vancouver Chapter Fund Frank and Eleanor Lane Memorial Fund M.R. Lang Fund forYoung Families LauTeo Foundation The Doreen Lawson Burnaby Lake Memorial Fund Doretta Lee Memorial Fund James Lee Foundation Liber Ero Foundation Lightburn 4 Pillars Fund Grace Lim Family Foundation Living RiversTrust Fund Emily Longworth FlowThrough Fund Emily Longworth NewTeachers’ Creative Activities Fund The Lord Strathcona Fund Keith Lord Sport Foundation Fund Patricia J. Lowery Fund (Legacy Fund) Patricia Anne Lyon Memorial Fund Elmer MacDonald Memorial Fund The M. Gail MacDonald Memorial Fund MacDonald-Merritt Fund for Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School Gordon and Barbara MacDougall Fund The Anne Fergus MacKay Groundwater and Muriel Ross Groundwater Educational Fund The Karen Magnussen Foundation The Majorki Fund for Kids Majormaki Foundation The Ian F. Manning Memorial Fund Mannion Fund Denise Mara Foundation Kenneth Broadway and Ralph Markham Fund (Legacy Fund) Chris Markoff Memorial Fund Brad Martin and Family Charitable Foundation Audrey Mason Fund (Legacy Fund) Kurt and Else Maurer Fund Alexis Mazurin Memorial Fund The Ritchie W. McCloy Award Fund The John Haley McDonald and Janice Mary McDonald Fund McEwen Family Fund (Paydown Fund) McGill Family Fund McGrane - Pearson Endowment Fund Joan & Philip McLeod Fund (Legacy Fund) John and Peggy McLernon Fund (Start- up Fund) MEC Endowment Fund for the Environment Edward J. Meilicke Fund Mellquist Family Fund Michalson Foundation Middleton Family Fund Harue andTorasu Mimoto Fund Amy Elizabeth Minden Memorial Endowment Fund Mirhady Family Fund Moore Family Endowment Fund D.L. ‘Buzz’ Moore and David M. Frid Bursary Fund Dwight Moore and Rosamond Eben Moore CVWMA Wetland Sciences Scholarship Fund Greg Moore Foundation The Bill and Elsie More Indian Bursary Fund D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s
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    35R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s Susan More Fund (Legacy Fund) Motamedi Pfeifer Fund Mount Benson Elementary School PAC Legacy Fund Mount Pleasant Area Endowment Fund Mount Pleasant Legion/Col. C.C.I. Merritt, VC Memorial Scholarship Mount Robson Provincial Park World Heritage Endowment Fund Mountain Enterprise Ltd. Penticton & District Building Fund Mountain Equipment Co-op Annual Fund Carole and David Muller Family Fund Irma Muntanion Fund (Start-up Fund) Floyd and Gloria Murphy Charitable Fund Elizabeth Breeze Murray Endowment Fund Robert MCGregor Murray Fund (Legacy Fund) Myers-Smith Family Fund (Legacy Fund) Joanne and Neil Naiman Fund (Legacy Fund) Jack Neil Memorial Fund Nitikman Fund North Peace Savings & Credit Union Endowment Fund Odlum Fund The O’Keefe Foundation Oliver Fund Olivia’s Foundation (Start-Up Fund) Aidan Oloman Fund Orcutt Family Fund C. Paul Osmanski Fund Pacific Canada Legacies Foundation Pacific Foundation for Understanding Nature Society Fund Panago Scholarship Fund Pankratz/Ferries Family Fund (Legacy Fund) Paper Dolls Fund Parker Family Foundation The Dr. Donald Paterson Foundation Lorne Patterson Scholarship Memorial Fund Patty’s Ladybug Cancer Fund Pavri Family Fund (Legacy Fund) Peace Pilgrim II Memorial Fund for Teaching Peaceful Behaviours Peace Pilgrim II Memorial Fund for Teaching Peaceful Behaviours Marion Pearson and Jim Orr Fund The Pender Fund George Pensom Bursary Fund Richard and Ruth Percy Fund (Start-up Fund) Performing Arts Recognition Fund Peter & JuneYoung Legacy Fund Dick and Leona Peter Graduate Student Residential Bursary Fund Phi Kappa Pi Fund Conrad & Dorli Pinette Fund Pirie Family Fund Pisapio Undergraduate Scholarship Fund The Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Arts Josh Platzer Memorial Fund -Teen Suicide Awareness and Prevention The Point Grey Class of 75 Foundation Pollock Family Philanthropic Fund Product Care -Tree Marking Paint Bursary Fund Public Health Bursaries of the Associated Boards of Health of BC Quan Family Fund Rainbow Fund Kaija and Erkki Rautiainen Fund Raymond & Donna Jang Foundation Realtors Care Charitable Fund Red Hibiscus Foundation The Flora Mary (Dougan) Reddyhoff Memorial Bursary Fund Barry Reed Fund Registered Disability Support Plan Fund (RDSP - Endowment 150) Knox Reid MemorialTrust Winston Rekert Fund Resilient Capital Fund Dal Richards Foundation Christopher, Alison, Kirkpatrick and Matthew Richardson Fund The Rix Family Fund Jeannie Robertson Memorial Scholarship Fund James H.G. Roche Memorial Fund The ErnestTheodore Rogers 1939 Fund Rolston-Mollard Endowment Fund John Rose Memorial Bursary Fund Julia Rose Fund (Start-up Fund) Marian Rowat Memorial Fund RPC Family Foundation Run for One Planet Legacy Fund Paul & Dorothy Ryan Fund Sadler Jackman Family Foundation The Sa-Hali Fund Sam-I-am Fund Sandpiper Foundation Saoirse Sankey Memorial Fund SAP Vancouver Fund SAP Vancouver Fund #2 Sawers Family Fund Wilf and Peggy Schofield Memorial Fund Seaview Fund The Second Generation Fund Berta and Arun Sen Fund (Legacy Fund) Shalom Branch Veterans Community Service Endowment Fund Ken & Kim Shannon Foundation Shaun G Foundation Lori Sheppard Memorial Fund Shiff Family Vancouver Fund Jenny Sigurdson Alumni Scholarship Small Potatoes Fund The Ford and Bea Smith Memorial Fund Smith-Sigurdson Fund (Start-up Fund) Dr. Charles Snelling Bursary and Captain Alex Blake Memorial Bursary Fund The SPCA Vancouver HospitalTrust Fund Spectra Energy Fund - Canada Education/Innovation /Research Sunset Fund Spectra Energy Fund - Canada Education/ Innovation/ Research Permanent Fund Spectra EnergyTransmission (SET - Canada): Regular and Volunteer Grant Programs Fund
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    36 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Spencer McBride Memorial Fund Spike’s Fund The SPIRIT Foundation Margaret Ann Joan and William Francis Spring Fund STAND Foundation Starbucks Canada Charitable Fund Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Judith A. Stein First Nations Wellbeing Trust Fund (Start-up) Stewart Fund Edwin & Mary Stockdale Fund Strat Fund Strathcona Alumni Fund The Seanna and Nicole Strongman Memorial Fund AlexanderT. Stusiak Community Service Award Fund SuperiorTofu Community Fund Sustainability Project Award Fund Synergy Fund Tanabe/Thorne Fund Tatshenshini-Alsek Foundation Society Fund (Start-up Fund) Allan R.Teather Memorial Fund BretonThomas Memorial Fund The Norman G.Thompson Memorial Bursary Fund WilliamThompson C.F. LungTransplant Memorial Fund Jaime and Josefina ChuaTiampo Fund (2006) Jaime and Josefina ChuaTiampo Fund (2010) AmandaTodd Legacy Fund AmandaTodd Memorial Fund Jack and MaryTopolewski Fund Towler Fund Triple EFF Fund Tula Community Fund ChrisTurner Memorial Fund UNBC Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Endowment Fund University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden Endowment Fund Garry & Mary Vallance and Patricia Strang Fund Vancouver Canadians Baseball Foundation The Vancouver Sun Children’s FundTrust Carl Vanderspek Fund W.J. VanDusen Forestry Fund The Syd Vernon Fund for the Disabled Joseph Victor and Luann Neratini Legacy Fund The Vinten Fund Elisabetta MaraniTassinari Visscher Foundation (Start-up Fund) Wallace and Betty Spence Fund Rolf Wagner Memorial Bursary Fund The Walden Family Fund Isaac and Sophie Waldman Endowment Fund Kenneth and Joyce Walley Family Fund Daniel M. Walsh Asylum/Torture Protection Fund Aukea Rienks Walters Fund (Legacy Fund) David M. Walton Foundation forYouth The Warming Hearts Foundation Professor MadanlalT. Wasan Family Fund Cecil White Scholarship Fund Whittall Family Fund WhytePine Foundation The Marilyn Williams St.Thomas Aquinas High School Memorial Scholarship Fund June Philippa Wilson Fund (Legacy Fund) Tessa Wilson Fund (Legacy Fund) Tony & Stojna Wind Family Foundation Windsor Plywood Foundation Lyn and Jim Wisnia Fund (Start-up Fund) Debra Wolinsky Fund Larry Wong Fund (Legacy Fund) Dr. Shirley M. Wong Foundation James William Wood Endowment Fund G. John C. Woodward Memorial Foundation Shauna and Kevin Woolliams Family Fund Workplace-Family Wellness Community Fund Workplace-Family Wellness Research Fund Yosef Wosk Libraries, Museums and Archives Fund Jan and BlancheYdenberg Fund CarmelleYelle Palliative Care Fund K.W. and BettyYue Fund Wim Zylmans Agriculture Memorial Fund D o n o r A d v i s e d F u n d s
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    37R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Designated Funds Aircrew Association, Greater Vancouver Branch Scholarship Fund The Clara and Amondes Anderson Fund Archibald P. Glen - U.B.C. Scholarship and Bursary Fund The Auxiliary to the Vancouver General Hospital B.C. Disaster Relief Fund B.C. Hydro Commonwealth Legacy Fund B.Y. Nakano Fund David M. Bachop Award Fund Bergquist Family Memorial Fund The Geraldine Biely Endowment Fund The Herman Bischoff Foundation The Bishop’s Foundation - Diocese of New Westminster Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater Vancouver Bursary Fund Kathleen Winnifred Bradshaw Foundation The Douglas McK. Brown Chair of Law Endowment Fund The Frank C. Brown Memorial Fund The Ernest E. Buckerfield Fund The Francis J. Burd Fund Burhenne Scholar in Abdominal Radiology Alicia Burns Bequest Fund Alexandra Mary Burwell Memorial Fund Cartwright Gallery Foundation Cedar Lodge Endowment Fund The Central City Mission Fund Carol Chapman & Bob Gillies Fund Rene Charbin Fund Child Abuse Research & Education Endowment Fund Chrisholme Madsen Endowment Fund The CKNW Orphans’ Fund Chair of Immunology Endowment Fund Jack Coblenz Memorial Fund Ruth Isabel Colbourne Fund Collingwood Amenities Endowment Fund Samuel and June Comber Fund The Cooper Fund for Chamber Music The Fitzalan V. and Mabel G. Cornwall Endowment Fund The John and Doris Corrigan Fund for Visually ImpairedYoung Persons Vivien Miller Coster and Arthur Coster Memorial Fund The David Diamond Memorial Fund Frederick H. Dietrich Memorial Fund George and Jean Donbrovo Fund The Laura and J. Willox Duncan Fund Clair G. Dunham and Helen L. Dunham Fund George R. and Augusta F. Dunn Fund Gordon H. Dunn Fund Economic Independence for Women Through theYWCA Fund Agnes Dunceeth Evans (“Rosalie”) Memorial Fund Mya Domeij Evenden Memorial Fund Dr. and Mrs. Victor Fenyo Fund The Guy Flavelle Memorial Fund Louise Fletcher Memorial Fund Edna Leckie Fraser Memorial Fund Ingrid Frederickson Memorial Fund The Reg Fry Endowment Fund Fyfe-Smith Fund for the Vancouver SPCA Bernice and Robert Gilbert Fund Gordon Wagner St. Andrew’s Cemetery Foundation Penny Gorham Memorial Scholarship and Bursary Fund Gragopean ScholarshipTrust Carson Graham Basketball Fund The Ruby Rachel Graham Fund Anna Ruthven Greig Fund Douglas Haig Gross Memorial Fund John Grot Memorial Fund George Halpern Fund The Carl and Elsie Halterman Research Fund The Carl and Elsie Halterman Scholarship and Bursary Fund The Dal Hawkshaw Fund for Vancouver Rowing Club-Centennial 1986 Amy Dundas Head Memorial Fund Florence and Hedley Hipwell Fund The Margaret J. Hoare Fund The Dr. J.D. Hobden Scholarship Fund The Madge Hogarth Fund Bob and Molly Hole Fund Hope Family Memorial Fund The Donna Hossack Fund The John E. and Louise Howson Fund William L. Hurford MemorialTrust Fund William E. and Marion (Thelma) Ingledew Fund International Foundation for the Arts Endowment Fund Firoozeh Shahryar Iranshad Memorial Fund Jambor Family Fund Stanley and Hilda James I.O.D.E. Fund Elsie and Audrey Jang - Langara College, Studio 58Theatre Arts Endowment Fund Robert E. Jefferson Memorial Fund Svend Jakob Jensen Memorial Fund Harry W. Jerome Commemorative Society Fund Nellie and Bernard Johnson & Son, Edwin Johnson Memorial Fund Marie Elizabeth and Adolphe William Pal Jones Fund Brad Joseph Fund Janusz and Zofia Kaller Memorial Fund G. Peter and Barbara E. Kaye Fund George P. Kelly Memorial Fund Robert Kenny Fund Myrtle Lorena Kievell Memorial Fund Betty Kinnear MemorialTrust Fund Klemanski Endowment Fund Dr. Kirk Finlayson Koerner Memorial Fund Donors who are committed to one or more specific charities can establish a Designated Fund, so their named charities receive an annual grant in perpetuity. Vancouver Foundation provides investment expertise and support to administer the Designated Fund, which provides the selected charities with stability for future planning through a steady and reliable stream of income over the long-term. Vancouver Foundation administers more than 200 Designated Funds for donors across British Columbia. Here are our Designated Funds:
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    38 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Kwantlen Faculty Association Fund The Bernard and Kathleen Lazarus Fund Donal Rowan Lazier and Phyllis Audrey Lazier Fund Leadership Vancouver Endowment Fund Elizabeth Evelyn Ledingham Fund S.K. Lee (B.C. Chinese Music Association) Endowment Fund S.K. Lee (Dr. SunYat-Sen Garden) Endowment Fund S.K. Lee (Grace Vancouver Reformed Presbyterian Society) Endowment Fund S.K. Lee (Vancouver Academy of Music/ S.K. Lee College) Endowment Fund No. 2 S.K. Lee Academy (C.C.C.) Endowment Fund S.K. Lee Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Fund Harold W. Lefever Fund The Elda Lindenfeld Memorial Fund Margaret Stevenson Loch Memorial Fund CatherineYunion Long Fund Lygo Scholarship Fund DJ & JM Macaulay Fund James and Ina Mackay and Family and Agnes Mackay Groundwater Publicover Fund Jean Leitch Mackay and Agnes Mackay Groundwater Publicover Fund The Leon C. and Helen Macken Fund Jessie Main Fund Eleanor and H. Richardson Malkin Fund Lydia Dorothea Minaty Memorial Fund Marshall-Stevenson Wildlife Sanctuary Fund Donald Matheson and Audrey Matheson Fund Mathews Family Fund Louise McGregor Charitable Fund Ellen Ethel McHattie Memorial Bursary Fund The Senator & Mrs. S.S. McKeen Memorial Fund Evelyn de Rostaing McMann Fund McPhedran-Schlotzhauer Memorial Fund Hugo E. Meilicke Fund The Cecil Merritt and James and Frances Bathurst Fund Muriel Mildenberger Fund The Reg G. Miller Memorial Fund Barry and Ruth Miller Memorial Fund The Cornelius Leonard Mitchell Scholarship Fund The Wilma Mitchell Memorial Fund Ted and Mae MonkhouseTrust Dorothiruth Meilicke Moore Scholarship Fund The Bill Morgan MemorialTrust Marion L. Morgan Fund The George E. Morrison Fund Anne Louise Mundell Memorial Fund Native Brotherhood of B.C. Jubilee Scholarship Fund Judith Neild Memorial Fund for Queen Margaret’s School Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Nelson and District Hospice Society Endowment Fund The George W. & Mary E. O’Brien Fund The Walter S. Owen Chair of Law Endowment Fund Walter S. Owen Fund PACE BursaryTrust Fund Pacific Christian School Foundation Endowment Fund Georgette and Walter Paltins Family Fund Dr. Donald Paterson Memorial Fund The Rachel Paul Memorial Endowment Fund Jamshed K. Pavri Memorial Fund Peggy and Howard Naphtali Family Memorial Fund The Ross and Agnes Pendleton Fund Penticton Skaha Rotary Endowment Fund Pieters-Horstman Foundation Charles H. Pitt Fund TheThelma and Stafford PlantTrust Fund Ralston Family Fund H. Keith and Edith M. Ralston Fund The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia U.B.C. Fund “A” Wendy & Leslie Rebanks Fund Ellinor Richards and Hazel Richards Loane Fund Dr. Raymond, Violette and Auguste Rochat Family Fund The Edward W. and Dorothy Rogers Fund The William E. and Emily Ross Fund J.B. Russell Fund S S Master Society Endowment Fund The Phyllis Evelyn Salter Foundation The Salvation Army Fund Sandel Fund The Dr. and Mrs. Samu Schaffer Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Pon Paul Schuloung (C.C.C.) Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund of the Alumni of the Royal Conservatory ofToronto, Vancouver Chapter Security Fund The Percy Shallcross Fund forYouth Training Shalom Branch #178The Royal Canadian Legion Endowment Fund Henry K. Shindler Memorial Fund Dr. Frank A. and Iris J. Smith Fund The Hannah Woodnutt Smith Memorial Fund Michael Smith Fund Clarence L. SorensenTrust St. Andrew’s - Wesley Church Endowment Fund St. Christopher’s School Society Endowment Fund St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Garden Fund The Albert B. and Mary Steiner Fund Joan Milne Stewart Fund Supporting BurnabyYouth Fund The GeorgeTanco Fund TELUS Employees’ Community Fund Endowment Fund TheTri-University’s Paul and Helen Trussell Science Student Endowment Fund The EdithTweedie Memorial Fund The SarahTweedie Memorial Fund Unit Association 12 (Vancouver) Medical Company Museum Fund The Vancouver Council of B’nai B’rith Men and Women Endowment Fund Vancouver Opera Association Endowment Fund Isaac and Sophie Waldman Israel Student Fund Isaac and Sophie Waldman Jewish Library Estate Fund Isaac and Sophie Waldman Jewish Library Fund Ethel May Wellburn Memorial Fund The Edgar B. Westby Fund J.D. Wilson CharitableTrust C.N. Woodward Chair of Surgery David R. Wright & Bessie D. Wright B.C. S.P.C.A Building Fund Hua Xia - B.C. Chinese Music Association Fund York House School Founders Scholarship Fund Mel Jr. and Marty Zajac Memorial Fund D e s i g n a t e d F u n d s
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    39R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Agency Endowment Funds 2020 Fund The 411 Vancouver Foundation Fund A.E.S. Autism Education Society Endowment Fund A.S.T.C. Science World Society Endowment Fund Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship Fund Abbeyfield British ColumbiaTrust Fund Abbotsford Community Services Society Endowment Fund Bernie Agg Scholarship Fund AIDS Vancouver Endowment Fund Alano Club of Vancouver Endowment Fund Alberni Valley Community Foundation Endowment Fund Alcuin Fund Alexandra Foundation Fund ALS Society of British Columbia Endowment Fund Alzheimer Society of B.C. Endowment Fund The Anglican Provincial Synod of British Columbia Centennial Church Extension Fund The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia Fund Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Foundation Endowment Fund Artaban Jubilee Endowment Fund Arthritis Society Endowment Fund The Arts Club of Vancouver Endowment Fund Artspring Fund The ArtStarts in Schools Endowment Fund Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils Legacy Fund Association of Neighbourhood Houses Fund Axis MimeTheatre Society Endowment Fund B.C. CentennialTrail Foundation B.C. Farm Machinery and Agricultural Museum Association Fund B.C. Golf House Society Endowment Fund B.C. Housing Foundation Senior Citizens Housing Fund B.C. Institute ofTechnology Student Aid Endowment Fund B.C. Libraries EndowmentTrust B.C. Schizophrenia Society Endowment Fund B.C. Special Olympics Fund B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre Foundation Endowment Fund B.C.S.P.C.A. Endowment Fund for Small Communities Ballet British Columbia Endowment Fund Bamfield Marine Station Scholarship Endowment Fund Ian A. Barclay Chronic Pain Relief Fund Bard on the Beach Endowment Fund Bill Batchelor Continuation Flying Award Fund Battered Women’s Support Services Endowment Fund BC Book Prize Fund BC Council for Families Endowment Fund BC Family Resource Programs Endowment Fund BC Hospice Palliative Care Association Fund BC Lacrosse Bill McBain Endowment BC LandTrust Alliance Fund (Start-up Fund) BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Research Fund BC Museum of Mining Endowment Fund BC Naturalists’ Foundation Endowment Fund BC Rehabilitation Foundation Fund BC Special Olympics Foundation BCIT Real Estate Alumni Association Fund (Start-up Fund) BCSTA Scholarship for Student Citizenship Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver Endowment Fund Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland Endowment Fund, Founded by Peter and Joanne Brown Guy Bordeleau Commemorative Fund Bowen Island Community Foundation - Bowen Island Community Hall and Arts Centre Endowment Fund Bowen Island Community Foundation Fund Bowen Island Community Foundation/ Bowen Island Golf Association Junior Scholarship Fund The Boy Scouts Development Fund The Boy Scouts Fund The Boy Scouts of Canada (Burnaby Region) Endowment Fund The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater Vancouver Foundation Endowment Fund Britannia Community Services Centre Endowment Fund Britannia Secondary School Scholarship Fund The British Columbia Amateur Sports Council Fund British Columbia andYukon Scout Fund British Columbia Aviation Council Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund Agency Endowment Funds are established by registered charities to support their own charitable goals and interests.These funds ensure a long-term source of revenue for the organization, which allows for stability and future planning. Vancouver Foundation provides investment expertise and support to administer the fund, and administers funds for close to 600 agencies across British Columbia. Here are our Agency Endowment Funds:
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    40 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n British Columbia Canada WorldYouth Endowment Fund The British Columbia Cancer Foundation Endowment Fund British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Endowment Fund British Columbia Epilepsy Society Endowment Fund British Columbia Forest Heritage Memorial Endowment Fund British Columbia Girl Guide Fund British Columbia Lacrosse Association Jack Crosby Endowment Fund British Columbia Lung Association - Jack Patrick & Lois Shirley O’Regan Fund British Columbia Museums Association Endowment Fund British Columbia Pipers’ Association Endowment Fund The British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) Endowment Fund The British Columbia Ridley Scholarship Endowment Fund British Columbia Rugby Union Legacy Fund British Columbia Search and Rescue Association Fund The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation Fund The Brock House SocietyTrust Fund Irene Brown Fund The Stephen Brown Memorial Fund Bulkley Valley Fund Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion Endowment Fund Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society Endowment Fund Brian and Isabel Byrnes Fund Camosun College Foundation Endowment Fund Camp Fircom Society Endowment Fund Campbell River Community Foundation Endowment Fund Canada WorldYouth National Endowment Fund Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - B.C.-Yukon Chapter Endowment Fund Canadian Forestry Association of British Columbia Conservation Fund Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. Division Fund Canadian Music Centre British Columbia Region Fund The Canadian Red Cross Society, British Columbia-Yukon Division Fund Canadian Society of Intestinal Research Endowment Fund Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Foundation Endowment Fund Capilano University Educational Enhancement Fund Carey Hall Endowment Fund The Cariboo Endowment Fund Cariboo Foundation Endowment Fund CarouselTheatre Society Endowment Fund The Emily Carr College of Art and Design Foundation Endowment Fund CCB Reserve CCBC Awards Fund Centre for North American Business Studies Endowment Fund The Chartered Accountants’ Education Foundation of B.C. Endowment Fund ChemainusTheatre Foundation Endowment Fund The Cherniavsky Junior Club Fund Children’s Arts Umbrella Fund The Children’s Festival Fund The Children’s Hospital Foundation Capital Fund The Children’s Hospital Foundation Income Fund Children’s Neurosurgery Endowment Fund Chilliwack FamilyYMCA Endowment Fund Chinese Cultural Centre of Vancouver Endowment Fund Tom Chong Memorial Fund for Children’s Hospital Research Chor Leoni Diane Loomer Commissioning Fund Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Endowment Fund Christ Church Cathedral Endowment Fund Christian International Leaders Foundation Endowment Fund CirKids School of Circus Arts Society Fund CISV Canada Fund CMHA - BC Division Reserve Fund CNIB, B.C. -Yukon Division, Endowment Fund Coaches Association of British Columbia Fund Dr. C.J. Coady Memorial Fund Coast Foundation Endowment Fund College of the Rockies Endowment Fund Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society Endowment Fund Collingwood School Scholarship Fund Columbia Valley Community Foundation - EllisTransferrable Fund Columbia Valley Community Foundation Fund Columbia Valley Community Foundation Retractable Fund Columbia Valley Community Foundation Transferrable Fund Community Arts Council of Richmond Endowment Fund Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley Endowment Fund Community Arts Council of Vancouver Endowment Fund Community Arts Endowment Fund Community Arts Program Fund Community Foundation of the North Okanagan Endowment Fund Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Fund Community Foundation of Whistler Endowment Fund Comox Valley Community Foundation Endowment Fund Comox Valley Music Society/CYMC Endowment Fund Contemporary Art Gallery Endowment Fund Covenant House Vancouver Choice Fund Covenant House Vancouver Immediacy Fund Covenant House Vancouver Sanctuary Fund Covenant House Vancouver Structure Fund A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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    41R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | Cowichan Community LandTrust Environment Protection Fund The Cowichan Symphony Society Endowment Fund Craft Council of British Columbia Fund Cranbrook & District Community Foundation Environmental Endowment Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation Endowment Fund for Kimberly Cranbrook 2008 Winter Games fund for Arts and Culture Cranbrook and District Community Foundation Endowment Fund for Kimberly Cranbrook 2008 Winter Games fund for Sports Cranbrook and District Community Foundation Operational Endowment Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Casey and Corrine Hanemayer Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Casey and Corrine Hanemayer Health Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Casey and Corrine Hanemayer- Symphony of the Kootenays Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Children First Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Friends of Fort Steele Society Endowment Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/General Endowment Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Joyce Metcalfe Memorial Fund Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area Endowment Fund Creston-Kootenay Foundation Fund CSAA Endowment Fund Maggie Cumming Community Legacy Fund Curling for Life Endowment Fund Dance Foundation Endowment Fund Dean of Commerce Fund Deltassist Community Services Endowment Fund Denman Conservancy Association Endowment Fund Department of Radiology “Florence Gahr” Academic Fund Yvette Dieringer Fund for the South Granville Seniors Centre The Diocese of Caledonia Ministry Fund The Diocese of Caledonia Missions to Seamen Fund Disabled Skiers Association of British Columbia Endowment Fund Douglas College Foundation Fund Douglas College StudentTrust Drance Family Early Music Vancouver Fund Stephen Drance Festival Endowment Fund (MusicFest; Music Fest) Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, B.C. and Yukon Division, Endowment Fund Early Music Vancouver Endowment Fund East Kootenay Foundation for Health / Hanemayer Endowment Matthew Elder Memorial Scholarship Dr. G.R.F. Elliot Fellowship in Community Health Endowment Fund Edward Mackenzie Elliott Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund for the Education of Dyslexic Children En’owkinTLC Land Securement Fund Eric Hamber Secondary School Scholarship Fund Evans Lake Forest Education Society Heritage Fund Faculty of Medicine Endowment Fund Fairbridge Alumni Bursary Fund The Family and Children’s Foundation of British Columbia Family Services of the North Shore Endowment Fund Family Services of the North Shore Foundation Investment Fund Christine Faminoff Fund Field Hockey BC Judy Broom Foundation FirehallTheatre Society Endowment Fund Flagel-Duzita Legacy Endowment Fund for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Franklin Community School Endowment Fund Fraser Academy Endowment Fund Fraser Institute Foundation Fund Lorne Fraser Educational Fund Friends of Chamber Music Endowment Fund The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver Endowment Fund Galiano Conservancy Association Endowment Georgia Strait Alliance Endowment Fund Geriatric Medicine Endowment Fund Gibson Family Memorial Scholarship GizehTemple Shrine Chair of Orthopedics Fund Glenfir School Scholarship Fund Glenlyon-Norfolk School Endowment Fund Golden & District Community Foundation Fund Grace Family Network Foundation Rebecca Chan Endowment Fund The Grant Strate Endowment Fund GreenThumbTheatre forYoung People Endowment Fund Hilda Gregory Bursary Fund Frank and Emily Griffiths Endowment Fund for Planned Giving at the United Way of the Lower Mainland grunt gallery Legacy Fund Gymnastics BC Endowment Fund H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Endowment Fund Hard of Hearing/Late-Deafened Endowment Fund Harry deSwager Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Victoria Bursary Fund Hastings Institute Endowment Fund Health & Home Care Society of BC Fund Health Arts Endowment Fund Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Endowment Fund (Formerly British Columbia Heart Foundation Endowment Fund) Kitty HellerYouth Art Fund Maria Hettinger Memorial Awards Fund Don Hill Education Endowment Fund Hornby Island Arts Council Endowment Fund Diana Hsu Memorial Endowment Fund The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy Fund Italian Cultural Centre Society Endowment Fund Jewish Family Services Endowment Fund Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia Endowment Fund Clive Johnson BC Rugby Fund Junior Achievement of British Columbia Foundation Endowment Fund KaleidoscopeTheatre Endowment Fund Kamloops Foundation Endowment Fund G. Peter Kaye Lectures Endowment Fund Keats Camps Endowment Fund Kent-Harrison Foundation Endowment Fund A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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    42 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n John C. Kerr Chancellor’s Awards Fund / Emily Carr University of Art & Design Fund The Kettle Friendship Society Endowment Fund Kimberley & District Community Foundation Fund Kimberley Winter Games Legacy Fund Kitsilano Commemorative Cavalcade Fund Kitsilano Secondary School Alumni Scholarship Fund Kitsilano Secondary School Bob Umemura Memorial Scholarship Fund Kitsilano Secondary School Fiat Lux Scholarship Fund Kitsilano Secondary School General Scholarship Fund Kitsilano Secondary School Specified Scholarships Fund Kiwassa Community Fund Knights of Pythias Crescent Lodge #33 Endowment Fund (akaThe KP Endowment Fund) Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and Health Foundation Legacy Fund Kootenay Columbia Community Living Retractable Endowment Fund Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society Fund Kootenay Society for Community Living Endowment Fund Kwantlen University Foundation Endowment Fund Joyce Lam/Novartis Arthritis Patient Care Endowment Fund Langara College Foundation Scholarship and Bursary Fund Langley Arts Council Endowment Fund Langley Children’s Society Endowment Fund Langley Community Music School Fund Langley Community Music School Permanent Scholarship and Bursary Fund Langley Community Services Society Fund Langley Lodge Endowment Fund Langley School District Foundation Fund Langley School District Foundation Scholarship Fund Latta Estate Camperships and General Assistance Fund The Laurier Fund LCMS Operating Endowment Fund Robert J. Lecky Memorial Fund Magee Secondary School Music Scholarship Fund Magee Secondary School Orion Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund Magee Secondary School PAC Scholarship Fund Magee Secondary School Scholarships Endowment Fund Joyce O. Maguire Fund in Support of Youth Initiatives in Choral Music Malaspina University-College Student Endowment Fund The Maple Ridge Community Foundation Endowment Fund Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Community Services Council Endowment Fund AllanT. Markin Benevolent Fund The Marpole Women’s Auxiliary Endowment Fund Masters Swimming Association of BC Endowment Fund Michael Wayne McDonell Endowment Fund Kay Meek Centre Endowment Fund The Missions to Seafarers in the Diocese of New Westminster Endowment Fund The Missions to Seafarers in the Diocese of New Westminster Heritage Endowment Fund Morice Legacy Fund MOSAIC Foundation Fund Bill Motek Memorial Fund Mother and Child Health Foundation Endowment Fund MPI - BC Chapter Student Scholarship Award Fund (Start-up Fund) MS Society of Canada - Donald A. and Barbara J. Copan and Helen (Nellie) Thomson Endowment Fund Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, B.C. Division Endowment Fund P. Dermot Murphy Annual Real Estate Event Endowment Fund Music in the Morning Fund Nakusp and Area Community Foundation Fund The Naramata Fund for Christian Lay Leadership National Nikkei Heritage Centre Society - Nikkei Place Endowment Fund NationalTheatre School of Canada Fund The NatureTrust of British Columbia Fund Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada Fund Lions Gate Hospice/Palliative Care Fund Living Systems: Family Systems Counselling, Education,Training and Research Society Endowment Fund Lord Byng School, Class of 1979 Scholarship Fund Lord Byng Secondary School Fund Lower Fraser Valley Cerebral Palsy Association Endowment Fund DavidY.H. Lui Memorial Award Fund Irene MacDonald Memorial Fund Magee All-Grads Matching Endowment Fund Magee Secondary School Alumni Scholarship Fund Magee Secondary School Bursary Fund Magee Secondary School Gwen Chiu Memorial Music Scholarship Fund Magee Secondary School Huckell Family Scholarship Fund A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s Alma Lee Legacy Fund S.K. Lee (B.C. Chinese Music Association) Endowment Fund No. 2 S.K. Lee Academy (C.C.C.) Endowment Fund #2 Legal Services Society Endowment Fund Ray Lepp Scholarship Fund Carol E. Levy Memorial Endowment Fund Maria Lewis Choreographic Fund LGMA Distinguished Members Legacy Fund LGMA Grant Anderson Commemorative Scholarship Fund
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    43R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s NEC Native Education College Scholarships and Bursaries Fund Alvin S. Nemetz Festival Vancouver Endowment Fund (MusicFest; Music Fest) The New Caledonia Student Aid Endowment New Westminster Foundation Endowment Fund New Westminster Public Library Endowment Fund New Westminster Public Library Esther Paulson Staff Development Fund Cranbrook and District Community Foundation/Niedermayer Family Fund North Island College Endowment Fund North Okanagan Hospice Society Fund North Shore Community Foundation Fund North Shore Health Research Fund North Shore Schizophrenia Society Endowment Fund NorthThompson Communities Foundation Fund Northern Lights College Foundation Endowment Fund Northwest Community College Endowment Fund Northwest Community College School of Exploration and Mining Endowment Fund NTSTheatre and Community Engagement Fund Oakridge Seniors’ Society Endowment Fund Okanagan University College Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund ONETO ONE Literacy Society Endowment Fund Ophthalmology Fund Order of St. John Palliative Care Endowment Fund Osoyoos Museum Endowment Fund Osprey Community Foundation Endowment Fund Osprey Community Foundation Endowment Fund #2 Outward Bound Perpetual Endowment Fund Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Fund Pacific Autism Centre Fund Pacific Baroque Orchestra Fund Pacific Children’s Shelter Society Fund Pacific Coast PublicTelevision Association Fund Paediatric Development Fund Paediatric Program Development Fund Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation - R. and J. McBride Family Charitable Fund Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation - Milner Gardens and Woodland Enhancement Open Fund Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation - Milner Gardens and Woodland Preservation Closed Fund Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation- Chamber of Commerce - Jim Storey Memorial Fund Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation Fund Partners In Stewardship Fund Audrey Paterson Memorial Fund (Start- up Fund) The Pathology Fund: Friends for study and prevention of human disease Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Memorial Fund Lester B. Pearson Scholarship Endowment Fund Peninsula Arts Foundation Endowment Fund Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities Fund Audrey Piggott Memorial Scholarship Fund Place des Arts Endowment Fund Playhouse Foundation Fund PLEA Volunteer Program for Children Fund Point Grey School Scholarships and Awards Endowment Fund Nan Poliakoff Memorial Fund Port Moody Ecological Society Endowment Fund Port Moody Foundation - Kwi Am Choi Scholarship Fund Port Moody Foundation - Arts Centre Society Endowment Fund Port Moody Foundation - Rhoda Judd Memorial Fund Port Moody Foundation Fund Port Moody Foundation Library Endowment Fund Powell River Community Foundation Fund Prince George Community Foundation – The Burns Lake and District Community Foundation Partnership Fund Prince George Community Foundation Endowment Fund Prince of Wales Secondary School Scholarship Fund Prince Rupert Regional Community Foundation Fund Queen Margaret’s School Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund Quesnel Community Foundation Fund Reach Child andYouth Development Endowment Fund The RediscoveryTrust Laura and Richard Rees Camperships Fund Regent College Chinese Studies Program Endowment Fund Regent College Fund Revelstoke Community Foundation Fund Richmond Art Gallery Endowment Fund The Richmond Foundation Endowment Fund Richmond Public Library Endowment Fund Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Endowment Fund Pacific Otolaryngology Foundation Endowment Fund Pacific Parkinsons Research Fund Pacific Parkinsons Research Institute Endowment (B) The Pacific Riding for the Disabled Endowment Fund PacificSport RisingStar Fund Mary Pack Centennial Arthritis Education & Services Endowment Fund Mary Pack Centennial Arthritis Research Endowment Fund
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    44 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Right to Learn Endowment Fund The Caroline E. Riley Scholarship Fund The Rix Family Endowment Fund for Pacific CoastTelevision Association Dr. Donald Rix Endowment Fund For BCTSVP Roedde House Preservation Fund Ronald McDonald House British Columbia Fund Ronald McDonald House British Columbia Permanent Fund P.M. Ross Laboratory Educational Fund Royal British Columbia Museum Fund The Royal Commonwealth Society Educational Endowment Fund The Royal Westminster Regiment Association Endowment Fund SAEE Education Research Endowment Fund The Salvation Army Endowment Fund Michael Sandover-Sly Memorial Fund Endowment Saturna Recreation Centre Society Fund The School of Audiology and Speech Sciences Endowment Fund Sculptors’ Society of British Columbia Endowment and PreservationTrust The Seaforth Highlander Cadets of Canada Fund Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Band and Endowment Fund The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Fund Selkirk College Endowment Fund The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation Endowment Fund 1988 The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation Endowment Fund 1998 The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation Endowment Fund 2007 Shawnigan Lake School Foundation Shawnigan Lake School Playfair Bursary Gordon M. Shrum Chair in Science Fund Shuswap Community Foundation Endowment Fund Simon Fraser University Bridge Endowment Fund Simon Fraser University Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation Capital Fund (ShortTermTransferable Fund) Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation forYoung Artists Fund Gordon SmithYouth Environmental Stewardship Fund Rocksborough Smith/Joe Whitehead British Columbia Borstal Memorial Fund Smokey Smith VC Memorial Fund Society for Children andYouth of B.C. Endowment Fund Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Fund The Southern Okanagan Secondary School Enrichment Fund South Granville Seniors Friendship Centre Society Endowment Fund Spinal Cord Research Endowment Fund Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation Fund The Sport Fund Squamish Community Foundation Fund St. Francis In the Wood Anglican Church Endowment Fund St. George’s School Foundation Endowment Fund St. George’s School John Harker Memorial Fund St. James Community Service Society Fund St. Jude’s Anglican Home Society Endowment Fund St. Michaels University School Endowment Fund St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver Endowment Fund St. Paul’s Indian Church Preservation Fund St. Peter’s Memorial Garden Fund The Brigadier James Crossley Stewart andThe Dr. Edwin James Lyon Memorial Fund Streetohome Foundation Fund Stanley Noble Stronge Wheelchair Basketball Fund Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Endowment Fund Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation Fund Sunny Hill Foundation for Children Endowment Fund Sunshine Coast Community Foundation Fund Surrey Choral Arts Project Society Fund Surrey Foundation Endowment Fund Sweden House Legacy Foundation Tapestry Foundation for Health Care Fund TEAL Charitable Foundation TEAL/TESOL AIDS and Health Education Fund JohnTegenfeldt CICH Endowment Templeton Secondary School Educational Foundation Endowment Fund Theatre la Seizieme Fund TheTheological Education Fund Thompson Rivers University Student Financial AidTrust TLCThe Land Conservancy of BC Historic Properties Fund (Start-up Fund) TLCThe Land Conservancy of British Columbia Fund Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada Fund Trinity United Church, Vernon - Camp Hurlburt Endowment Fund Trinity Western Advancement Fund Margarete AnnaTumbach Agricultural Stewardship Endowment Fund Tutoring-Aid Society Endowment Fund U.B.C. Alumni Scholarship And Bursary Endowment Fund U.B.C. President’s Endowment Fund U.B.C. Program for Retired People Endowment Fund U.B.C. Rick Hansen Man in Motion Fund UBC-Disability Resource Centre Endowment The Ultrasound Educational Endowment Fund United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society Endowment Fund United Nations Association in Canada John Gibbard Endowment Fund United Way of Cranbrook Endowment Fund United Way of the Lower Mainland Endowment Fund United Way of the Lower Mainland Retractable Endowment Fund The University of the Fraser Valley Student Assistance Fund University of Northern British Columbia Endowment Fund University of Victoria Endowment Fund University of Victoria, Applied Economics Fund USCC Castlegar Community #6 Fund V.C.C. Educational Foundation Endowment Fund VAGF - Audain Curator of British Columbia Art Fund VAGF - Audain Emerging Artists Acquisition Fund VAGF - Jack and Doris Shadbolt Publication Endowment Fund A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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    45R e su l t s o f Y o u r G e n e r o s i t y 2 0 1 2 | VAGF - Jean MacMillan Southam Art Acquisition Endowment Fund VAGF - Pat and Rick Charles Endowment Fund VAGF - Rix Family Internship Endowment VAGF -The Killy Foundation Endowment Fund VAM - Saint James Music Academy Scholarship Fund VAM - Jerold Gerbrecht Scholarship Fund Vancouver Academy of Music Endowment Fund Vancouver Academy of Music Library Endowment Fund Vancouver Academy of Music Opera Programme Fund Vancouver Academy of Music Scholarship Fund Vancouver Adapted Music Society Endowment Fund Vancouver Aquarium Endowment Fund The Vancouver Art Gallery Endowment Fund The Vancouver Art Gallery Endowment Fund for Acquisitions of Art Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation Endowment Fund The Vancouver Bach Choir Endowment Fund Vancouver Ballet Society Endowment Fund Vancouver Chamber Choir Endowment Fund Vancouver Crisis Centre Endowment Fund The Vancouver East Cultural Centre Endowment Fund The Vancouver General Hospital Foundation Fund Vancouver Heritage Conservation Endowment Fund Vancouver Historical Fund Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society Endowment for Education and Remembrance Vancouver Humane Society/Norma Berridge Endowment Fund The Vancouver Institute Endowment Fund Vancouver International Dance Festival Society Fund The Vancouver Maritime Museum Endowment Fund Vancouver Men’s Chorus Endowment Fund Vancouver Museum Society Fund Vancouver Oral Centre for Deaf Children Fund Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video Society Legacy Fund Vancouver Parks Foundation Vancouver Poet Laureate Fund Vancouver Police Foundation Vancouver Police Historical Society & Centennial Museum Raymond J. Canuel Scholarship/Bursary Endowment Fund Vancouver Public LibraryTrust Vancouver Recital Society Fund Vancouver Resource Society Endowment Fund Vancouver Rugby Union Ladner Grounds Legacy Fund Vancouver School ofTheology Fund The Vancouver Symphony Society Endowment Fund VancouverTechnical Secondary School Scholarship Fund Vancouver Volunteer Centre Endowment Fund The VancouverYouth Symphony Orchestra Society Endowment Fund VanDusen Botanical Garden Association Endowment Fund The Alma VanDusen Garden Fund The W.J. VanDusen Research Fellowship Management Endowment Fund The Variety Club of British Columbia Endowment Fund VDC Dance Centre - Lola MacLaughlin Memorial Fund Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund Victoria Conservatory of Music Scholarship and Bursary and Endowment Fund Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Centre Fund Victoria High School Alumni Fund The Victoria R.E.A.D. Society Bursary Endowment Fund Victoria Symphony Foundation Fund Sophie and Isaac Waldman/Jewish Community Centre Endowment Fund for the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library Waldorf School Fund of Vancouver The Vern and Pat Wellburn Fund West Coast Railway Endowment Fund West Vancouver Community Foundation Society Endowment Fund Western Front Endowment Fund Western Institute for the Deaf Endowment Fund Whistler Health Care Foundation Endowment Fund Whittaker Scholarship Fund Women’s Studies EndowmentTrust Fund Dr. M. WoskYouth Leadership Fund WRA Wildlife Rescue Association Foundation Dr. SunYat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Endowment Fund Yoho-Burgess Shale Foundation Fund - The Alan Masters Scholarship York House School - June Brown Cliff Scholarship Fund York House School Endowment Fund TheYoung Men’s Christian Association of Greater Vancouver Endowment Fund TheYoung Women’s Christian Association Fund Youth Parliament of B.C. Alumni Fund YVR Wildlife Stewardship Fund A g e n c y E n d o w m e n t F u n d s
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    46 | Va n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n Legacy Giving Vancouver Foundation ensures your charitable legacy is always invested wisely and directed to the charities and community projects you care about most. When you leave a gift to Vancouver Foundation in your Will, you are planting a seed that, with careful tending, will grow into something that helps build a better tomorrow for future generations. About Legacy Funds A Legacy Fund is a special type of Donor Advised Fund. It is pre-established with a gift of $1,000 today, with an additional gift to follow through your Estate. Legacy Funds provide peace of mind and flexibility. Vancouver Foundation will work with you to develop a granting plan, detailing which charities and causes you would like to support long into the future. Should your wishes for charitable giving change during your lifetime, you can easily make updates without having to revise your Will. “One generation plants the trees … ”another gets the shade. - Chinese Proverb Estate Gifts An Estate or Legacy Gift is a planned future donation, given through a Will, life insurance policy or other form of designation. Estate gifts are a source of permanent support for the charitable causes that are most important to you. In 2012, Vancouver Foundation received Estate gifts from the following generous donors that will benefit communities for generations to come. We extend our heartfelt thanks and condolences to each of their families. H. Keith & Edith Ralston Joan A. Miki Margaret Jean Ford Thomas Rust Robert Kenny Judith Jardine Ruth Hamilton Daniel Walsh Andreas Nord …and three donors who wish to remain anonymous Carol Chapman & Robert Gillies Shirley Wong Ann Angus Hazel Southard Monica Wheatley Maribeth Jeanne Sinclair
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