January 4, 2008

The Banff Community Foundation accepts requests from qualified donees* twice each year for projects that support the arts, education, environment, health, heritage. recreation and/or social service sectors. Applications that build community collaboration and work across the sectors are encouraged.

After six rounds of grants, almost 65 projects have been supported by the Community Grants program and over one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars ($135,000) have been returned to our local charitable sector.

Listing of Successful Grant Applicants

2004: $ 29,000.00

1. Friends of Banff National Park - School Naturalist: $4,000.
2. Mineral Springs EMS - Suicide Prevention: $1,000.
3. Daycare Society of Banff - Toy Purchase: $1,000.
4. Banff Elementary School Council - Music Program: $5,000.
5. Bow Valley Naturalists - Trail Building: $1,800.
6. Banff Community High School Youth Theatre - Performing Arts: $1,000.
7. Bow Valley Chorus - Choral Performance: $3,000.
8. Banff Centre - Avalanche Awareness: $ 600.
9. The Banff Centre - Community Concert Series: $4,900.
10. The Banff Centre - Purchase of Choral Risers: $3,940.
11. YWCA - Sunshine Corner Drop-in Program for Moms and pre-schoolers: $3,000

2005: $ 25,000.00

1. The Friends of Banff National Park - Naturalist in Residence: $3,000.
2. Day Care Society of Banff - Infant Care Program: $1,000.
3. Banff Community High School - Science and Technology equipment: $2,000.
4. Bow Valley Chorus - Production costs: $3,000.
5. The Banff Centre - Music and Sound Community Concert Series: $1,000.
6. YWCA - Sunshine Corner - Parent/Child Support Program: $2,000.
7. Banff Service Industry Network - Mountain Adventure Program: $2,500.
8. Town of Banff - Banff Mentoring Program: $1,000.
9. Town of Banff - Stimulating Seniors Program: $ 500.
10. Town of Banff - Skateboard Park redevelopment: $4,000.
11. Town of Banff - Family History Book Project: $4,000.
12. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies - Back to Banff Celebration: $ 500.
13. Bow Valley Literacy Program - Literacy resources: $ 500.

2006 A: $ 14, 000.00

1. ToB Community Services - Banff Elementary School Mentoring Program: $1,200.
2. Friends of BNP/Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance - Trail repair: $2,500.
3. Banff Life - Staff Orientation Video: $3,000.
4. Western Canada Ski Foundation/Banff Skating Club - Ice Show equipment: $1,160.
5. YWCA of Banff - Healthy Relationships make Healthy Communities Pilot: $5,000.
6. The Banff Public Library - Production of Babytime CD for lending - $865.

2006 B: $12, 000.00

1. Banff Elementary School - Food for Learning Lunch Program: $2,700.
2. Daycare Society of Banff - Childcare Equipment Upgrades: $1,000.
3. Western Canada Ski Foundation - Scholarship Fund Support: $1,000.
4. Banff Elementary School Council - Active Living: Experiencing our Outdoors: $1,000.
5. Banff Community High School - Courtyard Learning and Recreation Tables: $1,100.
6. Bow Valley Choral Society - A John Rutter Christmas Extravaganza: $1,250.
7. The Town of Banff Community Services - The Nature of Banff: Inventory and Brochure: $1,250.
8. The Friends of Banff National Park - Naturalist in Residence Program: $1,000.
9. Peter and Catherine Whyte Foundation - Project KID: Key to Inspire Discovery: $1,408.

2007 A: $25, 000.00

1. FCSS/Town of Banff - 'Out of the Cold' project for the homeless: $1,800.
2. The Banff Centre - Tenth Annual Avalanche Awareness Night: $700.
3. Banff Mineral Springs Hospital - 'Hip Protector Project' for residents: $3,000.
4. Banff Elementary School - Active Living, Part 2: $4,000.
5. Abbeyfield Society, Banff - Facilitator for Calgary Health Region integration: $4,775.
6. Western Canada Ski Foundation - Lake Louise to Banff Trail Feasibility Study: $3,600.
7. Canadian Rockies Public Schools - 'Live your Dream' conference for girls: $1,000.
8. Town of Banff/Banff Volunteer Centre - Website Development: $1,500.
9. The Banff Centre - Banff International String Quartet in the Community: $3,000.

2007 B: $ 27, 000.00

1. Western Canada Ski Foundation - Banff Opportunity Scholarship Fund: $2,000.
2. Banff Elementary School - Food for Learning: $3,000.
3. Canadian Rockies Public School and Soroptimists International - Live Your Dream Conference: $1,000
4. Banff Community High School - Scientific Microscopes: $5,000.
5. Banff Mineral Springs Hospital - Stay Safe Health Promotion: $600.
6. Bow Valley Regional Housing - Mt. Edith House Storage Garage: $2,700.
7. Banff Elementary School Council - Writers in Residence: $2,500.
8. Abbeyfield House Banff Society - Washroom upgrades: $1,700.
9. Schizophrenia Society of Alberta - Banff Clubhouse: $1,500.
10. Town of Banff, FCSS - Are we there yet? Relationship program for school: $1,000
11. Town of Banff - Community Hub set up: $3,000.
12. The Banff Centre - Art for All tickets in hampers: $1,000.
13. Town of Banff, Community Services - Mountain Pride Outreach: $300.
14. Friends of Banff National Park - Banff Youth Radio: $1,000.
15. Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation - Project "Kids Inspire Discovery" KID (II): $ 800.

The next deadline for community grant applications is September 23, 2008.

*Under the Income Tax Act, qualified donees are organizations that can issue official donation receipts for gifts that individuals and corporations make to them.