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Creating an endowment fund for your registered charitable organization through the Community Foundation has many advantages. One of biggest advantages is the ability to achieve greater returns on your organization’s investments due to the diversification and size of...

From providing funds to help restore a playground on Denman Island to assisting in refurbishing an apartment for Y.A.N.A., your Community Foundation has been able to support dozens of very different charitable organizations throughout the Comox Valley. In many cases...

The mission of the Foundation is to provide an on-going source of funding for existing and ever changing needs of the community’s many charitable and not-for-profit organizations. Donations come in many forms and are always added to the larger pool of capital so that...

In January the Comox Valley Community Foundation awarded nearly $49,000 to various local organizations that are providing much needed services for the community. These awards represent only a portion of the nearly $100,000 The Foundation will disburse this year. It is...

Community foundations came into being at a time of major changes in the structure of philanthropy, particularly in the United States. While charity met the immediate needs of those less fortunate, it did not seem to provide solutions for lasting change. In response...

There are over 30 known feral cat colonies or clowders, some with over 50 cats, now living in the Comox Valley. Feral means “gone wild” however most of these cats have been “born” in the wild and as adults cannot be domesticated. Left uncontrolled, these animals...

Your Comox Valley Community Foundation is an independent registered philanthropic institution whose mission is to improve the quality of life in the Comox Valley by providing financial support to community based charitable organizations. While there are many different...

The Comox Valley Transition Society has been awarded a $5000.00 Community Grant to help refurbish Lilli House, their home for women and their children who are escaping abusive relationships.  Since its opening in 1992, Lilli House has received some 18,000 crisis calls...

  The Comox Valley Community Foundation has awarded a $5000.00 grant to The Cumberland and District Historical Society for their Cumberland Museum Multi-Media Project. This project aims to transfer existing video and audio recordings to digital format...