Sea to Sky Non-Profit Organizations
Receive $625,000 in Grants
We are thrilled to announce that we have donated $625,000 to Sea to Sky non-profit organizations, as part of our 2024 Fall Funding Period.
Your support of the WBF throughout the year goes a long way to help countless community groups throughout the Corridor.
THANK YOU!
FALL GRANT RECIPIENT HIGHLIGHTS
A grant of $100,000 was awarded to the Sea to Sky Community Hospice endowment fund which helps fund programs and services that benefit our community. Sea to Sky Community Hospice promotes and provides compassionate care for all Sea to Sky residents with life limiting illness and provides ongoing support for their loved ones. The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation is truly honored to support this important campaign. Click HERE to donate to the Sea to Sky Community Hospice and Give the Gift of Compassion. Your donation will make twice the impact.
$78,000 was granted to the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) to procure an e-transit van that will support operations of the Zero Waste Heroes Program.
$56,000 was granted to the Whistler Gymnastics Club to support the expansion of Whistler Gymnastics in Pemberton, providing consistent, affordable, and high-quality gymnastics programs for the communities of Pemberton and Mount Currie.
Arts Whistler received a $41,000 grant to update their theatre lighting to help facilitate the delivery of more efficient and high-quality lighting design for a wide variety of community programming.
$41,000 was granted to Pemberton Arts Council to help enhance opportunities for participation in community events and increase Pemberton Arts visibility in the community by assisting with the purchase of a portable stage and branded tent.
Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) received a $35,000 grant to support their Indigenous Youth Ambassador Program, an important immersive education program that teaches the foundations of business, through the lens of an Indigenous cultural centre in Whistler. The IYA program has over 600 graduates to date and provides a safe space for students to gain confidence, skills and work experience, while discovering their personal strengths and interests.
$15,000 - $25,000
Whistler Community Foundation · The Kelty Foundation · The Sníchim Foundation · Squamish Trails Society · Whistler Youth Baseball Club · Squamish Helping Hands Society · Whistler Nordics Ski Club · Pemberton Search and Rescue · Chill Foundation of Canada
$5,000 - $14,999
Cheakamus Foundation for Environmental Learning · The Point Artist Run Centre · Pemberton Off Road Cycling Association · École La Passerelle Whistler
Up to $5,000
Whistler Institute of Learning Society · Pemberton Canoe Association · Whistler Skating Club · Signal Hill Elementary
A Message From Our Executive Director
"We have so many people to thank for the continued success of our fundraising efforts. The number of individuals and companies that support our cause year after year, warms my heart. We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to Whistler Blackcomb and Vail Resorts EpicPromise for their continued and generous support of the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation. The Foundation is committed to helping organizations that benefit residents of the Sea to Sky Corridor. It is truly rewarding to disburse charitable grants to these amazing local non-profits.”
- Mei Madden, Executive Director of the WBF.
The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation accepts funding applications twice per year. The funding deadlines are April 1 and October 1 annually.
Learn more HERE.