The Victoria Foundation has a long and valued history of investment in Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf Island communities. More recently, the Foundation has partnered in select cases to expand the reach of its programs and resources across Vancouver Island and throughout the province of British Columbia.  The Foundation envisions an effective and imaginative grant program that links available resources to charities that work to preserve and improve the vitality of those communities.

Granting Areas

Victoria’s Vital Signs® report has identified trends and unique challenges affecting the Greater Victoria region. As a result, the Victoria Foundation has structured its granting to respond to community input on issues identified in the report. Our grants are given in the following five fields of interest:

•    Arts, Culture & Heritage
•    Education & Literacy
•    Environment
•    Health & Recreation
•    Community Service

Recent Granting

Thanks to the foresight and generosity of donors, the Victoria Foundation provided over $8.6 million in grants from endowment and provincial funds to over 244 charities in 2008. In 2009, we provided $9.2 million to 305 organizations and distributed the IKB scholarships to 325 students. See our annual report highlights.

Further information:

•    Grant Programs
•    Apply for Grants
•    For Our Grantees
•    Recent Grant Highlights
•    Other Funding Sources

Additional Services

The Victoria Foundation offers additional services for registered charities including assisting with the establishment of Hosted Organization Endowment Funds for local charities with a long-term strategy.

You will also find a list of other sources of funding to aid organizations in search of financial support. We encourage partnerships.

The Victoria Foundation is a public foundation established through an Act of the BC Legislature in 1936 and is a registered Canadian charity.  Our Canada Revenue Agency Charity BN/Registration Number is 130650898RR0001.