Deadline: 3-Feb-25
The Whistler Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Environmental Legacy Grants Program to supports projects and programs taking place primarily in the Whistler region.
Grants are made possible by the Environmental Legacy Fund that was established in 2001. ELF was WCF’s first, largest, and fastest growing fund. The fund was created through annual grants from the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s collected landfill tipping fees. Its goal is to support charitable organizations whose programs and projects provide environmental benefits to the Whistler area.
WCF wants to build awareness of the problems posed by climate change and help grantees understand that they play a role in addressing this critical issue. At this time, they are interested in raising awareness about climate change and learning what grantees are doing to address it. Grants will not be approved or denied based on climate action criteria alone; however, an organization’s practices with respect to climate change may be a factor in the grantmaking process. Low-carbon and climate-resilient projects, as well as projects that promote climate change awareness, resilience and positive climate action may be prioritized.
Focus Areas
- Grants will be awarded to projects that:
- Establish environmental conservation activities;
- Restore, rehabilitate, or enhance natural habitats;
- Provide, encourage, or support scientific research that benefits the environment;
- Provide, encourage, or support public education or raise public awareness about environmental stewardship;
- Map and inventory natural resources for environmental management planning purposes; and/or
- Establish or promote local environmental stewardship or local participation in programs that preserve, enhance, conserve, or restore the environment.
- Create youth mentorship opportunities to provide learning for local youth in the area of environmental conservation, research, stewardship, public education, and planning.
Grant Components
- The ELF Grants Program has 2 components:
- Environmental Legacy Grants
- Climate Action for Non-Environmental Charities
Funding Information
- Total available: $106,200 Max per grant $50,000
What types of projects are not funded?
- While WCF works to lower the barriers to funding, they will not provide funds for:
- Retroactive funding
- Debt
- Activities for direct religious purposes
- Fundraising activities
- Any activities that are discriminatory or service the interests of the members of an applicant organization to the exclusion of the community at large
For more information, visit Whistler Community Foundation.