Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The Port Coquitlam Community Foundation is seeking submissions for the Community Grant Program to fund projects proposed by registered charities active in youth, seniors, health and wellness, homelessness, arts and culture and organized sports.
The PoCo Foundation Grant Program focuses on projects that take an innovative approach to serve the citizens of Port Coquitlam.
Granting Goals
- Have a direct and meaningful impact on a significant number of people
- When possible, involve community partnerships and maximize and leverage PoCo Community Foundation’s investments
- Strive to fund innovative programs or services
- Ensure objectives for each grant are met and the final report is received
- For more information, visit Port Coquitlam Community Foundation.
- Recognize and value diversity, equity and inclusion within the community
- Respond to the changing nature of the community by listening to community organizations in order to identify areas of high priority as they arise
Eligibility Criteria
- They fund:
- Organizations serving the residents of Port Coquitlam
- Organizations of any size
- Projects, programs, or services viewed as being innovative (out-of-the-box)
- Any type of opportunity: start-up, operating, etc.
- Capital projects (where the capital piece is key to the success of the project)
- Salaries as part of an overall project
- Operating funds in cases of urgent need where an applicant has a plan for sustainability.
Funding Rules
- CRA registration must be current and in good standing with CRA or a Registered Non-Profit with a signed Intermediary Agreement with a qualified donee
- All submitted materials become the property of the PoCo Community Foundation
- Organizations must demonstrate the ability to realize their mission by demonstrating viability and long-term stability
- The potential recipient organization’s project or program must directly impact Port Coquitlam
Ineligibility Criteria
- They don’t fund:
- Organizations that discriminate by race, religion, colour, creed, sex, age or national origin
- Projects/Programs outside of Port Coquitlam
- Individuals (note – except for bursaries and scholarships)
- Advertising for benefit purposes including sporting events, conferences
- Religious or sectarian organizations unless engaged in a project benefiting the entire community, not just members of the religious or sectarian group
- Annual fundraising campaigns
- Debt retirement
- Retroactively to projects that have already taken place
For more information, visit PoCo Community Foundation.
