Banff Canmore Community Foundation grants
Public foundation in Banff, Alberta · Website
- Given to charities in 2024
- $1.1 million
- Charities funded in 2024
- 33
- Typical gift (median)
- $5,000
How to apply
Accepts applications
- How
- Apply online via the foundation's website (using the "Apply Today" link during the application season).
- Deadlines
- For 2026, applications opened December 10, 2025 and close January 15, 2026.
- What they fund
- Projects building a sustainable community, lasting impact, systems-level solutions, Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, sustainable and diverse local economy and affordability, natural environment protection/restoration/management, and community wellness.
- Where
- Bow Valley (initiatives from Lake Louise to the Stoney Nakoda First Nation).
Summarized by AI from Banff Canmore Community Foundation's own website on October 19, 2026. Check their site before you apply, because programs and deadlines change. Read from: banffcanmorefoundation.org/programs/grants, banffcanmorefoundation.org/programs/grants/2026-community-grants, banffcanmorefoundation.org/programs/grants/2025-community-grants
In their 2024 filing they held 9 donor-advised funds worth $788,900; donors added $70,200 and $78,500 was granted from them. Gifts from donor-advised funds are chosen by each fund's donors, so some of the giving below was not open to applications.
Who Banff Canmore Community Foundation funded in 2024
The 15 largest of 33 gifts to registered charities.
- Board of Governors of The Banff CentreAlberta$555,042
- Rocky Mountain Adaptive Sports CentreAlberta$182,120
- Young Women's Christian Association BanffAlberta$68,000
- Star 6 Ranch FoundationAlberta$52,308
- The Peter & Catharine Whyte FoundationAlberta$40,000
- Ralph Connor Memorial United ChurchAlberta$26,300
- Iyahrhe Nakoda Food Bank SocietyAlberta$15,000
- St. Georges-in-the-Pines Anglican Church of CanadaAlberta$15,000
- Covenant FoundationAlberta$13,000
- Canadian Rockies Regional Division No. 12Alberta$11,400
- Biosphere Institute of the Bow ValleyAlberta$10,000
- Banff Senior Citizens SocietyAlberta$9,600
- Centennial Museum Society of CanmoreAlberta$7,500
- Canadian Mountain Arts FoundationAlberta$6,888
- Canmore and Area Health Care FoundationAlberta$6,000
Where the money went in 2024
- Alberta31 charities, $1.1 million
- British Columbia2 charities, $660
Giving by year
| Year | Total given | Gifts | Median gift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1 million | 33 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | $864,500 | 21 | $6,000 |
| 2022 | $739,400 | 20 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | $740,000 | 24 | $7,000 |
| 2020 | $468,500 | 12 | $7,500 |
| 2019 | $214,800 | 14 | $4,000 |
What they told the CRA they do
- 1. With our donors partners and community philanthropists we build community funds to support current and future generations. 2. We set and refine collaborative community-building priorities through informed research and community opinion surveys and by convening. 3. We build the capacity of the volunteer sector non-profits charities and the agencies that are sustaining community through strategic grant-making scholarships training education and networking.
Giving figures are gifts to registered charities (qualified donees) as Banff Canmore Community Foundation reported them in its T3010 returns to the Canada Revenue Agency, fiscal 2019 to 2024. Business number 874819410RR0001.
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