The Victoria Foundation grants
Public foundation in Victoria, British Columbia · Website
- Given to charities in 2024
- $23.8 million
- Charities funded in 2024
- 674
- Typical gift (median)
- $15,000
How to apply
Accepts applications
- How
- Eligible qualified donees apply through open grant calls. Non-qualified donees may apply in an intermediary relationship with a qualified donee. Prospective applicants can contact staff by email or phone (250-381-5532) for assistance.
- Deadlines
- Community Grants Program Vital Stream: Winter 2026. Collaboration Stream: Next grant call date to be announced.
- What they fund
- Flexible, general operating and program funding to strengthen the charitable sector and support long-term resilience, addressing complex community challenges through trust-based philanthropy.
- Where
- Capital Regional District and First Nations with Traditional Territories within the Capital Regional District. (Donor Advised Funds can be made to any registered charity in Canada.)
Summarized by AI from The Victoria Foundation's own website on October 17, 2026. Check their site before you apply, because programs and deadlines change. Read from: victoriafoundation.bc.ca/info-for/charitable-organizations/granting, victoriafoundation.bc.ca/info-for/charitable-organizations/granting/overview, victoriafoundation.bc.ca/info-for/charitable-organizations/granting/granting-resources
In their 2024 filing they held 285 donor-advised funds worth $138.2 million; donors added $16.9 million and $6.2 million 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 The Victoria Foundation funded in 2024
The 15 largest of 674 gifts to registered charities.
- Victoria Conservatory of MusicBritish Columbia$898,965
- Our Place SocietyBritish Columbia$737,487
- Pacific Opera Victoria AssociationBritish Columbia$674,074
- University of VictoriaBritish Columbia$631,140
- Victoria Hospice and Palliative Care FoundationBritish Columbia$502,850
- Victoria Symphony SocietyBritish Columbia$483,464
- Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare FoundationBritish Columbia$452,129
- BC Spca Wild ArcBritish Columbia$383,442
- The Salvation Army British Columbia DivisionBritish Columbia$377,856
- Threshold Housing SocietyBritish Columbia$288,909
- Victoria Women's Transition House SocietyBritish Columbia$278,171
- BC Cancer FoundationBritish Columbia$275,876
- The Canadian National Institute for the Blind L'Institut NatBritish Columbia$264,163
- Camosun College FoundationBritish Columbia$260,327
- Childrens Health Foundation of Vancouver IslandBritish Columbia$255,307
Where the money went in 2024
- British Columbia558 charities, $22.6 million
- Ontario86 charities, $901,500
- Alberta11 charities, $163,700
- Quebec8 charities, $84,400
- New Brunswick2 charities, $14,400
- Manitoba6 charities, $9,790
- Saskatchewan1 charity, $8,305
- Nova Scotia1 charity, $3,000
Giving by year
| Year | Total given | Gifts | Median gift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.8 million | 674 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | $23.1 million | 643 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | $18.8 million | 576 | $10,407 |
| 2021 | $15.3 million | 509 | $10,190 |
| 2020 | $19.1 million | 532 | $11,516 |
| 2019 | $13.7 million | 458 | $6,936 |
What they told the CRA they do
- The Victoria Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter. Established in 1936 the Victoria Foundation is canada's second oldest community Foundation and the sixth largest of nearly 200 nation-wide. The Victoria Foundation manages charitable gifts from donors whose generosity allows them to create permanent income-earning funds. The proceeds from these funds are then distributed as grants for charitable or educational purposes. To date the Victoria Foundation has invested over 375 million in people projects and non-profit organizations that strengthen communities in bc and throughout Canada. The Foundation produces victoria's vital signs program providing an annual check-up on our community well-being.
Giving figures are gifts to registered charities (qualified donees) as The Victoria Foundation reported them in its T3010 returns to the Canada Revenue Agency, fiscal 2019 to 2024. Business number 130650898RR0001.
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