Thanks to the generous contributions from corporate and individual donors, we are able to offer a range of funds and scholarships that support the arts, health and wellness, recreation, the environment, and education. Donors can choose to contribute to one of these established funds, or set up an endowment fund specific to their personal or business goals.
How Endowment Funds Create Lasting Impact
Squamish is evolving. Community needs shift, new challenges arise, and priorities change.
Endowment funds create stability during times of change by offering a dependable source of funding for charitable work year after year.
An endowment fund is a donation that is invested long-term. The income it generates each year is used to support local programs and community needs through our annual grants program, while the original gift remains intact. Because the original contribution is preserved, this support continues indefinitely.
Types of Endowment Funds
Click on the Fund Type to learn more
If giving to an existing fund isn’t for you, we can start a new one that suits your specific needs. You can establish a fund in your name, anonymously or in the name of someone you’d like to memorialize. You can also support specific charities, causes or scholarships. It’s all about making the most of your wishes while making our community a better place.
Unrestricted Endowment Funds
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Allows SCF to proactively respond to critical needs as they arise
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Flexibility allows SCF to be current and responsive
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No minimum donation when giving to an exisiting unrestricted fund
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Minimum donation to create an unrestricted endowment fund is $10,000
Donor Advised Endowment Fund
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Designated Endowment Funds that enable you or a named successor to have ongoing participation in the selection of registered local charities you wish to support
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Your donations are permanently invested, with a portion of the returns made available for granting to the charities of your choice each year.
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A donor advised fund is considered the most effective alternative to the creation of a private foundation
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The initial minimum donation to establish a donor advised fund is $40,000
Field of Interest Fund
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Support an area of community life that is important to you
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Provides grants to local charities working in your field of choice
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The SCF makes decisions on which organizations in your field of choice to support through our annual grants program
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Initial minimum donation to establish a Field of Interest Fund is $10,000
Donor Designated Endowment Funds
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This fund type is suitable for donors wishing to support specific charitable organizations in perpetuity.
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Your donations are permanently invested, with a portion of the returns granted to the Canadian registered charities of your choice
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SCF manages the annual distribution to those charities
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Unlike a Donor Advised Fund, your choice of which registered charities to support does not change from year to year.
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Initial minimum donation of $10,000 is required to start a donor designated fund
Agency Endowment Funds
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Created on behalf of registered charities and non-profits and managed by the SCF
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Provides a permanent source of funding
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Allows the freedom from investment responsibility
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Gives donors the confidence ok knowing that a permanent foundation is in place to professionally administer their donation
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Allows organizations to focus on their mission
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Encourage donors to contribute to your fund
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Annual distributions paid to the organization
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Initial minimum donation to establish an Agency Endowment Fund is $20,000
Explore Our Funds
Support the causes that matter most to you
Thanks to the generous contributions from individual and corporate donors, we are able to offer a range of funds that support health and wellness, recreation, music, performing arts, the environment, and education.
Contribute to an established fund, or set up a fund specific to your personal or business goals.
- For Nature – Environment and Sustainability Funds
- For Wellbeing – Health and Wellness Funds
- For Whatever Tomorrow Brings – Current and Emerging Community Needs Funds
- For Healthy Communities – Recreation and Sports Funds
- For Creativity – Music and Performing Arts Funds
- For this Generation – Education and scholarships Funds
- For All Generations
