Cranbrook, BC (June 7, 2017) – The Cranbrook and District Community Foundation (CDCF) distributed over $78,000 to local community projects and programs during its Annual General Meeting and Granting Celebration on Tuesday June 6th.
A total of over $40,000 was granted to 16 projects/programs. This included four projects that received matching grants through the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a collaboration between the CDCF, the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast. The Canada 150 projects include the Community Connections Better at Home DRIVE program, the Sunrise Rotary Bike Rack Project, the Trails Society of BC Cranbrook-Wardner Trans-Canada Trail opening ceremonies, and the Cranbrook Archives Museum and Landmark Foundation’s ‘Celebrating Canada’s History’ event. Other highlights included the inaugural grants awarded by two newly established funds: the Melodie Hull Fund for Mental Health and Addictions, with ANKORS gratefully accepting these funds, and the Hough Ingalls Fund for Animal Welfare, with Ginger’s Legacy receiving this grant.
In addition, a total of more than $38,000 was re-invested in the principal of nine endowment funds, which will grow the potential for granting in future years. With these new investments, the CDCF currently holds over $1.9 million in permanently invested endowment funds, with the annual interest available to support local community projects and programs.
The Cranbrook and District Community Foundation is a registered charitable organization. For more information about the CDCF, please visit our website at www.cranbrookcf.ca and like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cranbrookcf/ .