Community Grant Program
The Community Grant Program is for charity organizations working to address community needs, utilizing interest generated from our community endowment.
Vital Pulse Survey
In 2021, the Golden & District Community Foundation initiated an annual 'community conversation' project through community survey, shaping priorities for Golden and Area A. Survey results guide decision-making for both our Community Grant Program and the Town of Golden's Redi Grant Program, using the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as issue areas.
Through this conversation we also developed a document that gathered a range of community members’ ideas for projects that could be pursued by the non-profit sector. This report can be found by clicking here: Non-Profit Snapshot.
Vital Pulse Survey Results
2023 Community Grant Program Application Resources
Applications are accepted October 2024
Eligibility Requirements:
Registered charity or not for profit with partner charity
Project addresses one of the top community priorities identified on the priority ranking summary
Project serves Golden and Area A
Previous Recipients
2023
Metis Nation Columbia River Society, National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Avalanche Canada, Golden Youth Avalanche Education
Kicking Horse Gymnastic Club, Creating a Sustainable Future
Golden & District Historical Society, Bearers of Tradition Volume 2 - Recording Golden’s Oral Histories
Abbeyfield House Society, Solar Panels
Local Food MAtters, Golden Growers Collective
Golden Food Bank, Communal Teaching Garden
Golden Community Resources Society, Electric Car Share Project
2022
Wildsight Golden, Wellness Trail Feasibility Study
Nicholson Elementary School, Outdoor Classroom
Boys Basketball Association, Opportunity to Play
Sarah Anderson, Birth Doula
This program started in 2001 at the inception of the Golden & District Community Foundation thanks to our founders! It’s comprised of many funds including Adventure Realm Wilderness Leadership Fund , Bud Stewart Memorial Fund, Golden and District Community Endowment Fund, Crandlemire-Keenleyside Family Legacy Fund, Golden Log Truckers Association Fund, Kicking Horse Community Endowment Fund
Help us grow this fund
By making ongoing donations, we can increase the annual funding that goes to projects addressing surveyed community needs.
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Find all our funds, including the grants that are now open for application.