Our largest fund from which the Westshore Board of Directors provides annual grants to charitable organizations and qualified donees to assist the communities within our geographical mandate in the areas of the environment, heritage & culture, sports & recreation, community services, health and education.

Established in 2005, our largest and most flexible Fund in this category provides scholarships to assist students from within our mandate to pursue various types (university, community college, trade school etc.) of post-secondary education. It provides awards to high school graduates, continuing post-secondary students and mature students.

This fund was established in 2008 from a bequest by the late Carole Ann Clark to assist students within our mandate to pursue post-secondary education. Preference will be given to students pursuing studies in the field of education/teaching.

Established in 2014 from a bequest by the late Alison Olson, this fund seeks to assist students within our mandate to pursue post-secondary education.

Established in 2015 by the Martin Family in memory of their late mother, Lilja Martin. Lilja was a well-known piano teacher in the Interlake Region for many years. She was an inspiration to her students and made an enduring contribution to the musical culture of our community. This Fund provides scholarships annually to worthy piano students participating in the Evergreen Festival of the Arts.

Established by the Sigurdson Family in 2018 in memory of their beloved daughter and sister, the late Dr. Elaine Sigurdson. This Fund supports students who have graduated from the Evergreen School Division to pursue studies in the Undergraduate Medical Education Program and the Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program at the University of Manitoba.

In recognition of the importance of music in their lives, this Fund was established by Tim  Del Arnason in 2018 to assist a graduating student from the Gimli High School to pursue their post-secondary education in a field of music and/or in the teaching of music.

Established by Robert’s family in 2022, in loving memory of a community leader and dedicated educator, to provide an annual post-secondary scholarship to a Gimli High School graduate who has demonstrated a commitment to community service.

In remembrance of Sigurlin Roed (nee Danielson), a beloved mother, a dedicated teacher and an ardent supporter of her Icelandic heritage, this Fund was established in 2023 to assist a graduating student of Gimli High School pursuing post-secondary university education who has demonstrated service and leadership both at school and in their community, and who has shown aptitude for and commitment to their chosen career or area of post-secondary study.

Marj and Oli Narfason established this fund in 2023 to assist students in the Westshore catchment area to pursue a post-secondary education in the trades and technologies. The Narfasons feel that this sector is underserved with regard to scholarship assistance so they created this Fund to remedy that imbalance. Qualifying trade and technology courses are very broadly defined to include a wide variety of career paths.

This fund was established in 2024 as an annual scholarship to an Indigenous graduate of Gimli High School who exemplifies community activism and social justice.

This fund was established in 2024 to provide a scholarship to a Riverton resident enrolled in the second or subsequent year/term of a post-secondary program.

This is an Agency Fund established in 2018 by the New Iceland Heritage Museum under the Manitoba Heritage Trust Program. In 2021, the Museum’s agency fund established in 2008 was transferred into this Fund. The annual income from this Fund is used at the sole discretion of the museum in pursuit of its particular goals and in a manner consistent with its mandate.

An Agency Fund established in 2019 by the Evergreen Basic Needs Committee Inc. This fund seeks to generate and distribute earnings to that organization to be used at its discretion to meet its particular charitable mandate. Evergreen Basic Needs works to eliminate hunger and food insecurity through food distribution at its Food Bank and through education and support programs in partnership and co-operation with the community.

An Agency Fund established in 2020 to support the Gimli Film Festival’s mandate to educate, engage, inspire and empower through the medium of film.

A fund established in 2010 by the Westshore Board of Directors to assist with covering administrative
expenses incurred by the Board in pursuing the goals and objectives of the Westshore Community
Foundation.

This designated fund was established in 2020 by the Government of Manitoba to provide a long term sustainable revenue stream for the purpose of operating the Museum. Specifically, to support development activities in the following areas of governance & management, museum standards, and visitor experience.

This fund was established in 2024 to provide funds to the Gimli Betel Home Recreation Department.

Established in 2012 by Alison Olson in memory of her late husband, Ted Olson. This fund supports charitable causes which promote worthy endeavours in the fields of education, the care and benefit of animals, the care of  &/or activities of Senior citizens and the up keep &/or enhancement of the Gimli Cemetery.

An initiative of Marj & Oli Narfason to support musical and visual arts education by assisting musical and visual arts programs and their supporting organizations maintained by schools within the Westshore catchment area. They hope the community will use this Fund to rally in support of educating our young people in these essential arts to strengthen their personal development and to build a healthy and vibrant community.

This Fund was created in 2022 by the Board of Directors of the Westshore Community Foundation. The purpose of this Fund will be to conserve our natural environment, to support climate change initiatives, to assist projects related to the improvement of water, air and food supply, including related education and citizen engagement, and to build the capacity of the local environmental sector. It is intended that this Fund will focus efforts to meet these objectives primarily, but not exclusively on improving the health and sustainability of Lake Winnipeg.

Created and funded by Marj and Oli Narfason in 2023, this Fund seeks to actively encourage the growth of endowment funds at Westshore. It provides matching funds under special campaigns identified by the Westshore Board of Directors to promote endowment growth.