Grants

Granting is a core function of the Foundation. With over $1,180,000 granted since our creation in 1998 this has helped to grow our catchment area and enrich the lives of all living within it.

Grant Information

The primary goal of the Foundation is to provide grants and other support to a wide range of programs within the boundaries of the communities identified. The Foundation must remain flexible to meet the current and unknown needs while ensuring we have a living legacy of our time.

The concept of a Foundation is to raise and receive monies from various sources, while protecting the core funds of the Foundation. The principle amounts contributed are never used but rather, continues to grow and ensures monies for distribution is available in perpetuity. This is the core of the foundation and ensures that we are always able to Build a Lasting Legacy.

In short, we are developing a “nest egg” for our communities. It is intended the fund will grow each year as new gifts are added and good investment strategies are employed. We give the investment income to registered charities in the communities in the form of grants to projects that benefit those who need it most.

These goals allow the Westshore Foundation to play a unique role in our communities. While the results are often measured by the size of the endowment, we are able to build a legacy that will ensure vitality to the community.

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Growing TO GIVE MORE

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GRANTED BY WESTSHORE IN 2023

2023 GRANT RECIPIENTS

RECIPIENT CAUSE GRANT

Evergreen Basic Needs

Project Refresh

$4000

Gimli Lawn Bowling

Maintenance Equipment Renewal

$5000

Rotary Club of Gimli

Gimli Park Trees 2023

$1000

Fraserwood Hall

Equipment for Coordinator Position

$3000

Gimli Glider Museum

Focus on Improving Fundraising & Marketing Strategies & Policies

$1000

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba

Accessibility of Point of Sale

$1250

Minerva Hall

Minerva Hall Wheelchair Accessible Washrooms Addition

$7000

New Iceland Heritage Museum

Meeting Owl 3-Hybrid Meetings

$1000

New Iceland Heritage Museum

Security System Replacement

$7000

Gimli Environmental Advisory Committee

Edible Hedge at Gimli Community Gardens Project

$1500

Gimli Community Cemetery Committee

Cemetery Benches

$750

Evergreen Band Boosters

New Keyboard for Dr. George Johnson Middle School

$1000

Riverton Memorial Arena

Water Refilling Station

$2600

Community Bridges Gimli

Bjorns Tracking System

$4000

Riverton Early Middle Years School

Playground Equipment

$7000

Matlock Recreation Club

West Side Renewal

$4000

Destination Brand Committee – Gimli Chamber of Commerce

Ice Village Expansion & Harbour Trail with warming huts and lighting

$7000

Riverton & District Friendship Centre

Circle of Drums Equipment

$1037

18 ORGANIZATIONS GRANTED A TOTAL OF $59,137

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