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.
Growing TO GIVE MORE
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
