Calling all non-profit and charitable collaboratives!
Approximately $700,000 in funding is available to support collaborations to drive positive change in the capital region.
Organizations that work together on shared goals can have far greater impact than when working alone. More community organizations are seeking support to collaborate, and the has offered the Collaboration Grant Stream of the flagship Community Grants Program since 2017.
Applications are open until October 3, 2024. The Collaboration Stream supports two grant sub-streams that reflect the evolving ways organizations are working together:
- Collaborative Practice Innovation grants respond to the growing number of collaboratives focused on strengthening the sector. These collaboratives may be groups of 3 or more partners, networks or coalitions where organizations have joined forces to strengthen their impact.
- Collaborating for Systems Change grants focus on efforts to disrupt the status quo and shift the conditions that hold a complex community problem in place by addressing the root causes. These grants support groups working to transform how a system works and create positive impacts for populations most affected by the challenge.
Collaboration Grants come from donor-advised funds, discretionary funds, Community Action Funds and the Community Prosperity Fund – an investment from the Government of BC totaling $25 million for the province’s non-profit sector.
For program guidelines and to see if you qualify, please visit
Approximately $675,000 available for Indigenous Priorities funding
The Indigenous Granting Advisory Pilot is an Indigenous-led initiative that began in late 2022. The Fund’s purpose is to support social, cultural and legal infrastructure for Indigenous communities in the capital region. Last year, $506,000 was granted to 17 Nations, Indigenous organizations and programs.
Applications this year will open from October 1 to November 4, and granting priority is given firstly to First Nations, then Indigenous-led organizations, and finally organizations that are not Indigenous-led but that offer Indigenous-serving programs.
Applicants must be based within the capital region and the benefits of their proposed initiative must serve Indigenous people.
The Indigenous Granting Advisory’s guiding values are to maintain a good mind and heart; to walk and learn with humility; to be reflective, proactive and responsive; and to rethink ways of doing, especially around granting.
There will be two family-friendly open houses, on September 26 and October 8, where attendees can meet with the community, enjoy good food and get creative with art activities for young family members. Victoria Foundation staff will be available to discuss any granting ideas, answer questions and help attendees fill out applications online or orally.
For more information on the open houses, the granting program, and for a list of last year’s grant recipients, please visit
