Charitable Giving in Squamish

You may choose to create or make your gift to an Unrestricted Fund, allowing the SCF to proactively respond to critical needs as they arise in our community, including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made. We evaluate many aspects of community well-being; the environment, health and social services, access to recreation and the arts, youth, education and more. The flexibility of your unrestricted gift makes it possible for SCF Funds to be current and responsive. There is no minimum donation when giving to an existing Unrestricted Endowment Fund such as the Smart and Caring Community Fund. The initial minimum donation to create an Unrestricted Endowment Fund is $10,000.

You support an area of community life that is important to you such as youth or the environment when making your gift to a Field of Interest Fund. This fund type provides grants to local charities working in your field of choice. Taking your interests into consideration, the SCF makes decisions on which organizations to support, through our Annual Grants dispersal process. The initial minimum donation to establish a Field of Interest Fund is $10,000.

By establishing a Designated Fund, you have the opportunity to dictate which particular charity(s) you would like to support in perpetuity. The SCF manages the annual distribution to those charities. Donors are able to establish a designated fund with an initial minimum donation of $10,000.

Donor advised funds are Designated Endowment Funds that enable you or your named successor donor advisor to have ongoing participation in the selection of registered local charities you wish to support. The initial minimum donation to establish a donor advised fund is $40,000.

These Funds can be created on behalf of registered charities and non-profits to provide a permanent source of funding. The Agency Endowment Fund allows the agency freedom from investment responsibility and gives donors the confidence of knowing that a permanent foundation is in place to professionally administer their donations. The organization can then concentrate on its community mission. Once established, the agency will encourage their donors to contribute to their Endowment Fund. On an annual basis, distributions from the fund are paid to the organization to use at it’s discretion. The initial minimum donation to establish this type of fund is $20,000.