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The Yellowknife Community Foundation
was formed in 1993 to provide interested
individuals and organziations with a
means of supporting projects in our
community for the enduring future. The
Foundation is not singularly dedicated
to any specific area of support. It
embodies a simple concept - that people
working together can make a difference.
Our mission is to enhance the quality
of life of the citizens of Yellowknife,
and the surrounding area by: identifying
and addressing current and anticipated
community needs; and, raising, managing,
and distributing investment income from
donated funds to meet those needs.
Donations are placed in a permanent
capital fund. The money, invested over
time, will grow and will continue to
have an impact long after the original
gift is made. In carrying out our mission
to identify and address community needs,
grants are made to local registered
charities in support of projects which:
advance the welfare of the needy and
alleviate human suffering and poverty:assist
and promote arts and cultural activities,
sport, recreation and community development;
advance education; assist and advance
the provision of medical services; and
assist and advance other community activities
or facilities of a charitable nature.
There are many ways of giving to the
Yellowknife Community Foundation. You
can give through: an outright gift of
money, a pledge of financial support
over a period of years, a dedicated
life insurance policy, a bequest in
your Will, the transfer of an existing
fund, or the offering of real estate
or other property for conversion into
the investment fund.
Donations to the Foundation are eligible
deductions for Income Tax purposes. You
can contribute to a general fund, or
you can arrange to set up your donation
as a separate fund in your name or in
the name of someone you wish to be remembered. You
may also designate the earnings from
your gift to a particular field of interest
within the Foundation's mission.
The Foundation is administered by a
Board of Directors of respected community
leaders who are appointed by a committee
represented by the Chamber of Commerce,
the Ministerial Association, the RCMP,
the Mayor of our city and, representing
education and youth, the Regional Presidents
of the Northwest Territories Teachers
Association and the Director of Aurora
College, Yellowknife Campus. This ensures
nominations from a cross-section of
community interests and that the appointed
Board members will always have the needs
of the community at heart. The Board
of Directors publishes an annual report to provide the community at large with
an update on its activities. The Foundation is a member of Community Foundations of Canada.
Your gift will enable the Yellowknife
Community Foundation to grant monies
in support of many worthwhile local
causes. We invite you to share in this
effort to make a lasting donation to
the well-being of our community. For
more information, please phone or write
to us. We can advise you on how to make
your gift work best for you and for
the community.
Yellowknife Community Foundation
c/o Theresa Slator
P.O. Box 1620
4918 - 50th Street
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P2
867-873-3441
email: info@yellowknifecommunityfoundation.ca
