In 1997, a visionary group of local people started the Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary. Its aim was to identify local issues, encourage philanthropy, and fund charitable activities. This vision continues today.
The Phoenix Foundation supports grant funding across a broad range of areas in the spirit of building a better Boundary. Several key initiatives are underway for 2024. This includes support of health care programs, education and training for health care professionals in Grand Forks and the Boundary region. As a vision of the Grand Forks Credit Union and Gulf & Fraser Fishermen’s Credit Union community investment philosophy, the Phoenix Foundation has been awarded a $400,000 Legacy Fund to put to work a granting cycle of $80,000 each year, over the next five years, with a goal to improve quality healthcare in the Boundary.
The purpose of the Legacy Fund is to disperse the full value of the endowment fund over the course of a five-year period. To ensure the sustainability of health care in the Boundary and surrounding communities, the Phoenix Foundation will open round one applications in January 2024 to March 31, 2024 to support individuals wishing to enroll or have enrolled in education and/or training in health care or a related field. The minimum funding request is $2,500. Multi-year funding will be considered. Applications are now closed for 2024.
Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities is distributing Community Prosperity Funds through our existing funding mechanisms other community foundations are distributing funds through an open call in Spring of 2024. Explore the Community Prosperity Fund map to find out which community foundations are participating in the open call or distributing funds through other opportunities. See the Map HERE.
The Community Prosperity Fund is a $25 million investment from the Government of B.C. that advances poverty reduction and social inclusion – announced on inaugural B.C. Nonprofit Day. The Community Prosperity Fund is part of the Government of B.C.’s commitment to supporting the non-profit sector and empowering local communities to make local decisions through local community foundations.