City of Kelowna Grants
Last updated on December 12, 2024Arts & Culture Grants
The City of Kelowna offers five categories of Arts & Culture Grants to non-profit organizations. These grants are awarded on an annual basis and organizations may apply for grants under more than one category in the same calendar year.
The five categories include:
- General Operating Grants are available to arts, culture and heritage organizations carrying out the majority of their work in Kelowna
- Project Grants are available to community organizations providing a festival, event or project that feature arts, culture and/or heritage for the benefit of Kelowna residents
- Organization Development Grants provide assistance to non-profit arts, culture and heritage organizations for the purpose of undertaking activities or initiatives that will develop the organization’s capacity and sustainability
- Community Arts Grants encourage the creation of publicly accessible artworks, fosters community pride, identity and reflects the diversity of the community
- Professional Operating Grants provide consistent and reliable annual support to professional, established non-profit arts and cultural organizations
Community Social Development Grants
The purpose of the Community Social Development Grants program is to make available funding to registered non-profit organizations and community organizations offering socially beneficial services or programs in the City of Kelowna.
Emergency Grants
Emergency grants may be available to registered charities offering social programs in Kelowna, for the purpose of assisting the organizations through a financial crisis. Any monies granted will be short-term bridging funding only and will depend on the availability of funds in the Social Development Grant Reserve. Grants will not exceed $5,000.
For a copy of the application form, guidelines and applicable policies please visit the Central Okanagan Foundation grants information page.
The Central Okanagan Foundation (COF) is first and foremost a "Community Foundation"; a trusted place where donors go to give and a place that charitable groups go for support in their valuable endeavors.
Contact information
250-469-8811
culture@kelowna.ca