Community Grants

District of West Vancouver established the Community Grants Program to support not-for-profit organizations that deliver social, arts, cultural, and community services for citizens of West Vancouver.

The Community Grants Program benefits residents of West Vancouver by:

supporting diverse not-for-profit organizations and youth responding to a broad spectrum of community needs and interests;
providing local government endorsement for community organizations to better attract funding from senior levels of government, donors, and foundations; and
encouraging civic engagement, service, and volunteerism.

Community Grants Framework Policy and Procedure

The grant application process and questions asked on the application forms correspond with the Community Grants Framework Policy and Procedure approved by District Council in January 2025.

For information on the District’s Community Grants Program, including:

eligibility requirements;
types of activities the program does not fund;
the basic grant adjudication process; and
funding acknowledgement and reporting

Please review the District's Community Grants Framework Policy and the Community Grants Framework Procedure.

Community Grants Program Application Guidelines

For additional information regarding the Grants Program including annual deadlines and adjudication guidelines, please review the Application Guidelines.

Arts, Culture and Heritage grants support the development of the cultural sector in West Vancouver for all categories of arts.

Community and Social Services grants support organizations working to address and find solutions to community social issues that impact residents. This includes meeting the needs of vulnerable populations, respecting social diversity, and promoting social integration and inclusion.

Community Vitality and Environment grants support organizations working on one-time projects to improve or enhance a sense of community, green and healthy environments, and engagement of West Vancouver residents through community initiatives.

Youth Grants (Local to Global Youth Initiatives) enable young people to impact their communities. Grants are available for individuals as well as grassroots community projects.

The grant is available for individual youth who act as ambassadors of West Vancouver by participating in local, provincial, national or international competitions, tournaments, competitive festivals, workshops, or conferences, and for youth organizing projects or events that are local.
- Belweder North Shore Polish Association – Operating: $1,500
- Blackout Art Society – STAND Festival 2026: $5,000
- Blackout Art Society Confined Spaces, Boundless Movements: $2,000
- Blackout Art Society Intense Theatre Camp for Immigrant Kids: $2,000
- Dancers of Damelahamid Sii Se’tamat creation and technical residency at Kay Meek Arts Centre: $3,000
- Deep Cove Chamber Soloists' Society – Operating: $1,000
- Dundarave Festival of Lights Society – Operating: $2,500
- Enhance West Van Live Music Series: $2,000
- Espiritu Vocal Ensemble Society – Operating: $2,000
- Kay Meek Arts Centre Next Wave Coffee Klatch: $5,110
- Lions Gate Sinfonia Society – Operating: $7,000
- North Shore Artists' Guild – Operating: $3,500
- North Shore Celtic Ensemble – Operating: $3,000
- North Shore Light Opera Society – Operating: $2,500
- North Shore Music Academy NSMA Summer Chamber Music Program: $575
- North Vancouver Community Arts Council (North Van Arts) Trolley Days: Heritage in Motion 2026: $2,000
- North Vancouver Community Arts Council (North Van Arts) North Shore Art Crawl 2026: $2,500
- North Vancouver Community Arts Council (North Van Arts) North Shore Culture Compass and Quest 2026: $1,500
- Pacific Spirit Choir – Operating: $3,000
- Presentation House Theatre Firefly Project: $5,500
- The British Columbia Photography and Media Arts Society Deckchair Cinema: $2,500
- The Orchid Club of Taiwanese Women on the North Shore West Vancouver Community Cultural Fest: $1,500
- The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Society – February Festival: $3,000
- The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Society – Fall Series: $3,000
- Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra – VICO Tour Launch and 25th Anniversary Concert: $2,000
- Vancouver Iranian Choir – Setar Navasan Ensemble: West Vancouver Performance: $2,000
- VDC Dance Centre Society – Dance on the Shore – Bridging Communities: $4,000
- Vetta Chamber Music Society – Vetta Chamber Music 2026-27 Concert Season in West Vancouver: $5,000
- West Van Theatre Company Society And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie: $5,000
- West Vancouver Community Arts Council Finding Funds In Uncertain Times – workshop: $4,000
- West Vancouver Fire Service Museum and Archives Society – Operating: $2,500
- West Vancouver Fire Service Museum and Archives Society – 1954 Thibault Fire Pumper restoration: $2,500
- West Vancouver Historical Society: $5,000
- West Vancouver Youth Band Society – Operating: $15,000
- Avalon Recovery Society – Operating: $14,730
- BC Pets and Friends – Operating: $3,500
- Be the Change Earth Alliance Vancouver Climate Champions (VCC): $4,000
- Capilano Community Services Society – Operating: $4,000
- Coho Society of the North Shore Coho Festival: $5,000
- Crisis Centre of BC – Operating: $5,500
- Family Services of the North Shore – Operating: $15,000
- Green City Farm Society – Operating: $500
- Harvest Project – Operating: $10,000
- Hollyburn Community Services Society – Operating: $13,500
- Horseshoe Bay Business Association Society – Winter Light Festival Horseshoe Bay: $6,000
- Intellectual Disabilities (North and West Vancouver) Society – Operating: $5,000
- Junior Achievement of British Columbia Boundless Possibilities for West Vancouver Youth: $5,200
- KidSport North Shore – Operating: $5,000
- Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society, North and West Vancouver – Operating: $3,200
- Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society, North and West Vancouver Services to Seniors Coalition: $500
- Lookout Housing and Health Society – Operating: $14,500
- Marine Life Sanctuaries Society of British Columbia – Open House and Bioblitz: $3,000
- North Shore Community Resources – Operating: $14,750
- North Shore Crisis Services Society – Operating: $10,000
- North Shore Disability Resource Centre (V1) – Operating: $2,500
- North Shore Fruit Tree Project – Operating: $700
- North Shore Keep Well Society Seniors' Enhanced Wellness Program: $3,500
- North Shore Multicultural Society (dba Impact North Shore) (V1) – Operating: $7,000
- North Shore Neighbourhood House – Operating: $6,000
- North Shore Safety Council – Operating: $1,500
- North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre – Operating: $5,000
- North Shore Women's Centre – Operating: $10,000
- PLEA Community Services Society of British Columbia – Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others (TCO2): $2,500
- Quest Outreach Society – Operating: $5,000
- Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society – Salal’s 24-Hour Crisis Line and Community-Based Sexual Assault Clinic Outreach Campaign: $3,000
- Shiraz Seniors Services Society – Community Connection and Wellness Program for Seniors: $3,000
- Silver Harbour Seniors' Activity Centre – Operating: $2,500
- Special Olympics British Columbia – NorthShore Special Olympics Sports Program: $3,500
  Spectrum Mothers Support Society – Operating: $2,500
- Spinal Cord Injury BC Peer Support Program: $2,500
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation – Operating: $10,000
- The Horseshoe Bay Community Market Society – Horseshoe Bay Community Market: $2,000
- Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society (VCDS) North Shore Cancer Patient Transportation Program: $1,500
- West Vancouver Legion Branch -60 – Operating: $4,750
- West Vancouver Marine Rescue Society – Operating: $7,000
- Westcoast Family Centres North Shore Nurture Nest: $3,000

Questions

For more information or questions, please contact: [email protected]

More information

A Community Grants Committee works with staff to review applications and make recommendations to Council on Community Grants.