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Grant Guidelines
The Salt Spring Island Foundation will support only those agencies and organizations that benefit
the citizens of Salt Spring Island. Grants are made to support the work of charitable organizations
or other qualified donees as defined by Canada Revenue Agency. (as defined by Canada Revenue Agency). Click here to search the CRA
database. Your charitable registration number is a nine-digit number followed by RR0001.
General Policies:
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The final decision on all grants rests with the Board of Trustees on the advice of the
Grants Advisory Committee.
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The Foundation will, for the time being, consider grant applications twice a year.
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As a basic guideline for grantmaking, the Foundation will seek a balanced view of
current community needs as a basis for its own priorities in making grants.
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The Foundation will each year, based on priorities and funds available, determine the
size range of grants.
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Grants are normally given for construction, equipment or furnishings; for special, new
or demonstration projects; or as start-up funding.
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The Board of Trustees will consider special emergency situations between normal
granting dates at the request of the Grants Advisory Committee Chair.
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The Foundation would like organizations to submit a brief written report when the
project is complete.
- Please be aware of the Foundation's policy regarding grants which may be made to qualified donees for activities to be carried out by an intermediary organization that is not a qualified donee. The policy can be found here.
The Salt Spring Island Foundation may, in determining which applicants receive funding, give particular consideration to the following criteria:
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Seriousness of need
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Degree of potential benefit to the community
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Level of cooperation and coordination with other programs in the same field
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Reasonable assurance that the amount the Foundation can grant is sufficient to achieve the results sought
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The degree of volunteer participation and citizen involvement in the program
As a general rule grants are not allocated to cover:
- Regular operating expenses
- Funds to cover budget deficits
- General fund drives
- Annual charitable appeals
- Travel costs
- Regular staff salaries
- Scholarships
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- Sabbatical leave, or academic
leaves of absence
- Seminars, conventions &
workshops unrelated to the work of
the Foundation
- Benefits to individuals
- Religious or political organizations
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