2025 Community Grants
The BCF Community Grants Program enables contributions from a diverse group of donors to flow to local organizations that are building a sustainable community where everyone belongs.
By Community, For Community
As the Bow Valley’s most wide-reaching grant program, these funds connect community generosity with high-impact projects tackling our region’s biggest challenges. Every year, Banff Canmore Foundation supports initiatives from Lake Louise to the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, supporting the people and ideas making life better in this incredible place.
In 2025, 25 organizations received a total of $200,000 to power community-led change. Together, we’re building momentum for lasting impact, systems-level solutions, and a more connected, resilient Bow Valley.
2025 Community Grant Recipients
$200,000
| Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley — $6,000
Harnessing the Power of Food for Connection, Inclusion and a Healthier Planet in the Bow Valley
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| Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley — $1,000
Accelerating Climate Action in the Bow Valley
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| Bow Valley Connections Centre — $9,000
Artisans With Purpose
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| Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation — $7,240
Stoney Language and Culture Classes in Mînî Thnî
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| Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation — $4,500
United Fest
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| Canadian Rockies Public Schools — $10,000
ELL/Physical Literacy CRPS
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| Canmore Hospital Foundation — $8,500
2025-26 Wellness programs for Cancer Patients at the Bow Valley Cancer Centre
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| Canmore Museum — $3,868
Stories of the Land
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| Homelessness Society of the Bow Valley — $8,850
Community Cupboard Pilot Program
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| Îyâhrhe Nakoda Food Bank Society — $15,000
INFBS Health & Wellness Food Hamper Program
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| McDougall Stoney Mission Society — $8,000
Historic Morleyville Interpretive Trail - Phase 3 Fabrication and Installation
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| Ralph Connor Memorial United Church — $9,000
Mental Health and Life Skills Programming for Bow Valley Young Adults
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| Rocky Mountain Adaptive — $10,600
No Limits Adaptive Sports and Recreation - Summer Program 2025
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| Spirit North — $7,500
Voices of Resilience: Sharing Indigenous Stories Through Digital Storytelling
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| St Georges in the Pines — $15,000
Banff Food & Friends
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| St. Michael's Anglican Church — $13,692
Food and Friends Critical Equipment Replacement
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| St. Michael's Anglican Church — $4,000
Solar Energy Installation
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| The Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — $1,750
Bow Valley SPCA Spay and Neuter Community Affordability Assistance Program
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| The Howl Experience — $10,000
Supporting Youth Engagement in ReconiliACTION in the Bow Valley
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| Town of Banff - Community Development — $13,000
Community Engagement Coordinator
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| Town of Banff - Community Development — $8,000
Bow Valley Pride Network - Workplace Training initiative
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| Town of Banff - Community Development — $7,000
Banff Pride: Community Connects
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| Town of Banff - Community Development — $5,500
Donut Decorating to Reduce Loneliness in the Bow Valley
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| YWCA Banff — $10,500
Leadership Strategies for Mental Health Stigma Reduction, Boundaries & Human-Centered Support
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| YWCA Banff — $10,500
Leadership Strategies for Mental Health Stigma Reduction, Boundaries & Human-Centered Support
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Special thanks to our anchor partner Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation:
The BCF Community Grants Program gives us real insight into what the Bow Valley’s needs are as a community. And being able to support those needs by making decisions about funding and investing money in great projects is a satisfying process.”
— Sandy Last, BCF Board Member and Program Committee Member
