Grant Disbursements
2023 NACF Grants $15,043
Arrow Lake Caribou Society - $3000 - Video of caribou and pen for website
Nakusp Ski Club - $2000 - Safety Nets
Music in the Park - $2000 - Summer Program
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services - $350 - Admin Honorarium
Nakusp Public Library - $2000 - Monitor - Mtgs and Viewing
Nakusp Search and Rescue - $2393 - Avalanche rescue equipment
West Kootenay Rush - $1300 - 10 K run and walk
School District #10 - $2000 - NSS Cedar Bark stripping and weaving video
2022 NACF Grants $6,500
School District #10 - $2000 - After School Programs
Music in the Park - $2000 - Summer Program
Nakusp and Area Bike Society - $2500 - Youth Bike Camp
We are proud to support the needs of the community with $12,316.93 of interest from our endowment fund as well as the funding from Community Foundations of Canada and the Vancouver foundation for the projects named above.
2021 NACF Grants $12,316
Nakusp Elementary School - $1000 - After School Program
Nakusp Secondary School - $2000 - Climbing Shoes and Harnesses
Nakusp Ski Club - $1800 - Communication and Safety
Rotary Club of Nakusp - $5000 - Rotary Playground Upgrade
Kinship Connection Society - $7000 - Green Space Project (funds from distributed from Vancouver Foundation Covid funding & NACF)
Nakusp and Area Bike Society - $2000 - Youth Bike Camp
Arrow Lake Caribou Society - $1616.93
Arrow Lake Fine Art Guild - $15,000 - Community Art Gallery restoration - Roof Replacement and Plumbing (distributed from Vancouver Foundation Covid Funding and the Nakusp and Area Community Foundation funds)
A&SLCS - $350 - Administration honorarium
We are proud to support the needs of the community with $12,316.93 of interest from our endowment fund as well as the funding from Community Foundations of Canada and the Vancouver foundation for the projects named above.
2020 NACF Grants $17,920
Arrow Lakes Cross Country Ski Club - $2000 - toward the purchase of a skidoo for track setting. *
Nakusp Secondary School - $5000 - for safety pads for the climbing wall.
Nakusp Secondary and Elementary School - $1920 - for after school programs and busing for the students who live outside Nakusp and down the lake.*
Jackie James Restoration Park Project - $5000.
Arrow Lakes Caribou Society Maternity Pen - $4000.*
We also applied for funding from Community Foundations of Canada for the governments Emergency Covid 19 funding and received $40,000 to the "End the Violence Program - Turn the Page' for Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services.
Vancouver Foundation provided us with $30,000 for Emergency Covid funding and we have distributed $10,000 to School District #10 for Healthy Foods for Kids and Families of the Arrow Lakes.
We are proud to support the needs of the community with $17,920 of interest from our endowment fund as well as the funding from Community Foundations of Canada and the Vancouver foundation for the projects named above.
* Made possible as a result of donations made by Kootenay Savings Community Foundation.
2019 NACF Spring Grants $15,420
Nakusp and Area Youth Society– $3000.00 – Youth programming Kootenay Adaptive Sports– $1000.00 – Try it Day – Free Rental (trails equipment) Nakusp Elementary School PAC– $3500.00 – Extra school activities * Nakusp Elementary/Secondary School $1920.00 –Transportation project for students to attend after school projects( out of town students) Nakusp Ski Club – $2000.00 – Safety Equipment for ski hill Nakusp Child Care Society– $1000.00 –Fall Playtime Nakusp and Area Bike Society– $1000.00 – Summer Youth Sports Camp Nakusp Minor Baseball League– $2000.00 – Equipment and set up* Made possible as a result of donations made by Kootenay Savings Community Foundation.
2018 NACF Spring Grants $11,585
Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services – $1,700 – Return It Forward Program
Nakusp and Area Youth Society – $2,000 – Summer Fun Times Programming *
Nakusp Elementary School PAC – $1,800 – Soup's On
Nakusp Senior Citizens Assoc – $1,800 – Renovation Project
Nakusp Ski Club – $1,000 – Re-built Idlers
Rotary Club Nakusp – $285 – Signage Project
Kootenay Sufferfest Society – $1,000 – Summer Youth Sports Camp
Society for Nakusp Community Events – $2,000 Jully 1st Annual Traditional Celebration *
* Made possible as a result of donations made by Kootenay Savings Community Foundation.
2017 NACF Spring Grants $16,070
($5,915 from the Canada 150 Community Foundations of Canada)
Sufferfest Spring Break Program – $1,000 – Support fees subsidy
Nakusp Rail Society – $3000 ($1,500 from Canada 150 Community Foundations of
Canada) – Landscape and restoration
Nakusp Community Events – $5000 ($2,500 from Canada 150 Community
Foundations of Canada) – Nakusp 125 & Canada 150 birthday party
Arrowtarians – $500 – Website
Burton Community Association – $1,730 ($865 from Canada 150 Community
Foundations of Canada) – Flag pole events
Nakusp Rotary Club – $2,100 ($1,050 from Canada 150 Community Foundations of
Canada) – Canada Day Festivities
Nakusp Child Care Society – $610 – New drying rack for art projects
Halcyon “Assisted Living – $830 – Electric roaster and fatigue mats for
kitchen
Sufferfest Summer Camp – $500 – Support fees subsidy
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) – $800 – Education and costs – Wild Voices for Kids
2016 NACF Spring Grants $13,020
NSS Outdoor Ed – $1,000 – Flasher/Vancouver Boat Show
Sufferfest Society – $1,000 – Spring Break youth sports
Nakusp Rail Committee – $1,000 – Caboose/Plow project
Child Care Society – $600 – Lawnmower and trimmer
Halcyon Assisted Living Society – $1,120 – Garden swing and table
Nakusp Medieval Society – $,1500 Medieval Festival
Rotary Club of Nakusp – $1,000 – Waterfront lighting project
Nakusp & Area Bike Society – $1,800 – Kids’ bike camp July 2016
Nakusp Community Radio Society – $2,000 – Youth Radio Club training
ALFA Guild Society – $1,000 – Art Walk expenses
2015 NACF Spring Grants $10,800
NSS Outdoor Recreation Program – $1,500 – Fishing flashers/Vancouver Boat Show
Nakusp & Area Youth Society – $1,000 – A/V projector
Halycon Assisted Living Society $1,500 – Electric hot food table in kitchen
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) – $500 – Voices for Sustainability Symposium
Burton Volunteer Fire Dept – $1,300 – Self contained Breathing apparatus (1x)
Nakusp Child Care Society – $500 – Shelving, tables and chairs
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce – $500 – Nakusp Familiarization Tour
Medieval Society – $1,200 – Printed event programme
Nakusp Senior Citizens Society – $1,500 – New TV
NES Grade 6 – $800 – Field Trip to Science World, Vancouver
Sufferfest – $500 – Spring Fitness for Kids
2014 NACF Spring Grants $13,136
SD10 NSS – $1,500 – Flashers for trade show
SD10 NSS – $2,500 – Band trip
ASLCS – $2,000 – NSS Breakfast program
Historical Society – $500 – Automatic door opener
Hummingbird Gardens – $500 – Garden shed
Arrow Lakes Arts Council – $2,000 – Bonnington seats
Burton Community Hall Assoc. – $2,000 – Electrification of 12 campsites
Nakusp Scouts – $1,636 – Camping equipment and scout crest
Kootenay Sufferfest Society – $500 – Children’s program
2013 NACF Spring Grants $9,250
Arrow Lakes Grape Growers – $1,000
NSS PAC – $1,000
Nakusp Rotary Club – $2,000
Arrow Lakes Arts Council – $2,000
Nakusp Ski Club – $3,000
ASLCS – $250
2012 NACF Spring Grants $9,000
Nakusp Centennial Golf Club – $1,500 – Drainage lines for wet areas on the golf course
Arrow Lakes Grape Growers – $1,500 – Test plot, deer fencing & irrigation system
Nakusp Ski Club Association – $1,400 – Cross country ski and snowshoe trails and terrain park
Nakusp Paddling Club Society – $550 – Paddling and water safety workshops
Nakusp & Area Community Trails Society – $1,000 – Kuskanax Mountain Trail extension
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce – $1,500 – Improved community advertising signs at Needles & Shelter Bay Ferry Landings
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services – $250 – Grant support funding
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce – $300 – “Train the Trainer”
Nakusp Secondary School – $1,000 – Trade show participation re: fishing flashers
2011 NACF Spring Grants $13,400
Chamber of Commerce – Marketing video
Arrow Lakes Ambassador Committee – Stage skirting
Nakusp Ski Club Association – On-hill signage
Summit Lake Racers – 2-way radios
Parkour Nakusp – Training session in Nakusp
Arrow/Slocan Lakes Community Services – Food Bank, NES Breakfast Program and Children’s X-mas party
Arrow Lakes Grape Growers – Test plot
NSS Girls Soccer – Provincial Scholarships
Nakusp & Area Community Trails Society – Trail improvements
Arrow Lakes Medical Aid Society – Operations and society incorporation
Arrow Lakes Search & Rescue – Dry suits
ASLCS – Soccer 2012
2010 NACF Grants $8,000
Arrow Lakes Ambassador Committee – Luggage
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services – Food Bank
Burton Fire Group – Training & Course expenses
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy – Books Everywhere
Cultural Community of Nakusp and Area – Storage area for sound equipment and sound booth
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce – New Computer
Nakusp & District Museum Society – July 1st – Trail Pipe Band
Special Olympics Nakusp – T-shirts for competition and Sponsorship
Stepping Stones Children’s Centre – Play equipment
Studio in Balance – Tools for creating products
Terra Pondera – Equipment for garden project
2009 NACF Grants $8,300
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services – Food Bank
Nakusp Ski Club (ASLCS sponsor) – Ski Instructor Course
Nakusp Elementary School (SD #10 sponsor) – Snowshoes for students
Summit Lake Races (ASLCS sponsor) – Race gates for ski hill
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy – Computer refurbish for families with no computer access.
Nakusp Roots Music Society – July 1st, August 25th, August long weekend community celebrations
Hummingbird (ASLCS sponsor) – Community Gardens
Summer Music School “Bravo” for Children – (Arrow Lakes Arts Council sponsor)
School District #10 – Milk Program for Burton & Edgewood Schools
School District #10 – Edgewood School trip.
2008 NACF Grants $8,000
No LEAD grants this year. We were on our own. Good news is we received $8,186.76 in interest from the Vancouver Foundation.
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services : Minor Soccer Camp; Fun with Dad; Affordable Housing
Protecting Animal Life Society (PALS)
Village of Nakusp – Sand Sculpture
Nakusp School Lunch Program
2007 LEAD Funding and NACF Grants $8,043.88
($5,000 Lead Grant and $3,043.88 NACF)
We received $5,000 LEAD funding from the Vancouver Foundation and we had $4,398.35 interest from the NACF investments.
Arrow Lakes Youth Society – Soccer Camp and Tennis practise wall
Nakusp and Area Saddle Club – Safety equipment and expenses
Protecting Animal Life Society (PALS)
Arrow Lakes Cross Country Ski Club – Tracker
Cultural Community of Nakusp and Area
Arrow Lakes Historical Society
Arrow Lakes Arts Council – Celebration of Wellness (funding returned)
Mirror Theatre
2006 LEAD Funding and NACF Grants $4,750.00
(Lead Grant – Vancouver Foundation)
We received $5,000 LEAD funding from the Vancouver Foundation and $615.27 interest from NACF investments.
Arrow Lakes Youth Society – Soccer camp
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services – Nakusp Golf Club
Arrow Lakes Arts Council – Alpha Guild
Nakusp Public Library
Selkirk College
Protecting Animal Life Society (PALS)
2005 LEAD Funding $5,000.00
We Received $5,000 LEAD funding from the Vancouver Foundation and $ 334.00 interest from NACF investments.
Arrowtarians Senior Citizens Society – Nakusp Senior Citizen’s Association
Nakusp Public Library
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
2004 LEAD Funding $5,000.00 from Vancouver Foundation
NACF’s first year of LEAD funding and granting. We received $5,000 from the Vancouver Foundation.
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services – Terra Pondera Community Garden Program
Arrow Lakes Youth Society – Drama School
2003 – First year of NACF $10,000
Donated by Nakusp & Area Development Board and deposited with the Vancouver Foundation