Community Enrichment Program

The 2020 Community Enrichment Program (CEP) application period is now closed and funds have been awarded.

Each year, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) financially supports local not-for-profit organizations or societies that benefit the resort municipality and move the community closer to its Vision through the Community Enrichment Program (CEP) and Fee for Service agreements.

To qualify for a grant through the CEP, applicants must operate in one of the following categories: Environment, Social Service, Community Service, Recreation and Sport, or Arts and Culture.

The amount provided to each selected organization varies but can only be up to 50 per cent of a program's total cost.

Funding will be evaluated by Council in accordance with Council Policy A-7 Community Enrichment Program and funding must contribute to the general interest and advantage of the Whistler community.

Organizations will be expected to submit a completed CEP Grant Reporting Form to the Legislative Services Department by December 1, 2020.

Important Dates for the 2020 Community Enrichment Program

For more information, view the 2019 CEP Reporting Forms as published in the Regular Council package of December 17, 2019.

Council may provide Community Enrichment funding to any not-for-profit organization or society pursuant to Section 8 of the Community Charter.

Grants are issued on an annual basis and are subject to the availability of funds in the RMOW's current year's budget. Approval of a funding application in any year does not imply or suggest that approval will be received in subsequent years.

2020 Recipients

Council allocated the grant funding for the annual Community Enrichment Program for the 2020 year.

Given the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant impacts to our community, Council reviewed this year's applications with the scrutiny around the very different community needs we have in 2020 compared to an average year. 

Seven organizations who deliver social programs will receive grants for a total of $117,166.

• Howe Sound Women's Centre Society $20,000
• Pathways Serious Mental Illness Society $7,000
• Sea to Sky Community Services Society $12,000
• Sea to Sky Community Services Society (Pemberton Food Bank) $25,000
• Whistler Community Foundation $4,000
• Whistler Community Services Society $31,045
• Whistler Multicultural Society $5,121
• Zero Ceiling Society of Canada $13,000

Council allocated a second round of grants to the following organizations:

• Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment $5,000.
• Whistler Naturalists Society $3,000.
• Whistler Learning Centre $5,000.
• Whistler Waldorf School Society $3,167.59
• BC Luge Association $2,000.
• Sea to Sky Nordics $3,000.
• Whistler Adaptive Sports Program $6,000.
• Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club $1,500.
• Whistler Gymnastics Club $5,500.
• Whistler Minor Hockey Association $2,800.
• Whistler Mountain Ski Club $2,500.
• Whistler Nordics Ski Club $3,000.
• Whistler Pickleball Association $2,109.
• Whistler Sailing Association $3,000.
• Whistler Sea Wolves Swim Club $3,000.
• Whistler Skating Club $2,750.
• Whistler Slo Pitch Association $4,000.
• Whistler Sport Legacies Society $5,600.
• Whistler Youth Soccer Club $5,000.
• Point Artist-Run Centre Society $4,000.
• Whistler Singers $2,000.
• Whistler Valley Quilters' Guild Society $2,000.

Contact

Legislative Services Department

Community Enrichment Program
Tel: 604-935-8121
1-866-932-5535
Fax: 604-935-8109

corporate@whistler.ca