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 Services, Community Services, Recreation and Sport, and 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 (PDF) (PDF)and funding must contribute to the general interest and advantage of the Whistler Community.
Organizations applying for the 2026 CEP funding present to the Committee of the Whole on March 10, 2026.
Organizations who are successful are expected to submit a complete CEP Grant Reporting Form to the Legislative Services Department by December 1, 2026
Important dates for the 2026 CEP process
- Monday, January 26, 2026: Application period opens (2026 application form will be posted soon).
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Application period closes at 4 p.m. No late submissions will be considered after the deadline.
- Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Committee of the Whole meeting with applicants’ presentations to Council.
- Tuesday, March 24, 2026: Committee of the Whole meeting provides direction to staff on the amounts to allocate to each organization based on staff recommendations.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Regular Meeting of Council – Council approves and announces 2026 CEP recipients.
- Thursday, April 30, 2026: CEP funds are issued by the end of April 2026
- Tuesday, December 1, 2026: CEP Grant Reporting Forms deadline for all 2026 recipients
- Tuesday, January 5, 2027: CEP recipients who receive $10,000 or more in funding present to Council at Regular Council Meeting.
2025 Funding recipients
The RMOW awarded $174,504 through the CEP to the following organizations:
- Axemen Rugby Club: $2,400
- BC Luge Association: $1,000
- Myrtle Philip Community School PAC: $560
- PearlSpace Support Services Society: $24,000
- Sea to Sky Community Services Society: $5,000
- Sea to Sky Nordics: $4,000
- The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC: $4,219
- The Point Artist-Run Centre Society: $4,000
- The Whistler Writing Society: $3,000
- Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Society: $7,500
- Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club: $4,625
- Whistler Children’s Centre: $10,000
- Whistler Community Services Society: $26,000
- Whistler Farmers Market: $2,500
- Whistler Field Hockey Club: $1,700
- Whistler Gymnastic Club: $4,000
- Whistler Independent Supported Housing Society: $1,500
- Whistler Institute of Learning Society: $5,000
- Whistler Mature Action Community: $3,500
- Whistler Minor Hockey Association: $4,000
- Whistler Multicultural Society: $10,000
- Whistler Naturalists: $6,500
- Whistler Nordics Ski Club: $4,000
- Whistler Pemberton Newcomer Services: $1,500
- Whistler Sailing Association: $500
- Whistler Sea Wolves Swim Club: $2,500
- Whistler Secondary School PAC: $5,000
- Whistler Singers Community Choir: $2,000
- Whistler Skating Club: $5,000
- Whistler Sport Legacies Society: $5,000
- Whistler Valley Quilters’ Guild Society: $2,000
- Whistler Youth Baseball Club: $2,500
- Whistler Youth Soccer Club: $6,000
- Yoga Buggy: $1,500
- Zero Ceiling Society of Canada: $2,000
