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Kelowna, BC · Public foundation

Central Okanagan Foundation

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C$6.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
154
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
Regions reached
C$631k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 154 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k73 grants · C$203k
  • C$10k–50k56 grants · C$1.2M
  • C$50k–250k20 grants · C$2.3M
  • C$250k+5 grants · C$2.3M
C$10,000
Median grant
5
Regions reached
C$48M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Resurrection Recovery Resource SocietyC$631,000
Kelowna General Hospital FoundationC$608,193
Canadian Mental Health Association Kelowna BranchC$551,955
Kelowna Gospel Mission SocietyC$273,764
New Opportunities for Women (NOW) Canada SocietyC$259,202
Okanagan Boys and Girls ClubsC$235,556
Metro CommunityC$180,500
Turning Points Collaborative SocietyC$162,537
Central Okanagan Community Foodbank SocietyC$154,153
Governing Council of th eSalvation Army in Can TheC$153,940
BC Cancer FoundationC$139,126
Karis Support SocietyC$133,750
BC SPCA - VancouverC$120,105
City of KelownaC$116,143
Seniors Outreach Services SocietyC$111,056
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$28M · 191 repeat orgsC$725k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +40% since the first grant, against +14% for the ones you funded once.

191 repeat relationships — 137 still active in FY2024, 54 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

191
76

Total granted

C$28M
C$606k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+14%

Still filing today

93%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$120k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • KG
    Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$2.2M · revenue +101%
  • CM
    CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION KELOWNA BRANCH
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$1.8M · revenue +317%
  • OC
    OKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$1.6M · revenue +87% · 25% of their budget

Funded once

  • SC
    ST. CHARLES GARNIER PARISH
    one grant, 2022 · C$46k
  • KC
    KELOWNA COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY
    one grant, 2021 · C$37k
  • SC
    Summerland Cat Sanctuary Societygraduated
    one grant, 2017 · C$33k · revenue +76%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia

Through our programs and activities we (a) encourage British Columbians to participate in outdoor recreation (b) promote the safe and responsible use of the outdoors through education programs promoting safety and outdoor ethics (c)…

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2
Canadian Society for Asian Arts

Asian pacific outreach program: pacific rim educational programs: british columbia schools & universities

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3
Bc Spaces for Nature Society

Nature Climate Jobs Solution: Helping meet provincial biodiversity and climate targets in tandem with sustainable development. Field Science Stations: Creating a research network that promotes and enhances BC's world-class protected areas…

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4
British Columbia Mental Health Society Branch

The British Columbia Mental Health Society Branch (BCMHS) provides a diverse range of provincial specialized one-of-a-kind services for adults across the province; as well as provincial leadership for system-wide planning, research and…

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5
Camosun College

Camosun College is a comprehensive public post-secondary institution providing the community with access to knowledge and skills that are relevant to future economic and social development in the region.

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6
Kootenay Career Development Society

o BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction: WorkBC Contracts o Province of British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training (now Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills): Retail Trades…

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7
Central Okanagan Science Opportunities for Kids Society
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8
Pacific Public Health Foundation

The pacific public health foundation works in collaboration with the bc centre for disease control (bccdc) and more broadly the health sector to support public health in bc by funding and facilitating evidence-based work that has an…

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9
Coastal Rivers Conservancy

Coastal Rivers Conservancy (CRC) continued to undertake scientific research to improve knowledge of unique salmon and steelhead populations and habitats within the inner Central Coast of British Columbia. CRC collaborated with government…

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10
University of the Fraser Valley

The University of the Fraser Valley is a special purpose teaching university. The University is governed by a Board of Governors the majority of which are appointed by the Province of British Columbia. The primary purpose of the University…

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11
The Okanagan School of the Arts

Arts school offering courses in the areas of visual culinary & performing arts

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12
British Columbia Humane Society

BC Humane Society is involved with animal welfare at many levels across the province. From heroic acts of rescue to conducting spay and neuter clinics in remote communities to ongoing fundraising events we step up for animals in every…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Connections Society of Southeast Bc and the most unlike its peers is Her International Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

02the grantee network

255 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 255 of the 280 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
74
Early backer (in before they grew)
243/255
Grantees still filing
176/255
Grew since you first funded

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$10kC$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetKelowna General Hospital Foundation — C$2,240,685 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetCANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION KELOWNA BRANCH — C$1,805,482 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetOKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION — C$1,590,562 over 8y, 25% of budgetResurrection Recovery Resource Society — C$1,512,886 over 8y, 27% of budgetThe University of British Columbia — C$1,073,507 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) CANADA SOCIETY — C$952,763 over 8y, 11% of budgetCENTRAL OKANAGAN COMMUNITY FOODBANK SOCIETY — C$908,737 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetCENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY & SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY — C$826,177 over 8y, 21% of budgetGoverning Council of th eSalvation Army in Can The — C$706,882 over 7y, 83% of budgetOkanagan Boys and Girls Clubs — C$682,571 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetBC SPCA - Vancouver — C$630,582 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetJOHN HOWARD SOCIETY OF OKANAGAN & KOOTENAY — C$519,382 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetKaris Support Society — C$489,967 over 8y, 8.9% of budgetKelowna Community Resources Society — C$462,392 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetKelowna Museums Society — C$422,504 over 8y, 6.2% of budgetCanadian Red Cross Society The — C$340,859 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBC Cancer Foundation — C$311,034 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSeniors Outreach Services Society — C$286,423 over 5y, 8.3% of budgetMetro Community — C$272,886 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetSt. Joseph Elementary School — C$272,499 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetYMCA OF OKANAGAN — C$255,331 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetOKANAGAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY — C$242,965 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetOKANAGAN FRUIT TREE PROJECT SOCIETY (THE) — C$240,600 over 7y, 98% of budgetBridge Youth and Family Services Society The — C$225,861 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetTHE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 (CENTRAL O — C$221,713 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY SOUTHERN INTERIOR BC — C$220,555 over 6y, 11% of budgetCOMMUNITY RECREATIONAL INITIATIVES SOCIETY — C$218,559 over 8y, 13% of budgetCentral Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society — C$202,875 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetCENTRAL OKANAGAN EMERGENCY SHELTER SOCIETY — C$193,872 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetCanadian National Institute for the Blind — C$192,819 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL OKANAGAN LAND TRUST — C$181,692 over 8y, 33% of budgetCENTRAL OKANAGAN HOSPICE ASSOCIATION — C$179,517 over 8y, 5.7% of budgetTurning Points Collaborative Society — C$177,537 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHANDS IN SERVICE CANADA — C$170,075 over 8y, 23% of budgetOkanagan Artists Alternative Assoc — C$168,600 over 6y, 30% of budgetChildhood Connections-Okanagan Family&Childcare Soc — C$168,436 over 8y, 8.4% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ST-CHARLES GARNIER CONFERENC — C$165,006 over 5y, 61% of budgetKELOWNA VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE SOCIETY — C$159,783 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetProject Literacy Central Okanagan Society — C$149,619 over 8y, 20% of budgetCentral Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society — C$149,271 over 8y, 15% of budgetLAUNCH FINANCIAL EDUCATION SOCIETY — C$144,250 over 7y, 91% of budgetElevation Outdoor Experiential Programs Association — C$143,406 over 7y, 22% of budgetKi-Low-Na Friendship Society — C$139,310 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetHelping Out People Exploited Society — C$138,000 over 6y, 31% of budgetBrainTrust Canada Association — C$137,570 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetStarbright Children's Development Centre — C$135,957 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetARTS COUNCIL OF THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN — C$132,511 over 8y, 34% of budgetOkanagan Chinese Canadian Association — C$125,964 over 6y, 24% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Kelowna General Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION KELOWNA BRANCH ↗
  • Who funds OKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Resurrection Recovery Resource Society ↗
  • Who funds The University of British Columbia ↗
  • Who funds NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (NOW) CANADA SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL OKANAGAN COMMUNITY FOODBANK SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY & SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Governing Council of th eSalvation Army in Can The ↗
  • Who funds Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs ↗
  • Who funds BC SPCA - Vancouver ↗
  • Who funds JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY OF OKANAGAN & KOOTENAY ↗
  • Who funds Karis Support Society ↗
  • Who funds Kelowna Community Resources Society ↗
  • Who funds Kelowna Museums Society ↗
  • Who funds Canadian Red Cross Society The ↗
  • Who funds BC Cancer Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Seniors Outreach Services Society ↗
  • Who funds Metro Community ↗
  • Who funds St. Joseph Elementary School ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF OKANAGAN ↗
  • Who funds OKANAGAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds OKANAGAN FRUIT TREE PROJECT SOCIETY (THE) ↗
  • Who funds Bridge Youth and Family Services Society The ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 (CENTRAL O ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY SOUTHERN INTERIOR BC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL INITIATIVES SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL OKANAGAN EMERGENCY SHELTER SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Canadian National Institute for the Blind ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL OKANAGAN LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL OKANAGAN HOSPICE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Turning Points Collaborative Society ↗
  • Who funds HANDS IN SERVICE CANADA ↗
  • Who funds Okanagan Artists Alternative Assoc ↗
  • Who funds Childhood Connections-Okanagan Family&Childcare Soc ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ST-CHARLES GARNIER CONFERENC ↗
  • Who funds KELOWNA VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE SOCIETY ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way Southern I…Falcon FoundationCommunity Foundation …The Colin & Lois Prit…Rotary Club of Kelown…Central Okanagan Comm…First West FoundationCommunity Foundation …The Merrifield Family…Sonrise FoundationKelowna Professional …Traine Charitable Fou…
United Way Southern Interior BcBC40.5× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way Southern Interior Bc · Falcon Foundation · Community Foundation of the North Okanagan · The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation · Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation · Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society · First West Foundation · Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen · The Merrifield Family Foundation · Sonrise Foundation · Kelowna Professional Firefighters Charitable Society · Traine Charitable Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 280 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-08-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a public foundation under foundations.

Source object 118843481:2024-08-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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