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