Stories of Impact

Featured Funded Projects

Get inspired by stories of projects and organizations that we’ve funded through our grant programs.

What do older Japanese-Canadians need?
How Tonari Gumi changed its outreach to the new generation of ... read more ...
The Poetry of Myra Pierre | A DTES Small Arts Program Story
Líl̓wat artist and residential school survivor Myra Pierre finds healing through ... read more ...
A Creative Approach to Social Justice
Building communities where each member feels valued, included and fairly treated, ... read more ...
Pandemic Pivots that Became Permanent
Story by Jenny Lee-Leugner. Images courtesy of the featured organizations. Despite ... read more ...

New money, traditional values
"I live to give, do good, thank God, and play golf" ... read more ...
Spelling Bee – adventures in orthography
One to One Literacy Society It wasn’t an “eidetic” moment -- ... read more ...
Monty Jang | Donor Stories
“Walk a Little, Rest a Little, Smile for a While, Enjoy” ... read more ...
Long-Term Vision
Tom Bradley discusses how Vancouver Foundation manages its endowment in order ... read more ...

Investing in Perpetuity: Why the Endowment Fund Model Works
This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the ... read more ...
Vancity’s Trust-based Response to COVID-19
Trust is one of the core guiding principles of Vancouver Foundation’sCommunity ... read more ...
One Hong Kong Foundation’s Strong Ties to Vancouver
by Sasha Dryden Though headquartered in Hong Kong, the Simon K. ... read more ...
With Digital Wills, Proceed with Caution
Written by Aimee Ares. Prior to COVID-19, for a will to ... read more ...