Make a donation.
You believe in a better world, and you want to help make it happen. At CFNO, we share your optimism. We believe in the power of giving and, with your help, we can make a meaningful and lasting impact in our communities — together. Your donation truly makes a difference.
At Community Foundation North Okanagan (CFNO), we know the importance of coming together to address our community’s most pressing needs. Gifts made to CFNO are invested in an endowment fund, providing a permanent source of funding for our community – it’s like the gift that keeps on giving! Each year, the income earned is distributed through grants to support a wide range of charitable causes in the North Okanagan region.
Unsure of what you want to support? Consider making a gift to the Better Together Fund and help us plan for an unpredictable crisis or donate to the Smart & Caring Community Fund and let our local community advisors direct your donation where it’s most needed in the North Okanagan.
Use the Fund dropdown list to select the fund you wish to direct your donation towards.
Completed tax receipt & payment information
To dedicate your donation you will find “Dedication Information” at the end of this form, select “in memory of” or “in honour of” and then complete the requested information in that section.
Holiday Giving Suggestions:
At this time of year many of us feel compelled to give back to the community, to pass along kindness and joy to our neighbours. CFNO understands the importance of coming together to address our community’s most pressing needs. We have compiled a short list of gift ideas that have the most impact directly on our local community:
Better Together Fund - Contributions help us respond to unpredictable crises or direct emergency funding.
The Good Food Box - The Helping Kids, Helping Schools initiative offers access to fresh produce and food to students living and learning in the North Okanagan. *This initiative currently has a donation matching incentive - you donate $1 and it is matched by two organizations. A $1 donation = $3.
Greater Vernon Cultural Centre - Your donation will not only help to construct a building - it will be an investment in our community’s art and heritage, our youth, our downtown, and our local economy.
Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) – Support OKIB’s programs and services! Your donation will go towards the revitalization of sqilxʷ culture and nsqilxʷcen language.