COMMUNITY SUMMIT FUND
Thank you for your interest in the Kimberley Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund.
Please note that applications received throughout the summer will not be reviewed until September 2026.
WHAT IS IT?
The Kimberley Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund is an initiative, started as an original 5-Year community commitment that has helped transform the local Kimberley community and will continue to in years to come.
The Kimberley Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund is pleased to announce a 4-year, $100,000 initiative that will provide cash donations and in kind support to local community causes.
MANDATE
The Fund’s mandate is to enhance the community of Kimberley by supporting sustainable local projects that help create positive opportunities and outcomes for its citizens, especially youth.
WHO CAN APPLY?
The goal of the Summit Fund is to provide donations to a wide variety of local causes that provide a positive long-term impact on a wide variety of people.
The Community Summit Fund committee considers the following:
1) Does the Project directly relate to the mandate of the Community Summit Fund?
2) Is the Project local in scope, or provide a direct local benefit?
3) Can the outcomes of the Project be measured?
We accept applications year-round. As our review process takes some time, please ensure you have applied at least two to three months before your event or donation deadline.
APPLY FOR A GRANT
Thank you for your interest in the Kimberley Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund.
Please note that applications received throughout the summer will not be reviewed until September 2026.
Who have we supported so far?
Kimberley Alpine Resort Community Summit Fund has donated over $250,000 in cash, as well as in-kind donations to 120 Kimberley community organizations and projects including:
- Arts on the Edge (Kimberley Arts Council / Centre 64 Society) (3 year commitment)
- Bootleg Sled Dog Race Society
- First Nations Snowboard Team
- Health Arts Society, Kootenay Chapter
- Kimberley Curling Club
- Kimberley Seahorse Swim Club Society
- Kimberley Men’s Baseball Club
- Kimberley Summer Theatre Society
- Kimberley Gymnastics Society
- Kimberley Nordic Club
- Kimberley Rotary Club
- Play and Learn Programs (Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy / Kimberley Community Literacy)
- Round the Mountain Event
- Selkirk Secondary School, Scholarship & Athletic Programs
- Senior Dynamiters Wall of Fame
- The Kimberley Nature Park
- The Kimberley Spray Park
