SCEP CENTRE Receives $2K Towards Truth and Reconciliation
February is Indigenous Storytelling Month. We’d like to take a moment to appreciate a recent grant recipient working to enhance Indigenous culture for young children in our community. SCEP CENTRE – Early Intervention & Training Services received $2,000 in 2021 from the Smart & Caring Fund. SCEP CENTRE is a preschool program that helps […]
Spring 2022 Grant & Funding Deadlines
SSCF is Excited to Announce Spring 2022 Grant & Funding Deadlines Online Grant Portal NOW OPEN The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) is pleased to remind you that the online grant portal is now open. Below are various grant deadlines that qualified donees (as defined in the Income Tax Act) can apply to. Please refer […]
The Taxman Cometh – WILL you be prepared?
Guest article written by: Rob Rongve B.Comm. CIM CFP FCSI Investment AdvisorRongve Wealth Management GroupRBC Dominion Securities, North Battleford, Sask. Is it time to start thinking about your WILL? The past pandemic and current global capital markets have more people than ever thinking about their legacy, longevity, and tax bills now and at the time […]
Hope’s Home Receives $35K from the MNP Community Fund
The MNP Community Fund was established at SSCF in 2017 by MNP partners based in Regina, Estevan and Weyburn to support community programs and initiatives in those communities. MNP is giving $35,000 to Hope’s Home to use in 2022 towards their initiatives to support children. Thank you MNP partners and Hope’s Home for connecting […]
Author Dianne Warren is the Inaugural Recipient of the $20K Glengarry Book Award Prize
SSCF congratulates author Dianne Warren, the inaugural recipient of the $20,000 Glengarry Book Award prize for her novel ‘The Diamond House’. The Fund for the Glengarry Book Award was established at SSCF in 2021 through an endowment by Claire Kramer. This award is inspired by and contributes to the province of Saskatchewan’s rich literary […]
SSCF Anonymous Donor Steps Forward to Assist Carmichael Outreach
An anonymous donor through the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF) has generously provided $14,000 to Carmichael Outreach Inc. to help the organization with its ongoing programming and recovery from its losses during a recent break–in. Bettyann Cox, Chief Executive Officer with Carmichael Outreach, expressed immense gratitude for the substantial donation and the donor’s gift facilitated […]
Fall 2021 Joyce Gemmell Jessen Habitat Conservation Fund Grant Recipient Announced
The Joyce Gemmell Jessen Habitat Conservation Awards $19.5K to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (Fall 2021) SSCF is pleased to announce the recipient of the Fall 2021 Joyce Gemmell Jessen Habitat Conservation Fund (JGJ) grant. This year JGJ supported one charitable program through the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation for a total of $19,500.00 to preserve and conserve […]
Fall 2021 Smart & Caring Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The Smart & Caring Fund Grant Recipients (Fall 2021) SSCF has selected the recipients for the Fall 2021 SSCF Smart & Caring Fund grants. This Fall, SSCF supported 15 charitable programs for a total of $46,600.00. The purpose of the Smart & Caring Fund is to allow the SSCF to respond in Southern Saskatchewan to […]
Fall 2021 Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grant Recipients Announced
The Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grant Recipients (Fall 2021) This Fall, SSCF and Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation (LEJF) supported 14 charitable programs for a total of $157,798.44. The purpose of the Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation is to promote social, cultural, religious and other activities deemed beneficial to communities in southern Saskatchewan with […]
Fall 2021 G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund Grant Recipients (Fall 2021) SSCF is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2021 G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund grants. This year the Fund supported 19 charitable programs for a total of $227,670.00. The purpose of this Fund is to support general charitable purposes […]