Bowen Island Community Foundation

Giving back to Bowen

The BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (BICF) has been established, by and for the community, to build and manage endowment funds to improve the artistic, cultural, educational, recreational and social well-being of residents of Bowen Island. BICF Endowment Funds provide our community organizations and residents the opportunity to access financial support for their important contributions to island life.

The Foundation relies upon support from people like you -a cross-section of Bowen Islanders, friends of Bowen and businesses- to create endowed funds that make the work of the Foundation possible.

Our Mission

• Attracting, developing, and managing permanent endowment funds through responsible stewardship.
  
  
• Assessing and responding to existing, emerging, and changing community needs through grants to eligible organizations.
  
  
• Providing a way for individuals and organizations with varied interests and levels of giving to contribute back to the Bowen Island community both during and after their lifetime.

To keep in touch with you, our donor, we have started a Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2009

What is a Community Foundation?

A community foundation is a collection of charitable gifts both large and small. These gifts are pooled and invested and the investment income is distributed as grants to local charitable organizations. The capital is never touched and continues to grow with each new gift, generating income to meet a wide range of community interests and needs for years to come.

Community foundations are registered with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency as tax-exempt "public foundations". They have a duty to account to the community for the use of these funds.

The Bowen Island Community Foundation allows YOU to

"give back to Bowen"

Bowen Island Community Foundation · PO Box 18 ·Bowen Island, BC  V0N 1G0  Tel: 604.947-0333 

Learn more about Bowen Island

• Bowen's Chamber of Commerce
• Bowen Island Community Site
• Home of the Island's ´Ferry Cam´

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