About Us

The Yellowknife Community Foundation was started in 1993 to give people and organizations a way to support local projects for the long term. Our vision is to be a catalyst for sharing, supportive, and connected communities. 

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Yellowknife Community Foundation

Our Mission

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is a charity that helps people give back in meaningful ways across Yellowknife and the NWT. We connect donors with local needs by providing grants, raising funds, investing wisely, and sharing information with the public.

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Yellowknife Community Foundation

Get Involved

Donate

Support our work in the community by donating online! 

Planned giving

Leave a gift that lasts. You can include a bequest by writing a will or adding a note (called a codicil) to your existing one.

Volunteer

Do you want to be on our Board, join a Committee, fundraise for a Fund, or support our work in the community? Get in touch to learn more about these opportunities!

Check out our sponsor page to see all of the amazing sponsors of the Yellowknife Community Foundation. 

Lead sponsor: Rio Tinto Diavik
Lead sponsor: Crowe MacKay LLP

Donate $50 or more to our calendar campaign, and receive a Yellowknife calendar in the mail, plus a chance to win one at least 10 gifts valued at $150 or more from a Yellowknife business!

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Our newsletter shares highlights from our community involvement, ways you can get involved with the Foundation and when our grants and scholarships are open for application. Subscribe today.

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