Yellowknife Community Foundation
Support your community
Yellowknife Community Foundation
Why Give?
The Yellowknife Community Foundation has empowered thousands of donors to create positive change in the communities where we live and work.
Our strong community ties and administrative expertise make us a reliable partner for any giving approach you choose, while providing valuable insight into urgent needs and critical challenges affecting our territory.
Yellowknife Community Foundation
DonationOpportunities
One-Time or Recurring Donation
Anyone can donate to any of our existing funds at any time. To do so online with a credit card, visit here. You will find the names and a short description of all of our funds.
Our online donation system makes it easy to set up an automatic recurring donation as well. No matter the size of your donation, we will send a charitable tax receipt to the email address you provided.
There are other ways to give a one-time or recurring donation, which are outlined below under ‘How to Give’.
Not sure what fund to donate to? Consider the following:
Yellowknife Community Fund: this fund makes grants to organizations in Yellowknife to address a wide variety of needs
Northern Legacy Fund: this fund makes grants to organizations in the Northwest Territories to address a wide variety of needs
Administration Fund: this fund enables our everyday operations, and is essential for us to make the greatest impact in our community
Start a Charitable Fund
By establishing your own Fund, you can support the causes you’re passionate about year after year. Launch your endowment fund in the name of someone you love, your family name, your business, or something you care about.
You can create:
- a field of interest fund
- a student award fund
- a charitable designated fund
- a sub-fund within the Northern Legacy Fund
- a sub-fund within the Administration Fund
Legacy Giving
Yellowknife Community Foundation
Donate Today
There are different ways to give:
- Donate online by credit card
- Donate monthly by credit card
- Mail a cheque: PO Box 1620, Yellowknife NT, X1A 2P2
- Call our office: (867) 446-4527
- Donate stocks, securities and life insurance policies (contact our office to learn more: (867) 446-4527). Gifting shares avoids paying capital gains tax which means the Foundation receives a larger gift frmo you and you get a larger tax receipt.
- E-transfer information@ykcf.ca. Please me sure to indicate what fund you are donating you, and provide your address and contact information so we can issue a charitable tax receipt.
If you have questions or would like to talk through your giving, please email or call our office:
Giving to the Yellowknife Community Foundation offers many benefits
Experience: We have been helping donors in Yellowknife achieve their philanthropic goals for over to 30 years.
Simplicity: Making a one-time donation, setting up recurring contributions, or establishing a fund with us is simple and streamlined. We handle all the administrative work, so you can focus on what matters most – supporting your community!
Investment Management: We carefully manage our investments to balance risk and return, and by pooling our funds, we achieve a solid rate of return.
Community Expertise: We have deep community knowledge and relationships, and provide opportunities for donors to learn about the community through conversations or by making connections with charities and non-profits doing good work in our territory.
Join Our Newsletter
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.
We won’t share your email with anyone and you can remove yourself at any time.