“The Foundation encourages and supports creative, targeted philanthropy that builds a vibrant, sustainable, and healthy community.”

Serving as the charitable heart What’s Inside of Coquitlam since 1992 Planting seeds 2 Founded by an act of the B.C. level, the foundation has of success Legislature in 1992, the been able to grow its Focus on local 2 Coquitlam Foundation has endowment to more than TV production served the community $2.9 million—growth that continuously for a quarter of was sustained even during HEALTH for 2 a century by: difficult economic times. the homeless

*Distributing grants, A great many individuals A local man’s 3 scholarships and bursaries to and organizations, such as lasting legacy worthy students and the Coquitlam Public Library Coquitlam SAR 3 community organizations; and Coquitlam Search and secures future Rescue, have shown their *Providing an efficient way faith in our ability to manage Promoting 3 for interested charitable their funds to allow them to literacy organizations and individuals achieve their charitable to steward their resources How you can 4 intentions. and accomplish their participate philanthropic goals through The establishment in 2012 of the establishment of donor- the James Gordon Stewart advised funds managed by Fund, following the bequest the foundation. of $355,000 from his estate, We’re a proud member further exemplifies the high of the Community Through the engagement of level of trust that the Foundations of Canada, professional asset managers community feels for the which represents 191 and guided by prudent policy foundations throughout foundation. the country decisions made at the board invest. enrich. inspire. Managing charitable funds and distributing grants • We’ve awarded Our mission is to encourage both a catalyst and a is community-focused, more than $1- and support creative, resource for philanthropy meeting needs in the city, million in grants, scholarships and targeted philanthropy that throughout our community. supporting service and bursaries. builds a vibrant, compassion for the entire It is a vehicle for caring • sustainable, and healthy Coquitlam family and, by We manage citizens who want to $3.2-million in community. bringing together public provide a benefit to our 24 donor- and private interests, is a We believe that the community in perpetuity. advised and five facilitator of change. Coquitlam Foundation is The Coquitlam Foundation foundation- directed funds.

1 Kateslem program plants seeds of success

When school ends for the to community-service crime we’ll have on the day, and there’s no safe place opportunities and sporting streets.” for an at-risk student to go activities. for the rest of the afternoon, But funds were running out what then? It is a question and the program was in that was being asked in 2008 jeopardy. The Coquitlam at Como Lake Middle School Foundation stepped in, “All these small in Coquitlam. And the granting Kateslem $3,500 in steps forward have answer parents and 2009. Principal Cindi Seddon educators settled on was the cumulatively spelled said the funding ends up Kateslem After School Club, success for Tri- benefitting the entire a no-fee program for 11- to community. “The more Cities Community 14-year-olds offering engaged we are with at-risk Television. They can everything from homework kids,” she said, “the less all be directly help and life-skills education Kateslem Director Karyn Bell attributed to the Coquitlam Foundation being Focusing on TV in the Tri-Cities the first Geoff Scott, producer and he spent some time on the Coquitlam’s decision to organization in the founder of Tri-Cities other side of the camera, as invest $3,000 in TCCTV to region to find a way Community Television the focus of favourable help it develop a strategic to contribute to our (TCCTV), prefers to be media attention. plan. “All these small steps forward have cumulatively behind his video camera, Scott was able to use the efforts. We are very spelled success for Tri-Cities capturing the people, places grant money to launch the grateful, indeed.” Community Television in and things that make “Arts in Coquitlam” segment 2011,” he concluded. “They Coquitlam and the rest of the in his regular Tri-Cities can all be directly attributed Tri-Cities area so special. Magazine show on Shaw to the Coquitlam Foundation Television. But in the wake of the being the first organization Coquitlam Foundation’s He said the momentum in the region to find a way to awarding of a $3,500 created by the foundation’s contribute to our efforts. We community grant to Scott grant led to the City of Port are very grateful, indeed.” and his organization in 2011,

Giving HEALTH to the region’s homeless

As the sponsor of the Dr. out and help the loved ones. In the spring of Charles Best Secondary downtrodden area’s many 2010, the Coquitlam School’s “Best Buddies “ homeless people. And thus Foundation was pleased to leadership club, then- was born Project HEALTH give Project HEALTH a grant counsellor Kristi Blakeway (Holiday Essentials and Love of $1,250 to purchase a video decided it would be a good Towards the Homeless), camera so the homeless idea to bring students to through which the students could send photos and video Vancouver’s Downtown helped the homeless messages to their loved one. Eastside so they could reach reconnect with long-lost

2 A Coquitlam man’s gift to the community he loved

James Gordon Stewart was Coquitlam and wanted to diseases. As well, he directed always simply “Jim” to his give something back. the foundation to use the family. But by the time he funds to provide financial That is why, when it came passed away on December assistance to Tri-Cities time to write his will, he 30, 2009 at the age of 83, Jim students attending Simon decided to give the bulk of Stewart had outlived his Fraser University. his estate to the city’s leading immediate family and close diversified philanthropic And so, in early 2012, the relatives. organization, the Coquitlam foundation established the Nevertheless, while Jim Foundation. He left clear James Gordon Stewart Fund. might have had few loved instructions for the funds to The fund was seeded with ones left in his life during his be used for research into $355,588 from the estate of final years, he still loved the Alzheimer’s Disease and the late Mr. Stewart—the life he had lived in kidney disease, and to assist largest single donation in the patients afflicted by those foundation’s history.

Coquitlam’s SAR secures its future with foundation fund

Coquitlam Search and because it wanted to ensure Fortunately, government and Rescue’s four-decade-long that it would have sufficient private funding has commitment to the resources to equip searchers continued to flow and the community helps explain should provincial and initial $20,000 fund (half why it decided in 2003 to municipal funds suddenly dedicated by the society and establish the Coquitlam dry up. the other half by the invest. enrich. inspire Coquitlam Foundation itself) Search and Rescue Society “We needed to have some grew to $140,000 by late 2016, Fund with the Coquitlam sort of financial cushion to allowing the society to Foundation—just one of 23 protect ourselves, so the withdraw $60,000 for its new donor-advised funds the thought was to create a fund mobile-command centre Coquitlam Foundation in perpetuity, one that would while retaining $80,000 for manages. Search Master Ian use the interest from the future use. MacDonald explained that fund to help finance our the society set up the fund operations,” he said.

Literacy fund is Legge’s lasting legacy

Launched in 2009, the Peter magazine publisher, author through that change, Legge Literacy Endowment and inspirational speaker, transform the world. Fund is designed to provide Legge (pictured with enhanced education and foundation director Colleen literacy opportunities for Talbot) was motivated to students and their families in establish the fund because he School District 43. A life-long is a firm believer in the reader, enthusiastic book power of the printed word to collector, successful change individuals and,

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Coquitlam Foundation Canada Revenue Agency Charitable Registration Number 890762347 RR0001 c/o 1207 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, B.C., Board Members (2018): Colleen Talbot (chair), Justina Mark (treasurer), Terry O’Neill (City of V3B 7Y3 Coquitlam), Carol Cahoon (School District 43), Carlo Zarrillo (Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce), Adel Gamar, Ron Grender, Trish Mandewo, Linda Meneghello, Roch Ripley, John Wolff. 604.468.9598 [email protected] Honorary Chair: Peter Legge. Executive Director: Dwight Yochim

Donor-Advised Funds

Family/Memorial Funds: Beverley Ann Cook Fund, Carleigh Rae LeClair Fund, CMLA Brodie Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Coquitlam Metro Ford Domenic Mobilio Bursary Fund, facebook.com/CoquitlamFoundation Raymond A. LeClair Scholarship Fund, Shelagh Elaine Fulton Memorial Fund, Symington Endowment Fund, Danielle and Gary Couling Education Fund, Trevor Wingrove Bursary Fund. www.coquitlamfoundation.com In development: Bill LeClair Community Fund. Agency Funds: Coquitlam Centre Fund, Coquitlam Public Library Living Legacy Fund, Coquitlam Stroke Recovery Fund, Friends of Heritage Society Fund, Rotary Club Community Service Award, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Elite Athletes Fund, Coquitlam Search and Rescue Fund, Evergreen Arts Education Endowment Fund, Soroptimist TriCities Fund. Specialty Funds: Community Diversity Fund, Mayor's Community Fund, Peter Legge Literacy Endowment Fund, Steps Together Fund, Philanthropy Plus Michael Coss Brain Injury Fund, Noura Homes Community Fund.

‘When your heart tells you it’s Foundation-Directed Funds James Gordon Stewart Fund, Coquitlam Foundation Community Fund, Johnston Legacy Fund, Della and Cam Grant Fund, CF 125 Legacy Fund. time to help people in your community, but your head doesn't know where to turn, it's How we can help you. How you can help us time to look to the Coquitlam

Foundation. We're your Eligible applicants for organization to two There are several ways grants, bursaries or consecutive years. individuals or organizations hometown partner in scholarships include local can team with the The Coquitlam Foundation philanthropy, helping you help individuals and groups, foundation to supports its supports a number of areas subject to the requirement community work. They can your neighbours through of interest, including youth that the grants be made donate to an already- and seniors, health delivery primarily for the benefit of existing fund or make an charitable initiatives as simple and support, community Coquitlam citizens. unrestricted donation to be services, public safety, as a one-time donation to our used at the foundation’s Community organizations people at risk, education, discretion. Interested parties general fund or as profound as should be registered with heritage, the environment can also establish funds, to the Canada Revenue and arts and culture. the establishment of an be managed by the Agency and the The foundation publishes foundation, to support endowment fund. Look to the commitment of the advertisements every specific causes or initiatives. organization must be to the January requesting grant Coquitlam Foundation when citizens of the City of And, finally, anyone in the and bursary applications. Coquitlam. community can support us you're looking to help.’ The closing date for by attending our The foundation limits the applications is usually late fundraising events. Watch frequency of grants it February. Awards are our website upcoming awards to an individual or distributed in the spring. events.

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