The Creston – Kootenay Foundation (CKF) is YOUR organization. It was created in response to community needs. CKF is the vehicle for you as citizens to return to the Valley some of the benefits the Valley has given to you.

The Foundation builds permanent endowment funds to improve our quality of life. The Foundation’s core purposes are
•   to professionally manage, with the Vancouver Foundation, trust and endowment funds
•   distribute the net income from each fund through grants within your community.

A community foundation pools large and small charitable gifts. These gifts are Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Income Tax receiptable. The capital is never touched. It grows with each new gift, generating income to meet the wide range of community interests and needs for now and in future years.

Community Foundations are registered with CRA as tax exempt “public foundations.” They have a duty to the community to administer and account for the use of these funds.