The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia manages a variety of funds that, together, have a combined asset base of over $10 million. Although each fund is unique, they all support a particular community, cause or initiative in Nova Scotia and contribute to our vision of having strong and vibrant communities that embrace philanthropy as a means of growth and future development. Our current list of funds include:
Emergency Community Support Fund
Donor Directed Funds
- Carolyn’s Fund
- Colin Chipman Memorial Fund
- Embracing Wellness Fund
- Gluten-Free Pantry Fund
- Greater Love Fund
- JADE Fund
- JSF Fund
- JStrong Foundation (Jaden Robinson)
- The Levenhurst Foundation
- Raphael Foundation
- South Shore Hospice Palliative Care Society
- T.S. Rosewater Fund
Community Funds
- Annapolis Royal Community Fund
- Bridgetown Area Community Fund
- Cumberland County Community Fund
- Eastern Shore Community Fund
- Glace Bay Community Fund
- Lunenburg County Community Fund
- North Shore Area Community Fund
- West Hants Community Fund
- Wolfville Community Fund
- Yarmouth Area Community Fund
Charitable Endowment Funds
- Alice M. Power Environmental Educational Fund
- Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens Fund
- Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Fund
- Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Preservation Fund
- Don and Elaine Peelings Fund
- Eastern Shore Heritage Preservation Fund
- Fondation Communautaire du Grand-Havre
- Gaelic Community Development Fund
- Green Shield Canada Impact Fund
- Halifax Refugee Clinic Foundation
- Halifax Regional Police Foundation
- Healing the Bruises Fund
- Heart of the Bay Fund
- Helen Creighton Folklore Society Fund
- Historic Saint Paul’s Preservation Fund
- Hospice Society of Victoria County
- Le Fonds La Picasse
- Local Food Fund - South Shore School Food Project
- Marigold Community Arts Foundation
- Mountains and Meadows Fund
- Nova Scotia Nature Trust Fund
- Osprey Arts Fund
- Ruby Fund
- Shelburne County Arts Council Fund for the Arts
- The Big Sing Fund
- The North British Society Charitable Trust - a Fund of The Scots
- Walter Harris Callow Foundation
- Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve Fund
Scholarships and Awards
- Lt(N) Andrew Franklyn Webster Memorial Scholarship
- Buddy Daye Scholarship Fund
- Burns Lodge Legacy Scholarship Fund
- *Chantal Duguay Memorial Scholarship
- Davin Moxsom Rugby Scholarship
- Donald Lee Eagles Memorial Scholarship
- Earle and Janet Reid Scholarship
- *Ethel F. Grant Eagles Scholarship
- Fondation communautaire du Grand-Havre bourses d’études
- Hugh Douglas Langin Fund
- James McGregor Stewart Award
- John Abbass Sr. Memorial Scholarship
- Loretta Saunders Community Scholarship Fund
- New Canadian Education Award
- Oliver Fund
- Peter & Joan Oliver Arts Scholarship
- *Rita Joe Scholarship Fund
- Robert Sampson Integrity Award
- *Stephen LeBlanc Memorial Award
- Storas na h-Oigridh (Treasures of Youth) Fund
- Will Sutherland Award
Other Grants and Awards