Westoba Inspire Community Investment Program

Guidelines

To be eligible for funding, requests need to support community infrastructure projects that:

• Are initiated locally or have a clear local impact;
• Are inclusive and bring people together;
• Are long-term or multi-functional; and promote staying, participating and engaging in an enriched community.
• Beneficiary organizations must be a registered charity or have a designated fiscal agent that is a recognized charity accept the funds on their behalf.

What is a Fiscal Agent?

Organizations that do not have charitable status must have a registered charity accept the funds on their behalf/act as their fiscal agent.

Requests that are considered ineligible for funding include:

• Religious or politically oriented based requests;
• National or provincial focused charities that do not have a local impact;
• Anything that is organized for personal gain or individual and private business requests;
• Completed projects;

To inquire about the eligibility of your project, email us at buildingcommunity@westoba.com or stop by your local Westoba Branch to discuss your project anytime throughout the year.