The Salmo Valley Fund was established in 2011 when a generous donation of seed money from the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation was combined with an administrative partnership between the Nelson-based Osprey Community Foundation and the Salmo Community Resource Society.
We subsequently ran a successful campaign that raised over $20,000 from citizens, community groups, and businesses in order to access $50,000 in matching funds from the Columbia Basin Trust’s endowment support program.
Our granting program is administered by a local steering committee in partnership with the Osprey Community Foundation. Members of our steering committee are:
Mike van Wijk, Chair
Maureen Berk
Jack Jansen-Steenberg
Virginia Stockdale
Kurtis Paddison
Maureen Gagnier
New members are welcome!