{"id":130690,"date":"2024-02-12T09:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleyfoundation.ca\/\/?page_id=130690"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:58:37","slug":"cvcf-fresh-v1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleyfoundation.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Valley Community Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; back_image=&#8221;132971&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;10&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;185562&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; 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mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144366&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;fontsize-445851&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-t-top&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105868&#8243;]We Connect Ideas With Inspired Giving[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-846016&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; scale_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126642&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fvalleyfoundation.ca%2Fpages%2Fabout%2F|title:About%20CVCF&#8221;]Discover How[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;827216&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;102150&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;161857&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; back_color_solid=&#8221;#155469&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105803&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;534560&#8243;]The Community Foundation for the Columbia Valley[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;bottom&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-114434&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;156825&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;742753&#8243;]From Canal Flats to Spillimacheen, we create access to sustainable funding for local causes by offering grants and managing endowments on behalf of our donors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we support our region\u2019s nonprofit sector by publishing data to help define community needs, and by serving as a networking and resource hub.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;489263&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1000&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178470&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-114434&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; badge_style=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; radius=&#8221;xs&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;985243&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; 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shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;1000&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;109601&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;135033&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;489920&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;150&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;524005&#8243;]Give Back[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;711919&#8243;]When you give through our Community Foundation, you access local knowledge and support from our wide networks to provide the greatest impact on the causes you care the most about.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; 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