Investment Readiness Program Funding

The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) offers funding between $10,000 to $100,000 (with the average funding size of approximately $40,000) to support social purpose organizations, which includes non-profits, charities, co-ops, and for-profit social enterprises, to move along the continuum from great ideas to investment-ready. In the midst of COVID-19, social purpose organizations are especially critical for BC’s recovery efforts by helping to address some of the biggest social, economic, cultural, and environmental challenges we face.

For a short video describing the program, click here. 

Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with the UBC Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing and Vancity Community Foundation, is offering IRP funding to organizations in Metro Vancouver and areas in BC not covered by other partners in the program, notably the Sunshine Coast, Sea-to-Sky Corridor, the ‎Thompson-Nicola District and the Kootenays. Note that Vancouver Foundation is NOT covering the following regions: Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Northern BC & Cariboo, and Abbotsford & the Fraser Valley. For contact information in these regions, please click here. 

For all other information, visit the Vancouver Foundation webpage here. 

Deadline: October 9, 2020 at 5pm