We are motivated and inspired by people like you who are making great things happen. Where we can, we’d love to lend our support! Our small sponsorships range anywhere from $150 to $1000 depending on the event, the impact on the community and the sponsorship value to our business. All applications will be considered as long as they meet our funding criteria; however, preference will be given to those applications that positively impact the greatest number of people and that offer recognition for Interior Savings.

Eligibility Criteria

Each year we receive hundreds of requests for support from deserving community groups. Regrettably, we can’t support them all, so we’ve created some guidelines that help us determine if a project is a strong fit with our community investment focus.

Applicants for Sponsorship will only be considered if they are:

• Community-based non-profit, volunteer, or charitable organizations.
• Serving Okanagan, Nicola Valley, Thompson and Central Interior communities (Oliver, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon, Chase, Kamloops, Barriere, Clearwater, Ashcroft, Lillooet, Merritt, Prince George, Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope, and Fort Nelson).
• Submitted at least eight (8) weeks in advance of the event or project.

Your application must clearly demonstrate how the program or event will:

• Benefit the greatest number of people for the longest period of time. Preference will be given to programs or events that further one or more of Interior Savings’ community impact objectives:
• Empowering parents of young children, with a focus on family and financial literacy.
• Promoting and enhancing mental wellness.
• Enhancing social connection with age and helping to build a more age-friendly community.
• Supporting a strong, cooperative local economy with a focus on cooperative development and social innovation.
• Benefit Interior Savings and its members.
• Measure results.

We are unable to support programs that:

• Take place outside of our market area.
• Do not provide a request through our website.
• Are retroactive in nature.
• Only benefit one individual or family.
• Benefit "elite" sports teams like 'all-star', 'rep', 'select', or 'traveling' teams.
• Support travel costs or operating costs to sustain a facility/program.
• Have a specific political or religious affiliation or represent a conflict of interest for Interior Savings, i.e. specific programs which are considered to be controversial, or where Interior Savings considers the issue to be one about which our members may have significantly divergent views.

We look forward to receiving your request. Please use the link below to tell us how this sponsorship will help make a big difference for our communities, our members and our credit union.

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