The 2025 Award Season is now open! April 15th - May 31st 2025
The Yukon Foundation is honoured to work with donors who have designated that specific organizations receive an annual disbursement from their fund. Click any underlined name to learn more about the Yukoners who are being honoured or remembered.
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BRUCE & PAT HARVEY
A designated fund established by the Rotary Club of Whitehorse (dissolved in 2022) to honour long-time Rotary member Bruce Harvey, and his wife Pat. From 1999 to 2019, grants from this fund were used to provide bursaries to participants of the Annual Rotary Music Festival. The Festival is currently on hold.
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A designated fund established in memory of Philip Daniels to be directly awarded to CNIB to support guide dog activities in the Yukon.
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A designated fund established by bequest to be directly awarded to the Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society.
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A designated fund established by the Grey Mountain Lions Club to be directly awarded to Special Olympics Yukon.
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TED & NICKY HARRISON (Not available in 2024)
A designated fund established to support the Ted Harrison Artist Retreat Society.
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2007 CANADA WINTER GAMES ABORIGINAL SPORT LEGACY
A designated fund established by the Government of Yukon to help support and promote sports programs for Yukon aboriginal people. The primary beneficiary of this fund is the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle.
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YUKON SCOUT COUNCIL - SHAWN KITCHEN MEMORIAL
A travel bursary to assist Yukon scouting youth and registered Yukon scouter adults to attend Canadian jamborees and world jamborees.
Thirteen designated student award funds were established by Yukon College, now Yukon University. These funds are named in recognition of the following Yukoners, Yukon businesses, and Yukon organizations: ​
- ATCO Electric
- Dylan Alexis
- John Ritter
- Na-cho Nyäk Dunn
- Northwestel
- Rolf & Margaret Hougen
- Rotary Club of Whitehorse
- Stephen & Debra Osborne
- Sysco Foods
- Terry Weninger - President's Award
- Yukon Outfitters Association
- Yukon School of the Visual Arts
- Yukon University Board of Governors
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