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Yukon Scout Council Fund Renamed in Memory of Shawn Kitchen

August 5, 2020

“No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.”

- Robert Baden-Powell

The Yukon Scout Council Fund has been renamed...

Applications are now open for the COVID-19 Emergency Community Support Fund

June 30, 2020

The Yukon Foundation is supporting vulnerable Yukoners through the COVID-19 Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF)

The Yukon Foundation is proud to be working with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada to deliver funding locally to Yukoners to en...

Yukon Foundation announces a new fund established in memory of Dr. Brent Slobodin.

April 10, 2020

Dr. Brent Slobodin (1957-2019) was a dedicated student of the humanities and lover of literature. He earned a Ph.D. in 20th century Canadian foreign policy from Queen’s University and taught history at that university and at Yukon College for many years.

Dr. Slob...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Yukon Foundation Modernization Initiative

February 26, 2020

The Yukon Foundation would like to modernize its administrative and communications systems. With the support of a Yukon Community Development Fund grant, the Yukon Foundation is now looking for an individual or team to review and modernize the its administrative system...

INSPIRE SONG – NORTH FOR 90 AWARD HONOURS MEMORY OF AYLIE SPARKES, YUKON MUSICIAN

July 25, 2019

Four Yukon youth will be receiving $675 each from the Inspire Song – North for 90 Award to help them write original music.

Yukon musician, Gordie Tentrees, established the award to honour the memory of Aylie Sparkes, a fellow Yukon musician who passed away from cancer i...

Yukon Foundation Launches "Yukoners Helping Yukoners" Videos

December 17, 2018

Video series will tell stories of donors and beneficiaries as the Yukon Foundation celebrates record scholarship and project disbursements in 2018.

The Yukon Foundation released the first wave of its new “Yukoners Helping Yukoners” series of video stories today. The ser...

Margaret & Rolf Hougen Make a Major Donation to the Yukon Foundation

December 12, 2018

$20,000 gift by one the Yukon Foundation’s founding members boosts future scholarships

The Yukon Foundation is pleased to announce a signature donation of $20,000 by Margaret and Rolf Hougen. The contribution will fund future scholarships for the study, preservation and...

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