FortisBC believes strongly in being active partners with the communities we serve and supports more than 200 community-based initiatives and organizations throughout the south interior of British Columbia each year. We strive to support a variety of programs through donations funding, employee volunteerism and event sponsorship.
Application process
Every request is carefully evaluated to determine fit with our community investment program. Programs or projects must be based or active in the communities in which FortisBC operates and meet a recognized community need in one of the following categories:
- Safety – projects that promote electrical safety, personal safety and accident avoidance;
- Education – projects that promote electrical trades, literacy, leadership and safety; or,
- Environment – projects that directly benefit the environment.
- Aboriginal – projects that meet the unique needs of First Nations communities.
The applicant must not be any of the following:
- Organizations or initiatives normally funded by the tax base (through any level of government)
- Churches or other denominational organizations
- Fraternal or labour organizations
If you would like to apply for funding in our Community Investment Program, please complete an application form and send to:
FortisBC Community Investment
Suite 100, 1975 Springfield Road
Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 7V7
Email: electricity.communityinvestment@fortisbc.com
Fax : 1-866-540-6732
You can expect a decision within 30 days on whether or not FortisBC can provide the support that you have requested. The response time may be prolonged if there is an unexpectedly high volume of requests, or if your request is incomplete and we must contact you for additional information.