Building Vibrant
Communities
Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation helps build vibrant communities through our Grant programs. Our Foundation is one of more than 200 similar organizations located all over Canada, helping communities be resilient places to live, work and play for generations to come.
We help build vibrant communities by cultivating community capacity.
Facilitate Donors
We work with donors to build endowment funds that ensure vibrant futures for our communities and neighbourhoods.
Grant Funds
We grant funds to the widest possible range of organizations and initiatives in order to meet the needs of our communities.
Build Connections
We bring neighbours together to stimulate new ideas, build participation, and strengthen community philanthropy.
Latest News
Neighbours Helping Neighbours: John and Robin’s Legacy for Oceanside
When John Dover and Robin Curry moved to Parksville in 2012, they noticed something right away. A lot of good was happening close to home, at the neighbourhood level. Volunteers were taking care of a park around the corner from where they lived. Neighbours were gathering for emergency preparedness meetings.
A Gift That Keeps Giving: Adella and Walter’s Legacy for Oceanside
When Adella and Walter wrote their Wills, they already knew they wanted their estate to go to charity. What they wanted is to figure out how to make the impact long lasting. That is what brought them to the Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation. A bequest left with us is not
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY – 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Lasting Impact
For 26 years, the Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation has turned local generosity into lasting impact. Since 1999, donors have helped build $9.32 million in endowed funds, with more than $2.4 million granted to over 160 local organizations.
In 2025 alone, $591,853 was donated, six new funds were created, and $174,773 returned to our community through grants, scholarships and neighbourhood initiatives.
Behind every number is a person, a group, or a local idea making Oceanside stronger. Explore the stories of generosity and impact happening right here in our community.
Our Values
Integrity
We are honest, respectful and ethical in all our thoughts and actions.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We are accountable to those with whom we work and to those we serve including donors, clients, and partners.
INCLUSIVITY
We are open to diverse thoughts and actions, recognizing that our communities and neighbourhoods include people.
INNOVATION
We are creative and inventive in our responses to opportunities and challenges.
PERSPECTIVE
We are conscious that our decisions and actions impact today’s and future generations.
LEVERAGE
We are rigorous in achieving maximum benefit from every relationship and opportunity.