Charity Donation Request Information
The proceeds from this community event are gifted to various qualifying Registered Charitable Organizations. The Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Society Board of Directors gather for a post-event meeting in July of each year to review the applications received and gift available funds to qualifying and deserving applications. The application process takes place between May 1st and June 15th each year.
Charity Support Request Form
Access to the Charity Support Request Form is now closed for the 2010 term. Please come back as of May 1st, 2011 to download the 2011 Request Form.
When are charity funds dispersed?
The OFOA Society volunteer board of directors have a special meeting in July to review the applications and upon completion of their review of the requests; the successful organizations will be sent a congratulations letter with their charity funds during the month of August.
What organizations received charity funds?
The Registered Charitable organizations who received a total of $65,000 in charity funds as a result of the 2009 event include:
Agur Lake Camp Society, British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Community Foundation of the South Okanagan - OFOA Legacy Fund, D.A.R.E. British Columbia Society - Penticton, D.A.R.E. British Columbia Society - Summerland, Dragonfly Pond Family Society, Kidsport Canada, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (British Columbia Division), Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs, Okanagan College Foundation, Okanagan-Similkameen Neurological Society, Pathways: Addictions Resource Centre, Penticton & District Community Resource Society, Penticton Early Childhood Education Society (P.E.A.C.H.E.S.), Penticton Fire Department, Penticton Writers and Publishers, Princess Margaret Secondary School, S. S. Sicamous Restoration Society, South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
The Society also provided scholarships for the following educational institutions:
Okanagan College Foundation; Penticton Secondary School; Princess Margaret Secondary School; and Summerland Secondary School
For a listing of what organizations received funds in past years, visit our history page. For more information on the OFOA event History.
What is the Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Legacy Fund?
The legacy fund was established in 2005 so the Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Society will always provide the opportunity to 'give back' to the community should the OFOA event ever cease to take place, by having the CFSO disperse the interest on the funds on an annual basis. This fund was established with the proceeds from the first 10 years that the event. While the event is still taking place, that years interest is reinvested into the fund and, if net proceeds are available, additional monies are added to the legacy fund on an annual basis. The fund is being managed by the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan.
How much money has the OFOA Society donated back to the community?
The Okanagan Fest-of-Ale Society is thrilled to be able to 'give back' to the community and has dispursed $247,144.63 in cash since 2003. This is only possible through your support of the annual community event and the successful management of the OFOA Society. Thank you!