In determining which projects to support, Foundation staff and Governors ask the following questions:

• Does it fit our legislated mandate?
• Is it in line with our mission statement (i.e. To support sustainable real estate and land use practices for the benefit of British Columbians)?
• Does it focus on aligning resources and leading learning related to sustainable land use practices?
• Does it meet basic criteria?
  • Is the applicant a non-profit organization? (includes charitable societies, local governments, professional associations, and other groups which are legally "non-profit")
  • Involve logical partners
  • Target real estate/land use practitioners and/or key public audiences
  • Encourage best practices
  • Fill a previously unmet need
  • Increase the capacity of an organization, sector, or community to improve real estate and/or land use practices
  • Does it have realistic objectives and a reasonable budget?
• Does it meet our effectiveness criteria?
  • Leadership & innovation
  • Partnership & collaboration
  • Sustainability/longevity
  • Scalability/replicability

Funding Criteria Review - July update

What's new?

Since January 2011 we have been undertaking a review of the Real Estate Foundation's funding criteria to achieve greater impact in fulfilling the organization's mandate and mission.

At the Foundation’s June 2011 strategy meetings, the Board of Governors approved the following grants program focus areas to be formally implemented in March 2012:

• Built Environment
• Fresh Water Sustainability
• Sustainable Food Systems

These focus areas are in addition to support allocated to BC real estate industry organizations for real estate-specific public and professional education, research, and law and policy reform.

How will this affect grant applicants?

Over the next several months, the Foundation will develop underlying criteria that will apply to the three focus areas. Many of the kinds of projects that receive Real Estate Foundation grants currently will continue to be eligible under the new criteria to be announced in March 2012.

Please visit the links at left for current information on funding criteria, exclusions, and recent grants approved, and feel free to contact our grants program staff with your questions.