Osprey Community Foundation

Sheba Seniors Grants

INTAKE IS NOW CLOSED: Next Grant intake will be Spring 2027.

2026 Grant Recipients can log in to Osprey Community Foundation’s online system (Finalize grant agreements, reporting, etc):

• Registered non-profit organizations may now apply to the Foundation without a sponsorship arrangement with a Qualified Donee.
• Grants to organizations that are not registered charities or listed municipalities may be subject to additional reporting requirements.

Sheba Seniors Grants primary purpose is to support the physical and mental well-being of senior citizens, through funding of programs and services in Nelson and RDCK Areas E and F. Osprey Community Foundation defines seniors to be individuals over 65 years of age.

2026 SUBMISSIONS

If you are applying for a 2026 Grant your project must take place between June 1st 2026 and June 1st 2027. Application deadline is April 14th, 2026.

To apply complete the online form on our website. First time visitors will need to register.
While online grant applications are preferred and will ensure that all the information we require is received and processed accurately, Osprey still accepts manual applications. Contact us at admin@ospreycommunityfoundation.ca for an application.

• Projects that qualify for Osprey grants serve residents of the City of Nelson and RDCK Areas E and F.
• In the budget section under revenues, include all donors to whom you have applied to for funding or from whom you have already received funding for this project. Osprey may share summary information about your grant application with other local granting bodies.

Low Priority Activities:
We do not want organizations to become dependent on Osprey for their operational sustainability. However we will consider grants for strategic projects that will boost an organization’s operational capacity, or for the launch of new organizations providing programs in emerging and high priority service areas of specific interest to the Foundation, if there is evidence these programs can be sustained.

Activities of religious organizations that primarily serve their membership and/or their direct religious purposes, unless the community at large will benefit significantly.

Other Low Priority Activities:

ONLINE
Applications are accepted on our online application system. First time visitors will need to register. 

MANUAL APPLICATIONS
While online grant applications are preferred and will ensure that all the information we require is received and processed accurately, Osprey still accepts manual applications. Contact us at admin@ospreycommunityfoundation.ca for an application.

 Click here to preview the 2026 application.