THE LEON AND THEA KOERNER FOUNDATION
Objectives, Regulations and Application Form

Obj ectives
The objectives of the Foundation are to foster higher education ,
cultural activities and the public welfare, particularly in British
Columbia.

The Foundation int~nds to stimulate and invigorate cultural

and educational life by enabling institutions and individuals to undertake
activities which would not be possible without special assistance.

The Foundation does not make grants to cover the routine operating
expenses of an organization, to meet deficits, to support research, or to
contribute to capital expenditures.

Grants will be made to institutions , or throu gh them to persons who
the Foundation beli eves will carry out responsibly th e proj ects proposed .
Such institutions include universities, libraries , organizations devot e e to
the fine arts and the preservation of histor , and other activities in the
Foundat ion's areas of interest, which are r ecognize d by th e taxation
authorities.

The foundation will normally g ive preference to projects arising in
th e Province of British Columbia.

It will, however , continue to e nt e rt ain

occasiona l requests from national bo dies in th e fie ld s of educa t ion , cultural
activities and health and welfare fo r the support of semi na r s , conferences ,
or other pro jects of national importance.

Applic a tions wi ll be judged and given pr cedence on their me r its;
final selections will be made by th ~ Boa rd of Gove rnors , acting

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advice of a Proj ec t s C mmitt e which i s cons itut e d for tli o t p ur pose .

Regulations Concerning the Award of Grants
1.

Each application shall contain a brief statement of the proposed
project; its scope, time required for completion, results sought,
total cost, grant requested from the Foundation, specific purposes
to which the grant will be applied, concise statement of resources
available for the project, and a resume of its present state.

2.

The Projects Committee of the Foundation considers all applications
in detail before fon~arding its recommendation to the Board of
Governors, who make the final decisions regarding them.

Either the

Committee or Board may utilize any advice and assistance which may
be of value in considering an application.

For this reason applicants

may wish to submit the names of suitable referees.
3.

Grants are to be used only for the purposes approved by the Foundation ;
any alteration in plans r ega rding either the purposes or the time period
must receive prior approval by the Foundation.

4.

Applications may be submitted at any time , but normally grants will be
recommended for approval at either the spring or fall meetings of the
Projects Commi tt ee .

The majority of applications are processed, and

grants recommended , at the spring mee tin g .

To ensure consideration at

the two meetings, applications should r each the Secretary of th e
Committee not later th an }.1a rch 1 and September 1 fo r the spring and fall
meetings respectively.

Grants are approved by the Governors at meetings

of the Board which normally take place in late ~p ril and late October ,
and the monies are distr ib uted during the two weeks following those
meetings.
5.

A grantee shall submit to the Secretary of the Projects Commi ttee on
or before the following March 1, a report of progress or outcome of
the project s upport e d by the grant .

An applicacion for a further grant

will not be considered until this report has been received .
6.

Applications are to be made out in duplicate, one copy to be retained
by the applican t.