# Community Foundation of North Okanagan

> Community Foundation of North Okanagan is a VC fund backing Social Assistance and Commercial. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vernon, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cfnokanagan
- Website: https://cfno.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Community-Foundation-North-Okanagan-249457612070644/

Community Foundation of North Okanagan is a VC fund in Vernon focused on Social Assistance and Commercial. Community foundations are charitable organizations dedicated to improving communities in specific geographic areas. We do this by pooling the charitable gifts of donors to create endowment funds and using the investment income to make grants. Community foundations also provide leadership – monitoring our area’s quality of life and convening people,ideas, and resources to help build stronger and more resilient communities. A community foundation is truly a charity for all charities!

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Assistance | 2 | 100% |
| Commercial | 1 | 50% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |
| Residential | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Propolis housing cooperative | Propolis housing cooperative offers a network of housing opportunities in Kamloops. | $1.1M | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2025 | https://www.propoliscooperative.com/ |
| VENTURE TRAINING (VDACL) | Vernon and District Association for Community Living (VDACL), otherwise known as Venture Training, is Greater Vernon's 'pioneer agency'; proudly supporting adults with developmental disabilities with social, educational and vocational skill building since 1955. With a progressive Board of Directors and more than 150 qualified staffmembers, Venture Training continues to lead the way as we celebrate 63 years supporting local people. We provide services for more than 200 participants; currently offering 19 distinctive interactive programs which empower individuals to use their strengths with 'hands on' skill building opportunities to enrich the quality of their life | $12K | Grant | Sep 17, 2019 | https://x.com/Venture1955 |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BC Interior Community Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bc-interior-community-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Central Okanagan Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/central-okanagan-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Community Foundation Of South Okanagan Similkameen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/community-foundation-of-south-okanagan-similkameen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Hamber Foundation — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shuswap Community Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shuswap-community-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Community Foundation of North Okanagan invest in?

Community Foundation of North Okanagan invests primarily in Social Assistance, Commercial and Non Profit startups, most often at Grant and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Community Foundation of North Okanagan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Community Foundation of North Okanagan closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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