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On July 21st, 2026, the Yellowknife Community Foundation held its annual student award ceremony at Somba K’e Civic Plaza to celebrate the year’s cohort of scholarship recipients.

It was truly beautiful to see the community gather in support of its students, accompanied by sunshine, great music, and delicious food from the farmers’ market. We can’t wait for next year.

We would like to thank our fund advisors and community partners for their support: 

  • Amanda Mallon
  • Robert and Anna Tumchewics
  • Doreen Cleary
  • Stephen Dunbar, Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
  • Terence Courtoreille, Housing NWT
  • Shawna Lampi-Legaree, Sean Legaree, and Stephen Legaree 
  • TJ Ebbeling
  • Robert Charpentier
  • Matthew Jodoin, Parsons
  • Northwyne Music
  • Back Bay Productions
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2026 Grantees

In 2026, the Yellowknife Community Foundation disbursed over $250,000 in grants as follows:

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The Yellowknife Small Grants Program offers micro-grants of up to $1,000 for individual residents of Yellowknife, Ndilǫ, and Dettah to build community, and help improve it. The first ever batch of grants was awarded in Fall 2025 to eight community members, including Lani Cooke for her project, Yeah for Yoga.

Since June 2025, Lani has been teaching a one hour yoga class twice a week in the brand new Avens Pavilion studio. She used the grant to enhance the Avens yoga experience with upgraded exercise chairs, blocks, mats, blankets, and a storage cabinet.

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“I have fun teaching my students and they have fun with the various postures, mudras, and chants.” – Lani Cooke

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Yellowknife Small Grants are based on the simple but powerful idea that everyone has something to contribute.

Your support helps community members like Lani can bring their ideas to life. 

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