The Holy Family Lutheran Legacy Fund was established December 2022 when the Holy Family Lutheran Church donated $101,000.00 with the goal that its ministry in Yellowknife would continue even after the congregation closes officially on December 31, 2022.Read more about the Fund here.

The Yellowknife Community Foundation administers the Tom Williams Memorial Scholarship and Alfred Moses Memorial Scholarship for Housing NWT. Established in 2023 by Housing NWT in memory of Tom Williams and Alfred Moses, the purpose of these scholarships is to support residents of the Northwest Territories pursuing post-secondary education in a field related to housing.

The Ian Legaree Youth Leadership Fund was established in 2025 by his family shortly after his passing. This fund recognizes Ian’s outstanding contributions to youth development in the NWT. Ian mentored countless youth as the Head Coach of the Yellowknife Polar Bear Swim Club and spent over 20 years coaching and officiating at major events. As Director of Sport, Recreation, and Youth for the Government of the Northwest Territories from 1989 to 2020, Ian played a key part of initiatives like the Arctic Winter Games and the Youth Ambassadors participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (NWT Program). More information about the Ian Legaree Youth Leadership fund can be found here.

Established in 2004 in memory of Jenny Gamble-Fournier. Jenny was a little girl when her family moved to Yellowknife in 1978. After graduating high school, she spent a year in Europe and then went on to complete Carleton University’s journalism program, although her real passion was art history. Jenny worked in Yellowknife briefly before returning to Europe to be with her fiancé, Chris Fournier. Jenny and Chris were married less than two months before she succumbed to bone cancer in 1999. A talented painter and poet with passionate spirit, Jenny was very proud of her Northern roots.

The Jerry and Monica Loomis Sahtu Education Legacy Fund was established in 2022. Jerry arrived in Norman Wells for two days to do an audit with Imperial Oil in the 1960s. Two days eventually turned to 51 years in the Sahtu. Monica found her way to Norman Wells also in the early 1960s where she met and married Jerry. Monica worked as a nurse for Imperial Oil in the company’s nursing station until a more modern nursing station was built in the 1970s where she continued until her retirement. It was only fitting that the nursing station in Norman Wells was named Monica Loomis Health Centre as tribute to her long-standing contributions to the people and the community. Monica increasingly became a prominent figure in Norman Wells while reaching and touching the lives of many in outlying communities and into larger Northern centers. Monica loved the north, its land and its people.

Established in 2011 by his family to recognize John’s helpful spirit and love of flying and as an enduring contribution to the development of skill and safety in helicopter operation. Born and raised in Yellowknife, John was a young man of genuine wit, warmth and intelligence. Regular trips to the family’s cabin at Prelude Lake shaped John’s childhood and inspired him to become a capable outdoorsman. He also loved to read, draw and tell stories. John learned to cross country ski at the Yellowknife Ski Club and later raced as a member of the NWT Ski Team. After graduating from Sir John Franklin High School in 2007, John worked at Con Mine like his father and grandfather. In 2008, he worked at exploration camps in Nunavut, where his experiences helped him decide to pursue a career as a commercial helicopter pilot. John’s remarkable ability to size up a person or situation, find its truth and funny side, no matter how grim, won him friends of all ages, and made him a natural leader. He had a way with words, and was always quick with comebacks, jokes and puns. His wide-ranging interests included history, travel, current events, boating, building and fixing things. Always ready and willing to help with practical assistance, a friendly joke and a smile, John was generous with his time in helping others. As a classmate from his flight school remembers, “John had a heart the size of Texas. He was forever picking up fellow students and giving them a ride to and from school or wherever they needed to go.” He was loyal to his friends and family. John became a commercial helicopter pilot and was killed in a helicopter accident July 23, 2010 at the age of 21.