Here is what you need to know before you apply for a grant.

Any member church of the Okanagan Pentecostal Camp Society or group of member churches with current membership fees paid up to date may submit a written or web-based grant application to request funding for specific projects or events.  Grants can only make up to 50% of the required budget of the event.

Membership Fees:  Churches with 1-50 members:  $100; Churches with more than 50 members:  $200

Deadlines:  Midnight on October 1st (for events taking place during the October through March grant period) and Midnight on April 1st (for events taking place during the April through September grant period)

Application Checklist:

Please submit a grant application form through our website (APPLY NOW)

  1. Category of event (camps, retreats, seminars, conferences, community outreach events, short-term missions projects)
  2.  Name of event, coordinator and member church
  3. Address, Phone number, e-mail and Registered Charity number
  4. A Description of the Project
  5. The Benefit and Focus of the Project
  6. The Budget of the project
  7. Amount requested for Grant Subsidy

The submitted applications are presented to the Grant Review Committee, who suggest to the Society’s Executive the amount of grant monies each application should be rewarded.  These considerations are based upon the following criteria:

  1.  Society money available
  2. Membership dues paid up
  3. Charity number submitted
  4. Event dynamics
    1. What kind of event is this? (Camp, retreat, seminar, etc)
    2. Where does it take place (In-house, local, regional, global, etc)
    3. What percentage of the budget does the grant cover (up to 50%)
    4. How many people are impacted by the event?
    5. What other sources of funding are in place for the event?
    6. Is there a registration fee for participants of the event?
    7. Is there a priority history between this event and OPCS?
    8. Late submissions:  (potential penalty: 20% off of final grant monies to be given)
    9. No Report received (potential penalty: 20% off of future grant monies to be given)

The Grant Committee meets within one week after the deadline.  Upon Executive approval, applicants will be contacted to what they were approved for.  The Treasurer will send out cheques one month after the application deadline.