Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Little Flower Academy Foundation

Little Flower Academy Foundation is the dedicated fundraising and investment vehicle for Little Flower Academy, an independent Catholic high school for girls in Vancouver, British Columbia. The foundation channels charitable donations, leadership gifts, endowments and planned gifts into long-term financial support for the school. Its activities help keep a faith-based girls’ education accessible and ensure that key programs, facilities and student supports remain well resourced.

A central mandate of the foundation is to manage major gifts and endowed funds. Through effective asset management and growth in endowments, it generates a stable stream of income that benefits Little Flower Academy in perpetuity. This investment income is used to enhance academic and co-curricular programs, strengthen campus infrastructure and support strategic priorities such as the Flourish campus redevelopment campaign.

The foundation plays a direct role in student access through need-based bursary funding. As described in the school’s tuition and financial aid information, extensive bursary support is made available via the LFA Foundation for families for whom tuition is a barrier to entry. Financial aid awards are based on an independent needs assessment and are allocated according to each family’s demonstrated financial gap, functioning much like internal scholarships or grants.

In addition to bursaries, donor-funded initiatives supported by the foundation have helped replace school vehicles, equip classrooms with updated technology, underwrite campus ministry initiatives and retreats, and provide ongoing resources for student council activities and other student-led programs.

The foundation stewards a growing endowment for Little Flower Academy. Endowed gifts are held in perpetuity, with only investment earnings spent each year. Donors can create or contribute to named funds that support areas such as bursaries, specific academic or extracurricular programs, or broader school priorities. These endowed funds form a long-term financial base for the school.

Major capital and strategic priorities are advanced through campaigns like the Flourish campaign, which is designed to fund a transformational campus master plan aligned with LFA’s centenary. Leadership gifts and multi-year pledges managed through the foundation help finance new learning spaces, arts and athletics facilities, and other capital projects.

The foundation also promotes planned giving. It provides information on bequests, life insurance gifts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, securities donations and gifts of property. Legacy donors are recognized through the Ad Lucem Society, and leadership donors are celebrated in the Founders’ Circle, which highlights annual giving across several contribution levels.

While the foundation does not operate open-call grant competitions, it is a meaningful grantmaker within the Little Flower Academy community. Its funding is directed to LFA students, families and programs through bursaries, scholarships, program enhancements and capital investments. By mobilizing alumnae, parents and community supporters, the foundation helps ensure that students benefit from strong spiritual formation, rigorous academics, robust arts and athletics and an inclusive student life.

Through consistent stewardship of gifts and endowments, Little Flower Academy Foundation contributes to the long-term sustainability of Catholic girls’ education in Vancouver and supports multiple forms of financial assistance and program funding year after year.