Krannitz Family Fund
The Krannitz Family Fund supports charitable organizations devoted to environmental, wildlife, and humanitarian causes.
The Krannitz Family found they were giving more and more to charities every year without a plan. As a family they made annual charitable contributions, but wanted to be more strategic with their giving. They looked to the future and wondered about inheritances and the possible legacies that this could provide. They also questioned what would happen once retired when their monthly income was no longer adequate to continue to give at an impactful level to those organizations who depend on their ongoing annual contributions.
The Krannitz Family looked into creating a family foundation, however the costs to create and maintain a family foundation were way beyond what they were willing to consider. A friend/acquaintance at Vancity introduced them to the Vancity Community Foundation's Donor Advised Fund program. It was a perfect solution and in 2005 the Krannitz Family Fund was created. As a family, they never looked back.
Supporting People & The Environment
Originally the Fund tended to support environmental and wildlife charitable organizations solely. More recently it has broadened its support to include humanitarian causes in the realization that if people aren't doing well, the environment they live in will suffer. If the environment is to be protected, the people living in the area need to be looked after as well.
The Krannitz Family Fund supports charitable organizations and their volunteers that operate in British Columbia. Priorities are given to organizations with very low administration costs and as such, tend to be small or well supported through other means. The following organizations have been supported recently:
The Fraser Valley Gleaners
As a registered Canadian charity, FVG is both volunteer-run and donor-driven. On a daily basis, volunteers from many walks of life give of their time and energy to slice, dice, scrape, and mix our product. In short, FVG's receive produce, chop, slice and dice, dry and mix, and then release their finished product into the hands of reliable, reputable distribution partners.
Fresh and frozen produce is picked up by volunteer drivers on a daily basis. The volunteer staff transform this produce into a cut-up, ready-for-the-dryer mix that is then scraped and barrelled, and eventually transformed into a tasty just-add-water soup mix or dried apple chips.
Food For Famine
Food For Famine Society is a non-profit charitable organization located in Langley B.C., created to provide Cibo at no cost to children in need. Cibo (chi-bo) is a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for malnourished children in developing countries. Cibo was launched on October 16, 2009 in recognition of World Food Day, an annual event proclaimed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
O.W.L. Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is a non-profit organization, located in Delta, B.C. whose volunteers are dedicated to public education and the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned birds. Birds of prey injuries at O.W.L. have numbered over three hundred the past few years. Primary care for injured birds, ie. injections, tube feeding, and initial treatment of broken bones to stabilize, is administered by volunteers trained through seminars given by veterinarians from the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. Birds of prey are sent to OWL from all over British Columbia, other provinces and the U.S.A with the majority of birds arriving from the Lower Mainland.
Critter Care Wildlife Society
Critter Care Wildlife Society specializes in the treatment, care and release of sick, injured and orphaned Native Mammal species of British Columbia's Southern and Lower Mainland. They are the only facility in BC specializing in the care of mammals and one of only four Bear Rehab facilities in the province.
In addition to rehabilitation Critter Care is involved in community based education programs at primary, secondary, and collegiate levels. They also work to educate the public through involvement in civic groups, seniors homes and assist other wildlife management organizations. Their internship program has reached a new landmark this year extending invitations to more than 25 collegiate or post graduate students from every continent on the planet but Antarctica!
For the last 26 years Critter Care has been a part of the British Columbia community serving its people and its wildlife through education and rehabilitation. They are principally volunteer driven and depend solely on the support of the public to further their success.
David Suzuki Foundation
David Suzuki Foundation collaborates with Canadians from all walks of life, including government and business, to conserve our environment and find solutions that will create a sustainable Canada through science-based research, education and policy work. Their mission is to protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life, now and for the future.