Varshney Family FoundationEst. 1995

Established in 1995, the Varshney Family Foundation has made impactful donations across education, healthcare, and homelessness solutions.

For fifteen consecutive years the family organized an annual charity golf tournament at the University of British Columbia, raising over $1 million for a range of causes across that run.

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Partner organizations

Areas of focus

Four pillars
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Education

Scholarships, endowed chairs and mentorship programs that widen access to higher learning, with a focus on first-generation students and applied research.

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Healthcare

Capital grants and unrestricted operating support for hospitals, research institutes and frontline community health organizations.

03

Homelessness

Long-term partnerships with shelters and social enterprises addressing homelessness, youth in crisis and pathways out of poverty.

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Community & Culture

Support for the cultural institutions, arts societies and civic organizations that hold Vancouver and the broader diaspora together.

Supported

A record of quiet support.

Over the years, the Foundation has proudly supported a diverse array of hospitals, schools, shelters and cultural institutions.

  • BC Children's Hospital
  • Canuck Place
  • Covenant House
  • Dalai Lama Centre for Peace + Education
  • Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
  • Foundations For Social Change
  • Indian Summer Arts Society
  • Instruments Beyond Borders
  • One Prosper International
  • Room to Read
  • Science World
  • SVP Vancouver
  • The Sauder School of Business at UBC
  • UBC Asian Studies Center
  • The University of British Columbia
  • Simon Fraser University
  • St. Paul's Hospital, incl. the Maternity Ward
  • Vancouver Police Foundation
  • VGH Vancouver General Hospital
Contact

How to contribute.

To contribute to our ongoing philanthropic endeavours, please send donations to the Varshney Family Foundation. Alternatively, call or email us for further information as to how you can support, including through donation of publicly traded securities. In either case, you will receive a charitable donation tax receipt.

Email
charity@varshneycapital.com
Telephone
+1 604-684-2181
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