Civic Partners funding

The City of Calgary’s Civic Partners are defined under the Investing in Partnerships Policy. The City invests in these organization to deliver effective programs and services in targeted areas, develop and advance strategies, and construct and manage assets. City funding for Civic Partners is listed in the tables below and includes the actual Council-approved operating and capital funding for the previous year, and the approved budget for current year funding.

Funding process: Operating and capital investments in Civic Partners are approved by Council during the budget process and are subject to adjustments by Council. Annually, Civic Partners report to the Community Development Committee.

Civic Partners - Operating funding

Organization	2022 Operating Funding (actual)	2023 Operating Funding (approved budget)
Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary (Hangar Flight Museum)	$411,358	$427,808
Arts Commons	$2,613,156	$2,817,826
Calgary Arts Development Authority Ltd.	$17,490,000	$19,189,600
Calgary Convention Centre Authority (Calgary TELUS Convention Centre)	$1,795,192	$2,755,672
Calgary Economic Development Ltd.	$9,752,765	$11,722,075
Calgary Public Library Board	$55,196,562	$57,375,537
Calgary Science Centre Society (TELUS Spark)	$2,254,857	$2,491,687
Calgary Sport Council Society (Sport Calgary)	$471,651	$1,118,047
Calgary Zoological Society (Calgary Zoo)	$8,454,907	$8,793,107
Contemporary Calgary Arts Society		$900,000
Federation of Calgary Communities	$216,428	$475,000
Fort Calgary Preservation Society	$1,168,871	$1,215,621
Heritage Calgary	$343,000	$585,880
Heritage Park Society	$3,869,787	$4,831,357
Lindsay Park Sports Society (MNP Community & Sport Hub)	$1,426,016	$1,483,057
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund Ltd.	$1,606,186	$2,509,638
Parks Foundation, Calgary	$193,000	$576,000
Platform Calgary	$1,470,256	$2,029,066
Silvera for Seniors	$7,830,000	$8,184,560
Tourism Calgary - Convention & Visitors Bureau	$3,150,673	$3,964,703
Tourism Calgary Special Events Fund	$3,966,000	$3,966,000
Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research	$214,053	$222,615
VCC Initiatives Ltd. (Vibrant Communities Calgary)	$484,000	$1,003,360

*At least 75% of the funds provided to Calgary Arts Development are distributed to Calgary’s arts and culture sector through a variety of grant programs. Learn more at http://www.calgaryartsdevelopment.com

**OCIF’s operating budget is funded through interest earned on the OCIF Reserve.

Civic Partners - Capital funding

Organization	2022 Capital Funding (actual)	2023 Capital Funding (approved budget)
Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary (Hangar Flight Museum)	$66,887	$559,500
Arts Commons	$1,259,000	$2,000,700
Calgary Convention Centre Authority (Calgary TELUS Convention Centre)	$2,262,819	$3,622,045
Calgary Film Centre Ltd.		$202,500
Calgary Public Library Board	$3,859,315	$4,964,418
Calgary Science Centre Society (TELUS Spark)	$291,863	$760,500
Calgary Zoological Society (Calgary Zoo)	$550,709	$1,601,640
Calgary Zoological Society (Calgary Zoo)- Canadian Wilds Project		$4,250,000
Calgary Zoological Society (Calgary Zoo)- Net Zero Emissions Program		$5,000,000
Contemporary Calgary Arts Society		$52,425
Fort Calgary Preservation Society	$160,094	$266,640
Heritage Park Society	$1,226,832	$3,837,750
Heritage Park Society - Wet Dock Replacement Project	$2,653,203	$406,036
Lindsay Park Sports Society (MNP Community & Sport Hub)	$200,121	$804,000
Platform Calgary	$406,183	$1,093,817
Silvera for Seniors	$763,182	$5,443,084
Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research	$150,690	$557,250
Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research - New Facility project		$4,200,000

Learn about other City of Calgary funding and grant amounts