City council is being asked to award $158,366 to 17 community organizations to assist with their property taxes.

“Recommended grants vary for each organization based on the policy’s tiered criteria, and range between 50 per cent and 100 per cent of the property taxes owed by the organization,” says the administrative report prepared for council.

“Applicants are required to submit their latest available financial statements in order for their applications to be assessed against the criteria.”

The grants range in value from a low of $100 for the Valleyview Community Association to a high of $44,489 for the MacBride Museum Society.

Council is scheduled to vote at its meeting next Monday to direct administration to bring forward the bylaw required to issue the grants.

The organizations and the amounts recommended are as follows:

• Downtown Urban Garden Society – $480;

• Golden Age Society – $5,164;

• Guild Society – $18,429;

• Hospice Yukon Society – $1,948;

• Humane Society Yukon – $6,291

• Kaushee’s Place Housing Society – $13,791

• LDÅY (Learning Disabilities Association Yukon) – $1,240

• Maryhouse – $2,647;

• Whitehorse Legion Branch – $10,016;

• Softball Yukon – $24,947;

• Softball Yukon, Robert Service Way softball diamonds – $741;

• Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle – $8,945;

• Whitehorse Rifle and Pistol Club – $5,751;

• Yukon Broomball Association – $4,725;

• Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society – $8,615.

The administrative report notes the full amount of taxes owed by the 17 community organizations is $218,140.

Eight community organizations that received grants last year did not apply this year, says the report.

Under the city grant policy, organizations can receive a maximum of $50,000 per year in grants from the city.