| Formation | 1921 |
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| Headquarters | 1350 – One Lombard Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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The Winnipeg Foundation is a registered charity and community foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Established in 1921, it is the oldest community foundation in Canada.[1]
The Foundation is dedicated primarily to the social improvement of Winnipeg. It pools and permanently invests gifts from donors to support the local charitable sector, through grants in a broad range of areas, including; community service, education and employment, health, environment, heritage, arts and culture, and recreation.[2]
In 2024, it received over $541 million in gifts and distributed $91.6 million to approximately 1,100 charitable organizations.[3]. The Winnipeg Foundation maintains an endowment fund with assets of approximately $2.4 Billion.[4]
History
[edit]The Winnipeg Foundation was founded in 1921 with a gift of $100,000 from local businessman and banker, William Forbes Alloway.[5] Founding board members included Justice Robert Maxwell Dennistoun, Chief Justice Thomas Graham Mathers, Archdeacon R.B. McElheran, and Hugh John MacDonald.[6] In 2001, the Foundation experienced an unprecedented gift when it received a $100 million donation—at the time it was the largest gift ever made to a Canadian community foundation - from Randall Moffat and his family. Moffat is the former president of Moffat Communications.[5]
In 2003, The Winnipeg Foundation made its largest grant to date ($6 million) to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.[5] In 2012, the Foundation surpassed $300 million in total cumulative grants.[7] In 2014, the Foundation made $22.9 million in grants to 860 charitable organizations.[8] In 2020, it received over $187 million in gifts and distributed $73 million to approximately 1,000 charitable organizations.[1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Who We Are & What We Do". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "Granting". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "WpgFdn Annual Report Summary 2024_Online". online.flippingbook.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Audit Financial Statements of The Winnipeg Foundation" (PDF). September 30, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-01-23.
- ^ a b c "History". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Appointing and Past Board". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "History - About Us - the Winnipeg Foundation". Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ^ "Who We Are & What We Do". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Stability and support in the face of a global pandemic: Highlights from The Winnipeg Foundation's 2020 Year (PDF) (Report). The Winnipeg Foundation. 2020.
External links
[edit]- The Winnipeg Foundation
- Canada Revenue Agency registered charity information database: The Winnipeg Foundation
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