Armin & Denise Martens Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · East ST Paul, Manitoba · BN 856893227RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($207,054) as filed with the CRA.
Armin & Denise Martens Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in East ST Paul, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported -$1.2M in revenue and $207K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $130K in 2024, the largest being $55K to North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to -$1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The charity made gifts to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -$1.2M | $207K | — | — | $130K | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $218K | $354K | — | — | $189K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $17K | $394K | — | — | $229K | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $526K | $340K | — | — | $175K | $4.1M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $420K | — | — | $332K | $4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $130K to 7 qualified donees:
- North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church$55K
- Hannah Family Support Society$50K
- German-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Manitoba Charitable Trust$20K
- Power to Change Ministries$2,000
- Hockey Helps the Homeless/hockey Aide les Sans-Abri$1,000
- Mully Children's Family Canada$1,000
- Springfield Heights Nursery School Inc.$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Armin Martens (president); Denise Martens (secretary); Corina Jansen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Armin & Denise Martens Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856893227RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.