Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 808664015RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($65,727,235) as filed with the CRA.
Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $51.7M in revenue and $65.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 38% from government. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 233 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Circles for Reconciliation Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
Assiniboine Park Zoo – indoor and outdoor animal habitats and exhibits educational programs for all ages tours special events camps and memberships Pavilion Gallery Museum - a collection of Canada's most renowned artists which is free to the public Leo Mol/English Gardens/Leaf Outdoor Gardens - outdoor galleries of sculptures and gardens which are free to the public Lyric Theatre – outdoor performance and event venue (e.g. music movies ballet) Assiniboine Park Greenspace - used by the public for sports picnics barbeques and recreational activities (walking jogging biking skating) Le…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51.7M | $65.7M | $57.4M | $555K | $12K | $21.1M |
| 2023 | $52.6M | $63.7M | $56.7M | $482K | $8,094 | $21.3M |
| 2022 | $39.9M | $67.3M | $60.5M | $871K | $3,469 | $20.2M |
| 2021 | $54.6M | $53.9M | $48.9M | $687K | $3,513 | $21.1M |
| 2020 | $36.2M | $50.4M | $46.3M | $644K | $1,417 | $17.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 5 qualified donees:
- Circles for Reconciliation Inc.$5,000
- The Winnipeg Foundation$2,100
- Wilder Institute$2,000
- Rainbow Resource Centre Inc.$1,272
- Sunshine House Inc.$1,272
Received $1.1M from 27 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$349K
- The Asper Foundation$210K
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada$124K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$93K
- RBC Foundation$60K
- The Bertram Austin Goodman May Easton McLaren Goodman and Dorothy Jean Goodman Foundation$52K
- Mahon Family Foundation Inc.$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$20K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$15K
- Tachane Foundation Inc.$15K
- The Cheerful Foundation Inc.$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,677
- United Way of Greater Toronto$5,000
- The Lillian A. Smith Family Foundation$5,000
- Zorianna and Eugene Hyworon Foundation Inc.$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- WCPD Foundation$5,000
- Wellington West Foundation Inc.$1,500
- Value Partners Charitable Foundation Inc.$1,500
- Abundance Canada$1,485
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,450
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$548
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$522
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions233
- Total compensation, all staff$24M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Hursh (vice chair); Priti Mehta-Shah (director); Doug Pollard (chair); Bruce Keats (officer); Brian Mayes (director); Bram Strain (director); Sheree Waldner (director); Heather Hinam (director); Jamie Brown (director); Hans Anderson (director); Raymond Karasevich (officer); Evan Duncan (director); Richard Enright (director); Elba Haid (director); Ash Modha (director); Diane Roussin (director); Scott Markham (officer); Jennifer Lumb (officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808664015RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.