Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 118792076RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($114,917) as filed with the CRA.
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $120K in revenue and $115K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 54% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $74K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to The Winnipeg Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We represnt 28 amateur community arts festival across manitoba. Our directive is to promote and encourange the development of the creactive arts in conjuction with local festivals. We provide services programs and resources to the local festivals. In addition we hold and annual conference privincial publication and festival development.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $120K | $115K | $60K | — | $500 | $100K |
| 2023 | $99K | $93K | $49K | — | — | $95K |
| 2022 | $87K | $86K | $44K | — | — | $90K |
| 2021 | $108K | $98K | $51K | — | $5,000 | $89K |
| 2020 | $85K | $79K | $26K | — | $14K | $73K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $74K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Sawatzky (director); Glenn Kruschel (treasurer); Delnora Rice (director); Loretta Thorleifson (president); Kathryn Harochaw (vice president); Kim Bestvater Sidorchuk (secretary); Jason Stitt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118792076RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.