Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Plains Inc.
Charitable organization · Portage la Prairie, Manitoba · BN 118808914RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($128,985) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Plains Inc. is a charitable organization based in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $144K in revenue and $129K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 9% from government, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. We arrange and oversee the matching of little brothers and sisters to provide a more complete life for a child who has one or no parents. 2. We arrange and provide an in school mentoring for children who require additional one on one attention. 3. We teach teen girls about making good life choices. 4. We teach children parents and volunteers how to keep themselves safe and about abuse issues. 5. Fuse - futures unlimited 9small group 8-week program) posy-secondary education and career readiness.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $144K | $129K | $124K | — | — | $88K |
| 2023 | $129K | $139K | $134K | — | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $111K | $125K | $121K | — | — | $83K |
| 2021 | $130K | $130K | $126K | — | — | $97K |
| 2020 | $162K | $95K | $91K | — | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $69K from 8 charities:
- United Way Of Brandon & District Inc.$38K
- Community Foundation of Portage and District Inc.$12K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$7,840
- The McCain Foundation$5,000
- Portage MCC Community Assistance Centre Inc.$4,000
- True North Youth Foundation Inc.$1,704
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada$95
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$84K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rhonda Lyle (vice president); Darrell Lee (director); Shasta ST Louis (director); Janice Laurent (director); Susan Mitchell (director); Bryce Moar (director); Donnovan Hillman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Plains Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118808914RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.