CanU Canada
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 847438504RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($934,244) as filed with the CRA.
CanU Canada is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $848K in revenue and $934K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations, 53% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $334K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $35K to The Winnipeg Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
CanU provides out-of-school experiences to approximately 600 youth (Grades 5-12) and university student volunteers in partnership with a variety of post-secondary institutions faculties and departments (such as education agriculture and food sciences health sciences law science engineering art and architecture) as mentors and leaders. CanU provides volunteer leadership opportunities to over 800 university students annually. Many of our high school participants assume the role of junior mentors and leaders in the out-of-school experiences for the Grade 5 & 6 students. Summer leadership …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $848K | $934K | $776K | $56K | $35K | $5,110 |
| 2023 | $747K | $863K | $634K | $98K | $40K | $91K |
| 2022 | $781K | $806K | $679K | $25K | $50K | $208K |
| 2021 | $744K | $651K | $507K | $15K | $87K | $232K |
| 2020 | $664K | $641K | $539K | $12K | $50K | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $334K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$92K
- Canadahelps Canadon$92K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$71K
- Graham C. Lount Family Foundation Inc.$30K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$11K
- The Winnipeg Rotary Club Community Service Fund Inc.$5,000
- Mahon Family Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Abundance Canada$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$306
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$368K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harold Aukema (treasurer); Roger Berrington (chair); Michael Caslor (vice-chair/secretary); Liz Pham (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CanU Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847438504RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.