Community Legal Education Association (manitoba) Incorporated
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 118870732RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($663,435) as filed with the CRA.
Community Legal Education Association (manitoba) Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $755K in revenue and $663K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,229.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $463K in 2020 to $755K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the organization is to educate the public with respect to the legal system with the betterment of manitobans as its ultimate goal and to increase the ability of individuals to deal competently with legal issues.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $755K | $663K | $612K | $4,375 | — | $164K |
| 2023 | $713K | $684K | $640K | — | — | $70K |
| 2022 | $589K | $379K | $317K | — | — | $41K |
| 2021 | $521K | $385K | $326K | — | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $463K | $407K | $343K | — | — | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,229 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,229
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$240K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Thurmeier (president); Melissa Serbin (vice-president); Mary-Ellen Wayne (secretary); George Spencer (director); Katherine Olson (director); Norman Yusim (director); Lagunay Michelle (director); David Newman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Legal Education Association (manitoba) Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118870732RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.