D F Plett Historical Research Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 886970193RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($447,358) as filed with the CRA.
D F Plett Historical Research Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $447K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,500.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $183K in 2024, the largest being $98K to Canadian Mennonite University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $732K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The Foundation provides research and publication grants to individuals and organizations for approved projects in connection with furthering the knowledge understanding and awareness of the historical roots traditions people and cultures of the Mennonites who migrated to Manitoba in the 1870s their descendants and forebears. In meeting its mandate the Foundation is also involved in printing and distributing educational materials to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $447K | $108K | — | $245K | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $805K | $492K | $209K | — | $170K | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $50K | $419K | $170K | — | $139K | $7.6M |
| 2021 | $857K | $381K | $146K | — | $152K | $8M |
| 2020 | $732K | $332K | $90K | — | $145K | $7.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $183K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $4,500 from 1 charity:
- Abundance Canada$4,500
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$70K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Royden Loewen (president); Kerry Fast (vice-president); Kennert Giesbrecht (secretary-treasurer); Leonard Doell (director); Robyn Sneath (director); Bruce Guenther (director); Benjamin Nobbs-Thiessen (director); Cornelius Reimer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from D F Plett Historical Research Foundation Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886970193RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.