Francofonds Inc.
Public foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 118930502RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,048,478) as filed with the CRA.
Francofonds Inc. is a public foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $223K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 54 qualified donees totalling $554K in 2024, the largest being $81K to Amis du/Friends of Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Francofonds inc. A octroyé des subventions et des bourses d'études aux organismes et aux particuliers dans le but de promouvoir et d'appuyer le développement de la communauté franco-manitobaine. Les organismes subventionnés oeuvrent dans les domaines culturels d'éducation préscolaire de soutient à la jeunesse de services aux ainés à la famille du développement communautaires et autres.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $1M | $199K | $105K | $650K | $17.5M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $1.2M | $155K | $123K | $875K | $15.7M |
| 2022 | -$98K | $924K | $175K | $144K | $519K | $14.2M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $700K | $215K | $95K | $315K | $15.3M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $842K | $145K | $86K | $534K | $13.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $554K to 54 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Amis du/Friends of Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum Inc.$81K
- La Societe Historique de Saint- Boniface$78K
- Le Cercle Moliere Inc.$70K
- Metis Historical society of Manitoba Inc.$59K
- La Division scolaire franco-manitobaine$36K
- Musee ST. Joseph Museum Inc.$24K
- Fédération des parents de la francophonie manitobaine Inc.$21K
- Bibliothèque Sainte-Anne Library$16K
- La Maison Gabrielle-Roy Inc.$16K
- Corporation du Site Historique Monseigneur-Tache$14K
- Accueil Kateri Centre Inc.$11K
- Centre de Sante Saint-Boniface Inc/saint-Boniface Health Centre Inc$10K
- Metis Historical society of Manitoba Inc.$8,500
- La Paroisse C R des SS Martyres Canadiens$7,450
- Festival du Voyageur inc.$7,291
- Étoiles d'la Rouge Inc.$6,855
- L'Entre-Temps des Franco-Manitobaines Inc.$6,576
- Musee de St.pierre Jolys Inc.$6,069
- La Paroisse de la Cathedrale de Saint-Boniface$5,968
- Paroisse ST-Joachim$5,961
- District de Sante ST. Claude Health District Foundation Inc.$5,587
- Hôpital Général de Saint-Boniface$4,586
- L'Arche Winnipeg Incorporated$4,547
- Actionmarguerite (saint-Boniface) Inc.$4,254
- Pluri-Elles (manitoba) Inc.$4,183
Received $223K from 12 charities:
- Community Foundations of Canada$109K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$48K
- Les Oeuvres des Missionnaires Oblates de ST Boniface$33K
- The Community of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary$25K
- Charites Dorais Inc./ Dorais Charities Inc.$5,000
- Francofonds Inc.$1,464
- Canadahelps Canadon$927
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$868
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$250
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$175
- Les Missionnaires Oblates de Saint-Boniface—
- Les Missionnaires Oblates de Saint-Boniface—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacob Atangana-Abé (conseiller); Serge Balcaen (trésorier); Alain Laurencelle (conseiller); Diane Leclercq (vice présidente); Salwa Meddri (conseillère); Roxane Dupuis (conseillère); Mathieu Jubinville (conseiller); Nathalie Kleinschmit (directrice générale); Elaine Labossiere (responsable des services admin); Zoé Savoie (conseillère); Arianne Mulaire (conseillère).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Francofonds Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118930502RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.