Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 128429537RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,939,829) as filed with the CRA.
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $3.9M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 60% from government, 18% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $540K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 55 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To provide transition services to new immigrant families to help fully integrate them into canadian society. To manage two apartment complexes for newcomers with 67 units and 60 units each. To provide resources in english for new learners. To provide sports and recreation for children teens and adults. To provide the newcomer literacy initiative. To provide training for jobs. To provide parenting support programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.3M | $54K | — | $532K |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $2.9M | $57K | — | $531K |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.4M | $2.7M | $53K | — | $531K |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $2.6M | $4,395 | — | $714K |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.9M | $3.3M | $14K | — | $173K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $540K from 12 charities:
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$285K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$102K
- The Calgary Foundation$63K
- Graham C. Lount Family Foundation Inc.$35K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Aqueduct Foundation$11K
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,774
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$6,132
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,658
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$130
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$70
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions55
- Total compensation, all staff$2.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Beyen Embafrash (president); Thomas Miles (vice-president); Joan Presto (treasurer); Jennifer Chartrand (member at large); Diana Dela Cruz (member at large); Bereketab Mebrahtu (member at large); Shakila Atayee (member at large); Surafel Kuchem (member at large); Maryam Razzaq (member at large); Jennifer Montebruno (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128429537RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.