Manito Ahbee Festival Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 817272354RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,337,796) as filed with the CRA.
Manito Ahbee Festival Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $102K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% 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.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $643K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The organization promotes indigenous music and culture by organizing an annual festival
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1M | — | — | $149K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1M | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $639K | $612K | $213K | — | — | $100K |
| 2020 | $643K | $631K | $261K | — | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $102K from 5 charities:
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$167K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Dandeneau (chair); Thompson Joe (co-chair); Brent Thompson (director); Vera Fourre (director); Rachel Peterson (director); Sherri Walsh (director); Lisa Pacheco (director); Troy Westwood (director); Wesley Nelson (director); Shawn Smith (director); Shawn Goodluck (director); Mark Sweeny (director); Nicola Batzel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manito Ahbee Festival Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 817272354RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.