Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters Inc.

Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winkler, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.

Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $395K in 2024, the largest being $46K to Ikwe - Widdjiitiwin Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $350K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.