Manitoba Craft Council Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 118877539RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($225,681) as filed with the CRA.
Manitoba Craft Council Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $234K in revenue and $226K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 59% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $134K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8,606 in 2024, the largest being $8,606 to The Winnipeg Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Conducted workshops demonstrations and lectures. Participation in craft and trade shows.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $234K | $226K | $107K | $3,585 | — | $71K |
| 2023 | $214K | $215K | $104K | $4,975 | — | $64K |
| 2022 | $188K | $194K | $88K | $1,050 | — | $84K |
| 2021 | $264K | $240K | $118K | $5,066 | — | $90K |
| 2020 | $236K | $237K | $106K | $3,747 | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,606 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$8,606
Received $134K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$94K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Keith Oliver (president); Ida Smith (secretary); Anna Hunter (director); Alison Gilmor (director); Sage Wednesday (director); Shaylyn Plett (director); Jennifer Johnson (director); Candice Ring (director); Nancy Nguyan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manitoba Craft Council Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118877539RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.