Manitoba Possible Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 888405644RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($788,938) as filed with the CRA.
Manitoba Possible Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $789K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $745K in 2024, the largest being $745K to Manitoba Possible Services Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $908K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To generate investment earnings and foster philanthropy to help eliminate barriers for manitoba with disabilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $789K | — | $5,497 | $745K | $11.2M |
| 2023 | $559K | $821K | — | $305K | $478K | $10.4M |
| 2022 | $706K | $415K | $8,200 | — | $300K | $10.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $44K | $33K | -$241K | $156K | $10.4M |
| 2020 | $908K | $1.4M | $62K | $796K | $343K | $9.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $745K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $27K from 10 charities:
- Price Family Foundation Inc.$10K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$7,186
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$3,323
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,200
- Greenwald Charitable Trust$800
- The Souris District Donor's Choice$329
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$204
- Reston and District United Appeal Inc.$95
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$146K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Russell Olivson (board); Slylvio Sarrasin (board); Don Sobkow (board); Amanda Kozak (board); Bill Tucker (board); Marty Donkevoort (board); Farimehr Hakemzadeh (board); Alex Lytwyn (board); Arlene Wilgosh (board); Lisa Stiver (board); Sandra Foster (board).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manitoba Possible Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888405644RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.