Oak Lake and Area Donor's Choice
Public foundation · Oak Lake, Manitoba · BN 855135349RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($5,664) as filed with the CRA.
Oak Lake and Area Donor's Choice is a public foundation based in Oak Lake, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $5,390 in revenue and $5,664 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $5,630 in 2024, the largest being $645 to Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc.. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $9,116 in 2020 to $5,390 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We put advertisements along with a copy of our appeal form (which can be cut) in our local newspaper. The ad advises the public that they could use the form cut out from the newspaper or phone for appeal forms or mail in their donations to the address as shown on form.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,390 | $5,664 | — | — | $5,630 | — |
| 2023 | $7,490 | $7,440 | — | — | $7,385 | — |
| 2022 | $5,263 | $5,313 | — | — | $5,250 | — |
| 2021 | $7,658 | $7,698 | — | — | $7,650 | — |
| 2020 | $9,116 | $9,249 | — | — | $9,095 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,630 to 15 qualified donees:
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc.$645
- Heart & Stroke Foundation$550
- Oak Lake & District Museum Inc.$545
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation$515
- Canadian Institute for the Blind Manitoba Division$465
- MS Canada SP Canada$445
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$395
- Oak Lake & Area Foundation Inc.$360
- Crohn's and Colitis Canada / Crohn et Colite Canada$320
- Oak Lake Care Centre Inc.$315
- Canadian Cancer Society$310
- YWCA Westman Inc.$240
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada$220
- The Lung Association Manitoba Inc.$170
- Seniors Access to Independent Living$135
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tammy Hall (president); David Houston (vice-president); Joan Jenkins (secretary); Irene Clarke (treasurer); Beth Harris (director); Tanis Podobni (director); Gail McNish (director); Shae-Lyn Lobreau (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oak Lake and Area Donor's Choice’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855135349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.