Peer Connections Manitoba Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 889383998RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,304,030) as filed with the CRA.
Peer Connections Manitoba Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 36 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Peer connections support mental health organization and are dedicated to the improvement of quality of life for those living with mental health challenges through education peer support and advocacy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $29K | — | $2M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $35K | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $72K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $984K | $582K | $232K | $25K | $597K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 9 charities:
- Mahon Family Foundation Inc.$10K
- Abundance Canada$7,500
- The Winnipeg Foundation$5,770
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,755
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$3,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,073
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$78
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions36
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chantal Dreidger (director); Stephanie Loewen (president); Herbert Herrera (treasurer); Julius Chester (director); Ven Block (director); Ovue Bakenne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peer Connections Manitoba Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889383998RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.