Prairie Fire Press Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 125767566RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($338,398) as filed with the CRA.
Prairie Fire Press 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $339K in revenue and $338K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $124K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $55 in 2024, the largest being $50 to Winnipeg Film Group Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We publish Prairie Fire a quarterly literary magazine. We also hold writing contests collect donations for Andris Taskans Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing run a publishing practicum program for students and provide creative writing workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $339K | $338K | $117K | $4,495 | $55 | $81K |
| 2023 | $300K | $292K | $169K | $1,760 | — | $81K |
| 2022 | $310K | $293K | $173K | $2,744 | $0 | $73K |
| 2021 | $302K | $291K | $128K | $2,637 | $25 | $56K |
| 2020 | $293K | $257K | $164K | $2,604 | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $124K from 6 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$184K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karla Korman (vice-president); Karen San Filippo (president); Kristian Enright (director); Kate Grisim (director); Julie Piazzoni (treasurer); Zilla Jones (director); Mia Correia (director); Sarah Ens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prairie Fire Press Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125767566RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.