The Christmas Cheer Board of Greater Winnipeg Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 106921208RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($1,521,493) as filed with the CRA.
The Christmas Cheer Board of Greater Winnipeg Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 43 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $938K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $996K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To distribute food hampers and childrens gifts; to persons in need in the greater Winnipeg Area
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | $41K | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $3M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $930K | $797K | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $996K | $902K | $877K | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $938K from 43 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$331K
- Canadahelps Canadon$331K
- Mahon Family Foundation Inc.$100K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$35K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$26K
- Wellington West Foundation Inc.$19K
- William and Marion Snell Foundation Inc.$17K
- Abundance Canada$12K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$9,808
- Mary Mother of the Church Roman Catholic Parish$7,289
- True North Youth Foundation Inc.$5,935
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,100
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$4,350
- Value Partners Charitable Foundation Inc.$3,000
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$3,000
- The Cardinal Foundation$2,500
- Kildonan M.c.c. Community Assistance Centre Inc.$2,500
- The Cheerful Foundation Inc.$2,500
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$2,500
- The Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc.$2,500
- Rotary Club of West Winnipeg Charitable Trust$2,360
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church$2,330
- Waterfront Foundation Inc.$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,330
- McClure United Church$1,132
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$117K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Davidson (member); Jim Ketcheson (chair); Selena Leung (member); Kayln Pyle (secretary); Lisa Gendreau (member); Carisa Scott (secretary); Cree Crowchild (member); Derek Lachanie (member); Troy Hamilton (member); Ryan Major (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christmas Cheer Board of Greater Winnipeg Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106921208RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.