The Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119720522RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,237,858) as filed with the CRA.
The Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from donations.
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 highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 61 qualified donees totalling $949K in 2024, the largest being $600K to Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2.8M in 2024.
In its own words
Funding other charities (qualified donees and non-qualified donee grants
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $1.2M | $86K | — | $1.1M | $15.5M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.7M | $93K | — | $1.6M | $13.9M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $1.4M | $198K | — | $1.1M | $13.1M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $794K | $151K | — | $573K | $11.7M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $998K | $162K | — | $776K | $10.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $949K to 61 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$600K
- The Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Inc.$50K
- Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre Inc.$40K
- Faith Lutheran Church of ST. Vital$40K
- Teen Challenge of Central Canada Inc.$30K
- St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Inc.$19K
- Cancercare Manitoba Foundation Inc.$15K
- St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Inc.$10K
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$10K
- Winnipeg Habitat for Humanity Inc.$10K
- The Royal Winnipeg Ballet$7,000
- The Winnipeg Foundation$6,000
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc.$6,000
- The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc.$5,000
- Toba Centre for Children and Youth Inc.$5,000
- Lake Winnipeg Mission Camp Society (camp Arnes)$5,000
- The Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Inc.$5,000
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$5,000
- Children's Rehabilitation Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Muscular Dystrophy Canada / Dystrophie musculaire Canada$5,000
- Manitoba Camping Association Inc.$5,000
- Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$3,500
- Spirit North$3,256
- Union Gospel Mission$2,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$2,500
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$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119720522RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.