The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Gimli, Manitoba · BN 864319215RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($985,677) as filed with the CRA.
The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc. is a charitable organization based in Gimli, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under research. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $986K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,111.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Research and education with respect to lake winnipeg
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $986K | $936K | — | $5,000 | $553K |
| 2023 | $850K | $846K | $786K | — | — | $307K |
| 2022 | $793K | $786K | $732K | — | — | $302K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $295K |
| 2020 | $906K | $753K | $730K | — | — | $185K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,111 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,111
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$393K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Goldsborough (executive secretary); Tim Papakyriakou (board member); Kim Trynacity (executive co-chair); Thomas Aulinger (executive co-chair); Brian Giesbrecht (board member); Martha Bradbury (board member); Leslie Thompson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864319215RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.