The Melita Donor's Choice
Public foundation · Melita, Manitoba · BN 890058621RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($18,212) as filed with the CRA.
The Melita Donor's Choice is a public foundation based in Melita, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $18K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 23 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $1,465 to Melita & Area Handi-Van Committee Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
There is one annual canvas for the area for our member charities. We do our canvas in April and pay our charities in November.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $18K | — | — | $18K | $926 |
| 2023 | $16K | $16K | — | — | $16K | $761 |
| 2022 | — | $22K | — | — | $22K | $791 |
| 2021 | $27K | $27K | — | — | $27K | $791 |
| 2020 | $20K | $20K | — | — | $20K | $945 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 23 qualified donees:
- Melita & Area Handi-Van Committee Inc.$1,465
- Melita Pool Committee Inc.$1,405
- Canadian Cancer Society$1,295
- Prairie Vision Arts Council Inc$1,220
- Southwestern Manitoba Regional Library$1,190
- Creating from the Heart$1,135
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$1,135
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$1,030
- Seniors' Services of Antler River Inc.$890
- Melita Health Auxiliary Association$815
- Arthritis Society Canada$730
- MS Canada SP Canada$720
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$685
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc.$620
- Melita Centennial Committee Inc.$620
- Manitoba Possible Services Inc.$595
- Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba$545
- The Lung Association Manitoba Inc.$520
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada / Fibrose Kystique Canada$500
- Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba Inc.$400
- Winnipeg Habitat for Humanity Inc.$265
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada$160
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$145
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Rutherford (vice-chairperson); Lorna Warsaba (director); Marcus Shnitka (director); Darlene Kirkup (director); Judy Downey (director); Denise Teetaert (director); Pat Rutherford (director); Alex Oliver (director); Brenda Banks (treasurer); Monica Lesy (chairperson); Rhonda Verplanche (director); Gloria Caldwell (director); Marcia Vrooman (director); Elissa Greenlay (director); Maureen Baird (director); Greg Freeman (director); Kelly Lewis (secretary); JoAnn Thompson (director); Bill Bambridge (director); Dianne Barker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Melita Donor's Choice’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890058621RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.