The Meril Rivard Family Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 813417771RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,850) as filed with the CRA.
The Meril Rivard Family 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 $288K in revenue and $56K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $200K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $55K in 2024, the largest being $27K to Harvest Manitoba Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $96K in 2020 to $288K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $288K | $56K | — | — | $55K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $189K | $54K | — | — | $53K | $1M |
| 2022 | $190K | $37K | — | — | $36K | $909K |
| 2021 | $130K | $31K | — | — | $30K | $755K |
| 2020 | $96K | $31K | — | — | $30K | $657K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $200K from 1 charity:
- WCPD Foundation$200K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Meril Rivard (president); Eveline Rivard (director); Nicolas Rivard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Meril Rivard Family Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813417771RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.