The Morris Area Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · Morris, Manitoba · BN 880296413RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($115,346) as filed with the CRA.
The Morris Area Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in Morris, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $214K in revenue and $115K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,755.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $81K in 2024, the largest being $41K to Southern Health. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The earnings from this fund are used to give grants to a wide range of area groups. Annual grants are awarded to qualified local organizations spearheading area building initiatives in such diverst fields as health and wellness education arts & culture recreation environment and social services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214K | $115K | $11K | — | $81K | $964K |
| 2023 | $166K | $74K | $6,822 | — | $54K | $865K |
| 2022 | $54K | $37K | $6,871 | — | $19K | $772K |
| 2021 | $118K | $59K | $7,431 | — | $45K | $755K |
| 2020 | $177K | $159K | $1,269 | — | $147K | $696K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $81K to 10 qualified donees:
- Southern Health$41K
- The Red River Valley School Division$18K
- Town of Morris$7,850
- Busy Nest Day CARE Inc.$5,000
- Willow Park Committee$2,500
- Children's Rehabilitation Foundation Inc.$2,100
- The Sperling Community Centre District$2,000
- Red River Valley Palliative Care$1,500
- Valley Regional Library$800
- Morris and District Centennial Museum Inc.$500
Received $8,755 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,947
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Delmer Stevenson (past chair); Curtis Evenson (chairman); Midge Anderson (treasurer); Shelley Stupinsky (secretary); Bruce Gregory (director); Brendan Heppner (director); CHRS Hamblin (director); Cory Friesen (director); Jackie Murray (director); Darcie Edel (grant chair); Cindy Janzen (director); Sean Conway (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Morris Area Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 880296413RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.