The University of Winnipeg Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 865171045RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,273,028) as filed with the CRA.
The University of Winnipeg Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7.6M in revenue and $4.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 20% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 36 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $859K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1.5M in 2024, the largest being $1.5M to The University of Winnipeg. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The foundation receives donations from annual giving programs and other campaigns. Funds are gifted to the University of Winnipeg for education purposes (scholarships/bursaries) and for capital and capademic enhancement purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.6M | $4.3M | $1M | $2,159 | $2.4M | $90.7M |
| 2023 | $11.6M | $6.4M | $1.2M | $1,879 | $2.3M | $85.2M |
| 2022 | $12.1M | $5.8M | $1.1M | $226 | $1.8M | $85.1M |
| 2021 | $9.8M | $5.7M | $2.8M | $59 | $1.9M | $80.7M |
| 2020 | $7.9M | $6.1M | $2.7M | $1,329 | $2.4M | $69.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.5M to 1 qualified donee:
Received $859K from 36 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$543K
- Spletzer Family Foundation Inc.$60K
- Kingfisher Foundation$50K
- Winnipeg RH Institute Foundation Inc.$36K
- Graham C. Lount Family Foundation Inc.$25K
- True North Youth Foundation Inc.$20K
- The Kellaway Foundation Inc.$16K
- The Douglas Family Foundation$12K
- Price Family Foundation Inc.$9,000
- The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation$7,500
- Manitoba Arts Council$7,434
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,067
- Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba Inc.$5,000
- April 1 Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,000
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$5,000
- The Asper Foundation$5,000
- Manitoba Arts Council$4,688
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,056
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$4,000
- BenefAction Foundation$4,000
- University Womens Club of Winnipeg Scholarship Fund$3,800
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,020
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Javier Schwersensky (president & ceo); Sanford Riley (chairman emeritus); Charles Loewen (director); Daniel Bubis (treasurer); Bob Silver (director); Gregory Tretiak (director); Sherri Walsh (chairperson); Darren Baccus (director); Peter Simmie (director); Barb Gamey (director); Todd Mondor (director); Sangeet Bhatia (director); Bruce Miller (director); Danielle Dunbar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The University of Winnipeg Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865171045RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.