The Virden Donor's Choice
Public foundation · Virden, Manitoba · BN 889818241RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,537) as filed with the CRA.
The Virden Donor's Choice is a public foundation based in Virden, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $65K in revenue and $55K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $54K in 2024, the largest being $8,169 to Canadian Cancer Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $65K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To canvass collect & administer funds which are then distributed to the appropriate qualified organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65K | $55K | $464 | — | $54K | — |
| 2023 | $62K | $37K | $281 | — | $37K | — |
| 2022 | $56K | $55K | $260 | — | $55K | — |
| 2021 | $29K | $32K | $739 | — | $32K | — |
| 2020 | $19K | $17K | $420 | — | $16K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $54K to 19 qualified donees:
- Canadian Cancer Society$8,169
- Border Regional Library Virden$7,253
- Seniors Access to Independent Living$6,945
- Funshine Early Learning$5,702
- Virden and District Health Auxiliary$3,870
- Virde Auditorium Restoration Committee Inc.$3,435
- Stars$3,056
- New Direction$2,814
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Inc$2,672
- Diabetes Canada$1,833
- Pioneer Home Museum$1,458
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind$1,296
- Arts Mosaic$1,282
- Lions Eye Bank$1,138
- Habitat for Humanity$1,013
- Virden Pet Network$661
- Youth for Christ$571
- Compassionate Friends$459
- Child & Family Services$446
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carron McKinnon (president); Frank Van Den Hoek (treasurer); Sydney Hill (secratery).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Virden Donor's Choice’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889818241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.