United Way of Winnipeg
Public foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119278513RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($41,114,061) as filed with the CRA.
United Way of Winnipeg is a public foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $42.6M in revenue and $41.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 30% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 87 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6.2M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 94 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 163 qualified donees totalling $29.3M in 2024, the largest being $1.2M to NorWest Co-op Community Health - Winnipeg. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
1. Provide social service programs and services to citizens; 2. Support and fund the creation growth and maintenance of community economic development activities that address the root cause of issues; 3. Support and fund the creation growth and maintenance of neighborhood development programs; 4. Promote opportunities for civic engagement of citizens
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42.6M | $41.1M | $4.8M | $3M | $29.8M | $63.7M |
| 2023 | $39.5M | $38.4M | $5M | $3.2M | $26.9M | $60.7M |
| 2022 | $40.1M | $35.4M | $4.7M | $2.8M | $24.9M | $62.5M |
| 2021 | $46.9M | $36.8M | $4.2M | $2.5M | $27.2M | $57.9M |
| 2020 | $33.2M | $31.5M | $4M | $2.8M | $21.4M | $49.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $29.3M to 163 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- NorWest Co-op Community Health - Winnipeg$1.2M
- Other Qualified Donees$1.1M
- Manitoba Possible (formerly SMD) *$1.1M
- Family Dynamics$1.1M
- Supporting Employment and Economic Development$994K
- Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre$734K
- YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg$585K
- Canadian Mental Health Association - Manitoba and Winnipeg$574K
- Huddle South Central$535K
- Huddle Broadway$528K
- Huddle Kã Ni Kãnichihk$524K
- North End Women's Centre$479K
- Community Education Development Association (CEDA)$467K
- BGC Winnipeg (formerly Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg) *$460K
- A & O: Support Services for Older Adults$443K
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)$428K
- Huddle Selkirk$400K
- Huddle Brandon$400K
- West Central Women's Resource Centre$394K
- Community Financial Counselling Services (CFCS)$377K
- End Homelessness Winnipeg$356K
- Kã Ni Kãnichihk Inc.$353K
- Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.$350K
- Thrive Community Support Circle Inc.$336K
- Canadian Red Cross Society (Manitoba Region)$334K
Received $6.2M from 87 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$1.3M
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1.2M
- The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company Employees' Charity Trust$571K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$300K
- The Asper Foundation$281K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$265K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$265K
- Mahon Family Foundation Inc.$190K
- Canadahelps Canadon$182K
- Canadahelps Canadon$182K
- RBC Foundation$120K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$116K
- Abundance Canada$113K
- RBC Foundation$100K
- Duncan M. & Judith O. Jessiman Foundation Inc.$100K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$95K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$93K
- WCPD Foundation$85K
- Celebrating Our Differences Foundation Inc.$50K
- BenefAction Foundation$48K
- Standard Aero Limited Employees Charitable Trust Fund$48K
- Whitestone Foundation Inc.$45K
- The Western Communities Foundation$33K
- The Western Communities Foundation$32K
- The Western Communities Foundation$31K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions94
- Total compensation, all staff$7.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Craig Sheldon (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way of Winnipeg’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119278513RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.