Urban Shaman Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 893731034RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($484,905) as filed with the CRA.
Urban Shaman Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $503K in revenue and $485K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $261K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Aboriginal artist run arts centre providing services and gallery space to the aboriginal arts community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $503K | $485K | $245K | — | — | $290K |
| 2023 | $561K | $554K | $394K | — | — | $272K |
| 2022 | $904K | $741K | $360K | — | — | $265K |
| 2021 | $572K | $501K | $288K | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $486K | $477K | $403K | — | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $261K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$159K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louis Ogemah (president); Charm Logan (vice-president); Josh Ruth (treasurer); Natalia Lebedinskaia (member); Angela Wandering Spirit (member); David Thomas (member); Lisa Kehler (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Urban Shaman Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893731034RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.