Whitestone Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 792727521RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($161,675) as filed with the CRA.
Whitestone Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $95K in revenue and $162K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $145K in 2024, the largest being $45K to United Way of Winnipeg. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation received charitable registration 2016-09-07 and received its first donation 2016-11-23. Grant-making activity commenced in 2017.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $162K | — | — | $145K | $746K |
| 2023 | $40K | $111K | — | — | $94K | $813K |
| 2022 | $7,540 | $100K | — | — | $83K | $883K |
| 2021 | $148K | $93K | — | — | $74K | $976K |
| 2020 | -$9,851 | $89K | — | — | $70K | $921K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $145K to 10 qualified donees:
- United Way of Winnipeg$45K
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada$25K
- Art City Inc.$19K
- Camp Bnai Brith Inc.$18K
- Jewish Federation of Winnipeg/combined Jewish Appeal Inc$16K
- Harvest Manitoba Inc.$6,500
- Jewish Child and Family Service$4,500
- SOS Children's Villages Canada / SOS Villages d'enfants Canada$4,000
- Agape Table Inc$4,000
- Make-A-Wish Legacy Foundation$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Max Blankstein (director); Daniel Blankstein (director); Carol McArton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whitestone Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 792727521RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.