Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119718179RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,500,690) as filed with the CRA.
Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $7M in revenue and $6.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $400K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The winnipeg centennial folk festival inc. Mission is to create experiences of discovery and learning through the celebration of people and music. It accomplishes this mission through the production of an annual internationally acclaimed music festival and the production of a number of smaller events throughout the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7M | $6.5M | $4.1M | $617K | — | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $6.5M | $5.9M | $3.7M | $527K | — | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2M | $563K | $109K | — | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $2M | $2M | $678K | $16K | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $5.7M | $5.7M | $3.4M | $561K | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $400K from 13 charities:
- Winnipeg Arts Council Inc.$112K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$109K
- Canadahelps Canadon$64K
- Canadahelps Canadon$64K
- The Asper Foundation$25K
- The Pollard Family Foundation Inc.$14K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$7,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,119
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$1,250
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$1,000
- The Cardinal Foundation$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$150
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$82
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Irene Friesen-Hughes (director); Eric Kananoja (director); Mike Kelly (secretary); Nicole Ritchot (director); Cathy Steven (director); Jenny Gerbasi (director); Lucy Szkwarek (director); Les Wiens (director); Lucy Brandes (director); Lisa Ducharme (director); Graeme Findlay (director); Michael Paluk (director); Fran Taylor (director); Adam Hanson (director); Bobbi-Jo Leclair (director); Carey Richards (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119718179RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.