YWCA Westman Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Brandon, Manitoba · BN 108227877RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,991,328) as filed with the CRA.
YWCA Westman Inc. is a charitable organization based in Brandon, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 $1.8M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $104K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
We house individuals requiring supervision & support. We provide safe emergency shelter and counselling for individuals and children who are at risk due to relationship violence. We provide couselling information education and referrals to individuals who have experienced family or domestic abuse and to the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $2M | $1.8M | $24K | — | $905K |
| 2023 | $475K | $516K | $411K | $20K | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1,327 | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $20K | — | $1000K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1,503 | — | $983K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $104K from 12 charities:
- The Brandon Area Community Foundation Inc.$25K
- Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters Inc.$21K
- United Way Of Brandon & District Inc.$17K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$8,105
- The Cardinal Foundation$7,500
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$7,295
- Women's Shelters Canada$7,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,557
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,175
- RBC Foundation$2,500
- Parish of Our Lady of Shilo- CFB Shilo$350
- Oak Lake and Area Donor's Choice$240
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lois Ruston (executive director); Jessica Burton (director); Candace Waddell-Henowitch (president); Kris Doherty (director); Joy Escalera (secretary); Michelle Pearson (director); Jessica Saler (vice-president); Jakelyn Hunter (treasurer); Alisha Levesque (director); Jackie Nichol (director); Lisa Rowley (director); Camilla Timmer (director); Alexia Walters (director); Nicole Rice (director); Amanda Chapman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from YWCA Westman Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108227877RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.