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Experience and Expertise
Since 1921, generations of donors have trusted The Winnipeg Foundation with their gifts, wishes for the community and dreams for the future.
The Foundation has expertise in supporting innovative responses and targeting charitable dollars for the greatest impact on our city - which is served by more than 3,400 charitable agencies.
Because we manage more than 1,800 charitable endowment funds, The Winnipeg Foundation can pool investments and administration, while providing full service. That means more money goes to charity and less goes to overhead. There are many advantages to creating a fund at a community foundation over a private foundation.
For information about the types of funds available at The Winnipeg Foundation, click here.
For information on The Winnipeg Foundation's investment activities, click here.
Gift Options
As a donor to The Winnipeg Foundation, you may choose your level of involvement you would like to have with your gift. You may choose to have your gift used to benefit a particular charity, or you could work with The Foundation to design a grantmaking program tailored to your own values and interests in the community. The Foundation offers many options for donors that can help you determine the level of involvement that will suit you. If you choose, we can also help you determine what issues are most important to you and how to make connections with likeminded organizations, resources, and other individuals. For more information on the resources available for donors, see Support for Donors.
The primary focus of The Winnipeg Foundation is on the community of Winnipeg. However, as a donor, you may recommend that your fund supports established charities outside the community, provided that the Foundation can confirm their charitable status.
Tax Benefits
As a public foundation, The Winnipeg Foundation offers attractive tax benefits for charitable giving. You can give in a variety of ways - cash, securities, life insurance - and receive maximum tax benefits. Furthermore, you can integrate your contributions with your overall financial and estate planning, maximizing tax advantages. For the most up to date information on the tax advantages of donation to charity, consult Canada Revenue Agency or download the Gifts and Income Tax publication.
Flexibility and Simplicity
The Winnipeg Foundation can manage virtually any type of gift for charitable purposes, and most funds can be established through simple confirming documentation. Once the fund is established, The Winnipeg Foundation handles the administration of the fund, including writing cheques to community organizations and providing customized financial fund statements.
Impact in the Community
When you make a donation to The Winnipeg Foundation, you're helping to strengthen our community. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, The Winnipeg Foundation is able to support a wide variety of charitable organizations in Winnipeg through the grants we make. For highlights from the most recent round of grant making, click here.
For information on including a bequest to The Winnipeg Foundation in your will, click here.
For more information about Gift Acceptance Policy click here.
