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when we work together.
The gift you give today will continue to help Winnipeg for the next 100 years.
Environment & Animal Welfare
Planting seeds of knowledge with ‘rotten broccoli’
Green Audit Pilot program works with youth-serving organizations to change habits and build climate change resilience. Changing behaviours when it comes to our daily practices is key to building resilience in the face of climate change. Our youth ar...
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$73M
in community support in 2020~1,000
organizations supported in 20209,311
gifts received in 2020Why I Give
“Because driving change is created through partnerships and goodwill.”
Transit drivers see firsthand the challenges in our city. Through their new fund at The Winnipeg Foundation, Transit employees are giving back.
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
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Wonderful! When you give to Arts, Culture & Heritage you’re helping to…
• MAKE art and culture accessible
• CREATE social change through art
• CELEBRATE our diverse cultural heritage
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
FemFest 2020 engages community through theatre
Saturday, September 19 is the opening of FemFest 2020, an annual festival held by Sarasvàti Productions celebrating women theatre artists. The theme ...
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
Looking back to look forward
Examining The Winnipeg Foundation’s archives. As we approach our centennial in 2021, The Foundation is excited to bring you snippets from our histor...
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Arts, Culture & Heritage
Exploring and celebrating Winnipeg’s public art
This summer, the Winnipeg Arts Council is hosting free guided Public Art Tours. The ArtRides and ArtWalks are a fun and engaging way to...
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Children, Youth & Families
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Wonderful! When you give to Children, Youth & Families you’re helping to…
• HELP individuals develop their potential
• EMPOWER families
• CULTIVATE belonging and safety in neighborhoods
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Children, Youth & Families
The Foundation’s first grant of its second century
The Winnipeg Foundation is bolstered by 100 years of working with, investing in, and learning from the community. As we enter into our second century,...
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Children, Youth & Families
BeCause & Effect #54: Phil Chiappetta
Phil Chiapetta has been with Rossbrook House for over 40 years. As their Executive Director, he knows what it takes to assist at-risk children and you...
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Children, Youth & Families
Winnipeg Impact Maker: Visions of Sugarplums Pyjama Project
This week’s Winnipeg Impact Maker, the Visions of Sugarplums Pyjama Project, delivers pyjamas to children this holiday season: BeCause Radio&nbs...
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Environment & Animal Welfare
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Wonderful! When you give to Environment & Animal Welfare you’re helping to…
• PROMOTE sustainable lifestyles
• TACKLE climate change
• PROTECT animals
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Environment & Animal Welfare
Innovating to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg
Focused on solving major freshwater issues affecting Manitoba, the AquaHacking Challenge Lake Winnipeg sees teams working together to create...
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Environment & Animal Welfare
Planting and nurturing trees for greener communities
Recently, Foundation staff volunteered by planting white spruce trees at FortWhyte Alive with guidance from Ken Fosty of Tree Canada, a national chari...
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Environment & Animal Welfare
Planting seeds of knowledge with ‘rotten broccoli’
Green Audit Pilot program works with youth-serving organizations to change habits and build climate change resilience. Changing behaviours when it com...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
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Wonderful! When you give to Health, Wellness & Recreation you’re helping to…
• ENHANCE food security
• REMOVE barriers to recreation and sports
• REDUCE isolation for seniors and the vulnerable
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Supporting and advocating for people with learning disabilities
For more than 50 years, the Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba has been raising awareness and connecting people with learning disabilities ...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Supporting programs and raising funds for people with dyslexia
Friends of Dyslexia is an organization that supports programs and raises awareness for people affected by dyslexia. On Saturday, October 17, it will b...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Providing support every step of the way
Tamarack Recovery services helps people struggling with addictions at every stage of their recovery journey. For people who are struggling with addict...
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Literacy, Education & Employment
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Wonderful! When you give to Literacy, Education & Employment you’re helping to…
• CLOSE education gaps
• INCREASE school readiness, high school completion, and post-secondary enrolment
• SUPPORT transition to the workforce
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Literacy, Education & Employment
Raising support for inner-Winnipeg students
Westland Foundation is an organization that empowers inner-Winnipeg youth through post-secondary education. Because of the pandemic, Westland did not ...
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Literacy, Education & Employment
BeCause & Effect #53: Adele Perry
Adele Perry is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to history, indigenous studies, and human rights. She is the Associate Professor and Canada Researc...
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Literacy, Education & Employment
BeCause & Effect #52: Karen Velthuys
My guest today is Karen Velthuys, she’s the Executive Director of Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba (LDAM). Karen is also a 2020 Fast Pi...
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Community
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Wonderful! When you give to Community you’re helping to…
• SUPPORT all the Causes
• DO IT ALL!
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Community
New Leadership Announced for The Winnipeg Foundation
The Winnipeg Foundation is pleased to announce that Sky Bridges will become the venerable organization’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective Apr...
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Community
2021 Board Appointments
The Winnipeg Foundation is pleased to announce the following new appointments to our Board of Directors, effective January 2021. The Winnipeg Foundati...
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Community
Manitobans work together to raise more than $1.2 million for community foundations during the Endow Manitoba Giving Challenge
Each qualifying $5 gift was worth $7 thanks to stretch funding from the Manitoba government and The Winnipeg Foundation. This past November, Manitoban...
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What's New
BeCause & Effect #55: Mitch Bourbonniere
Mitch Bourbonniere has spent his life in service of others. As an educator and community activist in Winnipeg, he’s made it his life’s mission to ...
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The Winnipeg Foundation distributes a record $73 million in 2020; celebrates its centennial in 2021
During the year in which we experienced great upheaval due to the global pandemic, The Winnipeg Foundation aimed to provide stability and support to o...
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Community
New Leadership Announced for The Winnipeg Foundation
The Winnipeg Foundation is pleased to announce that Sky Bridges will become the venerable organization’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective Apr...
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