The Vintage Locomotive Society
AREA: Arts, Culture and Heritage
GRANT: $25,000
The Vintage Locomotive Society is revitalizing the Prairie Dog Central Railway to preserve an important part of Manitoba’s history while creating memorable experiences for visitors of all ages. With your generous support, the Society is improving Inkster Junction Station, expanding amenities at Grosse Isle, and refurbishing passenger coaches, creating more opportunities for people to experience Manitoba’s railway history year-round.
Skateboarding Development Manitoba Inc. (SDM) and The Forks Foundation
AREA: Children, Youth and Families
GRANT: $40,000
Skateboarding Development Manitoba is creating opportunities for innercity youth to develop skills, gain employment experience, and build meaningful connections through skateboarding. The Youth Skate Mentorship & Employment Program connects young people with mentors, provides leadership training, and offers paid roles supporting camps, events, and community programming. Your support is creating safe, welcoming spaces where youth can grow, contribute, and feel a greater sense of belonging.
Learning for a Sustainable Future /L’éducation au service de la Terre
AREA: Environment
GRANT: $29,950
Learning for a Sustainable Future is equipping Winnipeg students with the knowledge and confidence to address climate change. Through a Climate Action Youth Forum, teacher development, and grants for studentled projects, the program creates opportunities for educators and youth to explore local climate solutions. You are helping students turn learning into action through projects such as growing food, reducing waste, and creating green spaces that foster youth leadership and strengthen climate resilience in their schools and communities.
Main Street Project
AREA: Health, Wellness and Recreation
GRANT: $100,000
Main Street Project is leading a collaborative effort to strengthen harm reduction and overdose response in Winnipeg’s Main Street and Higgins Avenue area. Working with frontline organizations, businesses, and people with lived experience, the project is expanding naloxone training, peer support, and connections to care. With your support, community partners are building their capacity to respond to overdoses and improve access to compassionate, culturally safe support for people most at risk.
Louis Riel School Division Trust Fund
AREA: Literacy, Education and Employment
GRANT: $65,000
Developed by Community Education Development Association (CEDA), the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Education Professional Learning Community brings together educators, families, Indigenous partners, and community voices to address systemic racism and foster belonging in schools. Thanks to your generosity, the initiative is centring lived experience and community voice to strengthen inclusive learning environments where students, families, and educators feel respected, valued, and connected.
Our Community Generosity team would be happy to connect with you at: communitygenerosity@wpgfdn.org 204.944.9474
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Provide flexible funding for four years to enhance the capacity of charities.
Support community-led projects in the Community Area for Revitalization and Equity.
Support projects that strengthen families and help youth aging out of care.
Read the story below to see how you are making a difference to organizations like African Communities of Manitoba Inc. (ACOMI).
Your generosity is helping newcomers build new beginnings while staying connected to their cultural roots. A four-year, $400,000 grant to African Communities of Manitoba Inc. (ACOMI) is strengthening its ability to support newcomers, expand cultural programming and build lasting connections across Manitoba’s African communities.
Your generosity strengthens every part of our community. This 2026 Impact Report highlights just a few of the projects you helped make possible and the meaningful change they are creating across Winnipeg.