The Winnipeg Foundation during the 2010s
Learn about our centennialWhat is The Winnipeg Foundation? We’re a charitable community foundation, built by community for community. In 2021, we celebrated our 100th anniversary!
The following stories are from our keepsake edition of The Foundation’s magazine, Celebrating 100 years of working together to support our community. See the full issue on our Publications page.
A renewed sense of opportunity
The second decade of the new millennium began with Winnipeg being declared a “Cultural Capital.” This designation was based on the strong arts com...
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Leading with community
Throughout the 2010s, The Foundation engaged in new and innovative programming to support the community, while seeing steady growth in grants distribu...
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Transforming the heart of our city
A flourishing community includes a vibrant downtown. The Foundation’s official Downtown Green Spaces Strategy, launched in 2008, commits support to ...
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Access to healthy food a ‘recipe for a success’
Kids can’t perform at their best when they’re hungry. In response to child-serving agencies’ input, The Winnipeg Foundation’s Nourishing Poten...
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Ensuring The Foundation is ‘for all’
Sister Lesley Sacouman, SNJM, known as Sr. Lesley, has made an indelible mark on our community. Her compassion and wisdom act as a pathway and a voice...
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Great grants from the 2010s
Highlights from The Foundation's granting during the 2010s. Thanks to the generosity of our donors The Foundation has been able support our community ...
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