Applications Resources
Click on any of the grant programs below to find policies and guidelines, forms, reports and other resources to help you apply for a grant or follow up on your approved grant.
Community Grants
Budget Forms
Report Forms
Camp & Summer Programming Grants
Nourishing Potential Grants
Organizational Development Grants
Professional Development Grants
Other Resources for Charitable Organizations
The Winnipeg Foundation is a project funder, typically providing short-term support to help organizations better-serve our community. We recognize that most agencies require longer-term and diverse sources of funding to be stable and sustainable. Following are some resources you might find helpful.
Funding Sources
- 211Manitoba
Searchable database of charitable agencies in our province, created by Volunteer Manitoba and the United Way. You can enter “funding” or “grants” to access information about local funders. - Volunteer Manitoba’s Non-Profit Drop-In Centre offers free access to Grant Connect, an online database of Canadian grantmakers.
- Many government programs share funding calls via e-wire announcements. Sign up for e-wires with the most relevance for your organization.
Non-Profit Professional Development
- Volunteer Manitoba
Offers a range of workshops and training on board governance, volunteer management, and organizational development such as grant-writing. It also hosts the Non-Profit Drop-In Centre, which provides access to meeting space, computers, a resource library, access to a funding database, and more! - Non-Profit Learning Centre
United Way of Winnipeg offers a variety of leadership training opportunities. - Professional Development Grants
The Winnipeg Foundation’s program helping organizations access professional development for staff and board members. - Canadian CED Network Manitoba
Offers a variety of professional development training for non-profits, including introduction to the Social Enterprise model.
Organizational Capacity Development
- Organizational Development Grants
The Winnipeg Foundation’s program to help local charitable organizations build their capacity. - Community Health Information and Research Partnership (CHIRP)
University of Manitoba researchers work with non-profit organizations to assist them with their research and evaluation needs. - SPARK
Offers short term specific supports for non-profit organizations where non-profit organizations are matched with professional volunteers. - Board Connect
Volunteer Manitoba’s program matching skilled leaders with Boards or standing committees for one year. - Charity Village
Provides a variety of free webinars on organizational development, human resources, financial management and more. You can also sign up for e-wires for other free webinars. - Imagine Canada
Offers free tools on board governance, fundraising, risk management, finance and administration, staff management, volunteer involvement, charity tax tools and advocacy. - Women’s Enterprise Centre
Connects women interested in serving on boards with organizations that need their volunteer expertise. - United Way of Winnipeg
Provides small grants to strengthen governance and leadership, strategy and business planning, financial management and human resources.
Demography, Assets and Statistics
- Peg
Community indicator system that measures the city’s well-being in seven theme areas: built environment, basic needs, economy, education and learning, health, natural environment, social vitality and governance. - Manitoba Collaborative Data Portal
Hosts mapping tools and knowledge portals specifically on food and nutrition security, transportation, and housing and homelessness, as well as local and national statistics.
