Photo: Manitoba Children’s Museum, 2006. |
2000
The first 56 Youth in Philanthropy grants are issued, including $1,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs for healthy snacks.
2000
A grant of $35,150 is issued to Broadway Neighbourhood Centre for Art City, which is now an independent organization.
2000
Pan Am Games Society received a grant of $19,390 in support of the Pan Am Games Cauldron at The Forks.
2001
$27,500 is granted to Macdonald Youth Services for Graffiti Art Youth Outreach Drop-in.
2001
Neeginan Foundation received $50,000 in support of Circle of Life Thunderbird House.
2001
A grant of $5,000 contributed to the purchase Sgt. Tommy Prince’s medals at auction for the Manitoba Museum.
2001
Philippine-Canadian Centre of Manitoba received $75,000 in support of the construction of the Philippine Cultural Centre.
2001
$20,000 is granted to Manitoba Children’s Museum, bringing The Foundation’s total cumulative Foundation grants to $100 million.
2002
The Moffat Family Fund issued its first grant: $50,000 to Fort Rouge Child Care for renovations.
2002
Urban Circle Training Centre received $50,000 towards its capital campaign for the building at 519 Selkirk Avenue.
2002
Winnipeg Humane Society is granted $50,000 for a new building.
2003
The first Literacy for Life Grant is issued to Winnipeg Public Library for $10,000.
2003
The Centennial Neighbourhood Project kicked off, and would distributed $3 million over five years to a variety of projects.
2003
$50,000 supported the construction of the Hindu Centre.
2004
The largest grant in The Foundation’s history – $6 million over 10 years – is granted to the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
2004
$30,000 is issued to Green Action Centre towards the Eco-Centre, which is shared office space for environmental organizations located above the MEC Building.
2005
$100,000 supported West End Cultural Centre’s new building.
2005
$20,000 is granted to Volunteer Manitoba to launch the Leadership Winnipeg, a professional development program for emerging community leaders.
2006
$150,000 helped establish the North End Wellness Centre (Win Gardner Place).
2006
A grant of $125,000 supported a new performing arts facility at the Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain.
2007
Child nutrition initiatives are supported with $675,000 over five years, drawn from the Moffat Family Fund.
2007
Resource Assistance for Youth (RAY) received $100,000 for in support of its capital campaign for its Sherbrook Street location.
2009
Grants are issued to redevelop Old Market Square, Central Park and St. Boniface City Hall – all part of The Foundation’s $3 million Green Spaces Strategy.
2009
Red River College received $300,000 over three years in support of the redevelopment of the Union Bank Tower for the Culinary Arts Program.