Start a Fund
A gift is given once. A fund gives forever. Whatever your vision for this city, there's a fund that fits.
Start something permanent
Your fund grows over time, generating more impact with every passing year — for the causes you care about, and the city you love.
More than a gift
A donation makes a difference. But a fund makes a difference forever.
When you start a fund at Winnipeg Foundation, your gift is invested alongside thousands of others who share your commitment to this city. It grows over time, and the returns go to work in the community year after year. Your contribution is invested to keep working — not spent in a single moment, but giving continuously, for as long as this city needs support.
That’s the power of endowment giving. Learn more about how endowments work.
Built for you
Starting a fund doesn’t require a fortune or a family foundation. Funds at Winnipeg Foundation can be established for less than you might think, and our team will help you find the right fit for your goals, your values, and your vision for this city.
For donors who want their whole family involved, a fund can be a shared philanthropic home — a place where different generations come together around a common commitment to Winnipeg. For those who’ve considered setting up a family foundation, a fund at Winnipeg Foundation offers much of the same intentionality and control, without the administrative complexity.
Businesses and corporations can establish funds too, turning a commitment to community into something permanent and meaningful for their people, their brand, and the city they operate in.
Find your fund
Every fund starts with a motivation. Some donors want to support a broad cause they believe in. Others want to make a specific nonprofit permanently secure, stay actively involved in their giving, or leave something lasting in their name. Whatever brings you here, there’s a fund that fits.
Get started
Email our team for assistance or call 204-944-9774 (toll-free 1-877-974-3631).
Choose the fund that’s best for you
Named Community Fund
You love this city broadly and want to be part of its future — not just today, but for every version of Winnipeg still to come. A named community fund carries your name forward as it supports whatever our community needs most, forever.
Designated Fund
You've found an organization doing work you believe in, and you want to make sure they can keep doing it. A designated fund turns your support into a permanent, reliable source of funding for the nonprofit you care about most.
Cause Funds
You care deeply about a cause — education, the environment, arts, families — and want your generosity directed there, forever. A cause fund keeps your giving focused on the field you believe in, finding the greatest impact within it as the city's needs evolve.
Memorials and Tributes
You want to honour someone you've lost by turning the love people have for them into something lasting. A memorial fund gathers gifts from family and friends into one named place, growing and giving in their honour forever.
Donors-Advised Funds
You want to stay actively involved in your giving, guiding where your generosity goes each year, watching it work, and feeling the impact it makes. A donor-advised fund keeps you close to every dollar you give.
Student Award Funds
You want to invest in people’s potential, removing barriers and opening doors that change not just one life but everyone it touches. A student award fund makes that possible year after year, for every student who earns it.
The seed of generosity
The foundation allows us to provide support services to at-risk individuals helping them heal and recover from complex trauma; without the help of the foundation may have our clients would not be able to rebuild their lives.
