THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·1010-24TH STREET S.E. · HIGH RIVER, AB · T1V 2A7·BN 870302619RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL AWARD - A $750 AWARD FOR A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR SCHOOL AND OR COMMUNITY. INCLUDES INDIGENOUS SPECIFIC AWARDS. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT - FOUNDATION GIVES $5000 TO COMMUNITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEED WITHIN COMMUNITY INCLUDES: INDIGENOUS PROJECTS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA MUNICIPALITIES AND NEEDS WITH COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED BY WESTERN EMPLOYEE LOCATIONS. 3. BOARD IDENTIFIED EMERGENCY CRISES - WESTERN WILL DONATE AMOUNT WITH APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. THESE FUNDS MAY OR MAY NOT MATCHED BY WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP BUSINESS. 4. HERO PROGRAM… Show more
1. WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL AWARD - A $750 AWARD FOR A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR SCHOOL AND OR COMMUNITY. INCLUDES INDIGENOUS SPECIFIC AWARDS. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT - FOUNDATION GIVES $5000 TO COMMUNITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEED WITHIN COMMUNITY INCLUDES: INDIGENOUS PROJECTS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA MUNICIPALITIES AND NEEDS WITH COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED BY WESTERN EMPLOYEE LOCATIONS. 3. BOARD IDENTIFIED EMERGENCY CRISES - WESTERN WILL DONATE AMOUNT WITH APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. THESE FUNDS MAY OR MAY NOT MATCHED BY WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP BUSINESS. 4. HERO PROGRAM - OUR HERO PROGRAM PROMOTES AND RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY. ALL TEAM MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THEIR DONATION (ONE APPLICATION PER YEAR) THROUGH A FOUNDATION MATCH OF UP TO $500 PER APPLICATION.
New programs
1. United Way Winnipeg -Western Financial Group employee make donation via payroll to Western communities foundation then Western Financial Group 100% match employee's donation both EE and ER portion will be made to United Way Winnipeg. 2. Local Team Fundraising-Western Financial Group employee teams fundraising (Payroll events raffles contests donations) within their communities for a charity of their choice. 3. Giving Tuesday-Western communities foundation participated participated the Giving Tuesday activities via Canadahelps in 2024 by donating to 10 employee-voted charities
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)85%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$795K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $457K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $487K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $440K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $527K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $512K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $795K | — | 100% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- NICHOLLS, KENNYCHAIRMANarm's length
- GREEN-BOLTON, NANCYChairmanarm's length
- RACHKOWSKI, KRISTYVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- COLANGELO, LISAVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- KOZLOWSKI, CRAIGVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- OSTIR, GRANTVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- HOEY, JONATHANSecretary-Treasurerarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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