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Birtle and District Foundation Inc.
Box 598
Birtle, MB R0M 0C0
Birtle, MB R0M 0C0
Registered Charitable Number: 81869 1875 RR0001
Manitoba Region: Southwest
Vision
That our entire community continues to grow in healthy ways.Mission
To engage investors that will allow us to support programs and services that will benefit our community now and in the future.Description
The Birtle and District Foundation was established for the Town and RM of Birtle citizens to contribute funds to the betterment of all aspects of the community and its citizens and a way to benefit future generations.Board
- Roger Wilson – Board Chair
- Eleanor Dnistransky – Treasurer
- Susanne Burdett
- Fred Haun
- Edith Galloway
- Kaitlynn Salmon
Foundation Funds
| Community Endowment Fund | Main fund that we are focused on growing. Money is invested and each year the interest earned from this investment is granted within the community. |
| Prairie View Youth in Philanthropy (Birtle Collegiate) | New fund established in 2018 with assistance from the Thomas Sill Foundation. The BCI YiP group collects grant applications and chooses yearly grant recipients. |
Recent Grants
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Grant Deadlines
- November 1st annually
- $5000 Birdtail Country Museum
- $3500 Birtle Agriculture Society
- $5000 Birtle Elementary School
- $4400 Foxwarren Leisure Centre
- $5000 Foxwarren Arena
- $2550 Prairie View Gymnastics
2023 Francis Crew Scholarship – $9360.00
- Rebecca Cheasley
- Serena Stainer
- Birdtail Tennis Club: $5000
- Birtle Centre For The Arts: $5000
- Foxwarren Leisure Centre – $2500
- Valley Services For Seniors: $1000
- Birtle Barrell Series: $650
- Birtle Ag. Society: $3056
- $5,000: Birtle Elementary School
- $5,000: Foxwarren Arena
- $1,303: Birtle Miniota CDC
- $2,000: Morning Star Daycare
- $1,500: Valley Recreation District
- $932: Birtle Drop In
- $2664: Birtle Ag. Society
- $1250: Valley Services for Seniors
- $5000: The Classic Garden -Arts Programming
Youth in Philanthropy
- $500: BCI Volleyball Nets
- $375: Thunder & Ice Snowmobile Club
- $500: BCI Wellness Breakfast Club
- $750: Birdtail Ski Club – Ski Trail Cabin
- $375: Morning Star Daycare – Play Equipment
- $1500: Birtle Riverside Golf Course
- $2000: Birdtail Ski Club
- $600: Thunder & Ice Snowmobile Club
- $9000: Birtle Arena
- $400: Valley Services for Seniors
- $1000: Birdtail Country Museum
- $1000: Birtle Ag. Society
- $500: Morning Star Daycare
- $500: Foxwarren History Society – Regional Museums
Youth In Philanthropy
- $500: Birtle Collegiate Basketball Jerseys
- $1000: Miniota School Playground
- $1000: Prairie View Gymnastics
- $600: Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District
- $3500: Classic Garden
- $4500: Birtle Curling Club (Roof)
- $2015.60: Services for Seniors (Pioneer Guest Suite)
Youth in Philanthropy
- $1000: Birtle Collegiate Gym Backboards
- $1500: Miniota School Playground
Foundation Highlights
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Birtle Elementary School would like to say a huge thank-you for the amazing support of the Birtle and District Foundation for their generous donation towards our playground fundraising efforts.Read the complete story
Tundra Oil and Gas Partnership through their 2016 United Way campaign once again graciously donated $1950 to the Birtle and District Foundations Community Fund.
Prairie View Gymnastics Club purchasing new equip-ment thanks to support from Birtle & District Foun-dation, Birtle Lions and Value Shoppe.
Birtle & District Foundation Board Member, Liz Finch, presents a cheque to Gloria Tibbatts, Chair.
Birtle Collegiate is pleased to announce that we have formed a Youth in Philanthropy group after receiving donations from the Thomas Sill Foundation of Winnipeg and The Birtle and Dis-trict Foundation.
The Classic Garden gives thanks to The Birtle Foundation and all the folks who support this great cause.
Birtle & District Foundation member, Liz Finch, pre-sents cheque for $1500 to the Foxwarren Historical Society.
Read The Outlook here, to learn more about Birtle & District Foundation as well as information regarding all Prairie View communities.
Learn more about Frank Crew and his lasting legacy at The Birtle & District Foundation.