Pembina Manitou Area Foundation Inc.

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Pembina Manitou Area Foundation Inc.

P.O. Box 535
Manitou, MB R0G 1G0

Registered Charitable Number: 882834740RR0001
Manitoba Region: South Central

Mission

To administer a perpetual fund designed to benefit the communities within the Municipality of Pembina by identifying community priorities and assisting local charities and worthwhile projects.

Description

Pembina-Manitou Area Foundation Inc. provides financial support for other charitable groups in the Pembina-Manitou area, provides financial support in the form of scholarships to eligible students, and provides financial support for various recreational and cultural groups in the Pembina-Manitou area.

Board

  • Chair: Thor Thorleifson
  • Vice Chair: Tracie Moores
  • Treasurer: Lorne Schultz
  • Secretary: Charissa Dobson
  • Ray Keen
  • Travis Long
  • Murdoch B. Dobson
  • Griffen McLean
  • Mel Kauppila
  • Erin Doherty
  • Curtis Weeks

Foundation Funds

General Community fundFunded by general donations, provides financial support for recreational, cultural, and other charitable groups in the Pembina – Manitou area.
Community of Darlingford FundTo fund various projects in the community of Darlingford.
Darlingford Cemetery FundTo fund the care and maintenance of the Darlingford Cemetery.
Darlingford Memorial Park Inc. FundTo fund the care and maintenance Darlingford Memorial Park.
Ken Warelis Scholarship FundTo provide a scholarship to a student entering Agriculture after graduating from Nellie McClung Collegiate.
Manitou Community Swimming Pool FundTo fund the care and maintenence of the Swimming Pool.
Manitou Cemetery FundTo fund the care and maintenence of the Manitou cemetery.
Maxell-Bowler Scholarship FundTo provide a scholarship to a student graduating from Nellie McClung Collegiate and entering post secondary education in any field.
Pembina-Manitou Area Foundation Scholarship FundTo provide a scholarship to a student graduating from Nellie McClung Collegiate and entering post secondary education in any field.
St. Luke’s Pembina Crossing Church Cemetery FundTo fund the care and maintenence of the church and cemetery at St. Luke’s Pembina Crossing Church.
St. Mary’s Anglican Church Kaleida FundTo fund the care and maintenence of the church and cemetery at St. Mary’s Church Kaleida.

Recent Grants

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Nellie McClung Collegiate PMAF Scholarship – designated$600
Ken Warelis Scholarship – designated$600
Maxwell Bowler Scholarship – designated$2,200
Manitou and Community Swimming Pool – designated$110
St. Mary’s Anglican Church Kaleida – designated$619
Manitou Elementary School – piano tuning$290
Manitou Elementary School – breakfast program$2,100
Nellie McClung Collegiate – breakfast program$3,100
Pembina Manitou Archive – Step Back In Time brochure$1,600
Pembina Valley Music Festival – Festival$900
St. Luke’s Pembina Crossing Church – designated, sign & siding$1,100
Pembina Game and Fish 0 Mary Jane aeration$2,300
Manitou Elementary School – musical instrument cleaning$820
Royal Canadian Legion – remembrance banners$1,000
Manitou Golf Club – rental carts$6,300
Darlingford Cemetery Fund – designated, maintenance$300
Darlingford Memorial Park Fund – designated, maintenance$850
Darlingford Playground – playground upgrades$3,350
La Riviere Cemetery – removing old trees$1,250
La Riviere Recreation Association – furnace$2,000
Honey garlic & Maple Syrup Festival – tables$4,400
La Riviere Manitou CPR Station – CPR station project$9,000
Manitou Ag Society – electrical upgrade$3,500
Manitou Cemetery Fund – designated, maintenance$300
Manitou United Church – photocopier$1,200
Pembina Manitou Senior Housing – automatic doors$8,200
Manitou Opera House Foundation – sound and lighting$2,300
  • Christmas Cheer
  • Darlingford Memorial Park
  • Darlingford School Museum
  • La Riviere Recreation Centre
  • Manitou Archives
  • Manitou Community Arena
  • Manitou Elementary School
  • Manitou Legion
  • Manitou Opera House
  • Manitou Senior Housing
  • Manitou Town and Country Golf Course
  • Nellie McClung Collegiate
  • Pembina Valley Child Care Centre
  • Pembina Valley Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival
  • Pembina Valley Music Festival
  • Pembina Valley Watershed
Pembina Manitou Area Foundation Scholarship$600
Ken Warelis Scholarship$600
Maxwell Bowler Scholarship$2,000
Manitou and Community Swimming Pool$200
Pembina Manitou Health Center$1,000
Pembina Manitou C & H Association$4,250
Manitou Opera House$3,800
Pembina Valley Music Festival$600
Pembina Manitou Senior Housing$3,500
Manitou Park Playground$4,000
Darlingford School Heritage Fund$2,000
Royal Canadian Legion Manitou$1,500
Manitou Elementary School$150
Pembina Manitou Christmas Cheer Board$3,000
Darlingford Playground$3,400
Darlingford Memorial Park$2,800
Pembina Manitou Child Care Center Manitou$2,000
Manitou and Community Arena$2,693
Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival$1,200
LaRiviere Fire Department$3,600
Manitou Minor Hockey$2,642
La Riviere Recreation Center$2,000
Manitou Town and Country Golf Course$2,000
Pembina Valley Watershed District$1,038

Grant Deadlines

Foundation Highlights

Established 5 (five) new funds
The Darlingford Cemetery Fund, the Manitou Cemetery Fund, the Pembina Manitou Area Foundation Scholarship Fund, the St. Luke’s Pembina Crossing Church Cemetery Fund, and the St. Mary’s Anglican Church Kaleida Fund.

Danny Maxwell donation
A former resident of the Pembina Manitou area donated $50,000 in bank shares and cash, to commemorate his fifty years of marriage to Joyce (nee Bowler), and the memory of Joyce’s parents Elwin and Ethel (nee Rinn) Bowler.

Donation of mutual fund units worth more than $20,000 to General Community Fund
Another local resident made a generous gift, and because the investment was donated in kind, not in cash, the full amount went to charity, rather than a percentage going to income tax.

PMAF to administer Darlingford Memorial Park assets
Recognizing the value in the PMAF / Winnipeg Foundation investment model, this local charity agreed to allocate a sum of long term assets to a new fund with PMAF.

Matching funds available
PMAF matches a portion of the funds raised by the local collegiate’s philanthropic group, SWAT (Stingers Working At Tomorrow) throughout the school year.

 

Jim Henderson Estate bequest

Over the years, since 2016, the PMAF general community fund received a large bequest from the estate of former resident Jim Henderson.

Partnership with The Winnipeg Foundation

Started in 2018 Financial management and planning affiliation with Manitoba’s leading community foundation, helping to increase our influence for many years to come.

Membership in Community Foundations of Canada

Renewed in 2018 Joining with community foundations from across Canada, to share ideas, qualify for funding, and help to further the good work that we all do.