GRANTS
2019 Awarded Grants
In 2019, Brandon Area Community Foundation granted $641,152.00 to Brandon and Southwestern MB community projects!
Below is a list of the charities that were successful in their funding requests.
COMMUNITY GRANTS | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
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Andrews Field | backstop improvements to Andrews Field | $35,000.00 |
Artists in Health Care | to allow musicians to play for patients in the Brandon Regional Health Centre | $2,000.00 |
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Inc. | assistance to hold the 2020 provincial Music & Arts Festival in Bdn. | $3,000.00 |
Brandon Area Community Foundation | support BACF operation | $10,300.00 |
Brandon District Chapter LDAM Inc. | Learning disabilities practical learning tutor services program. | $2,000.00 |
Brandon Friendship Centre | host the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day @ the Riverbank Discovery Centre. | $5,000.00 |
Brandon Humane Society | help to pay for food & cost of animal healthcare | $400.00 |
Brandon Riverbank Inc. | for new LED lighting along the walking paths | $40,000.00 |
Child and Family Services | renovating roof of the McCutcheon Building which host the Preschool Enrichment Program and Victoria Daycare | $15,000.00 |
Clack Family Heritage Museum | construct a 20 x 30 pole frame metal building to house horse equipment and four horse buggies | $4,000.00 |
Company 697720 MB Association Inc. | renovations for a support group | $9,600.00 |
Crisis Pregnancy Centre | emotional & financial support | $500.00 |
Glenboro Gaiety Theatre | theatre audio system upgrade | $6,000.00 |
Helping Hands of Brandon | purchase commercial dishwasher | $4,500.00 |
Huntington Society of Canada | research | $300.00 |
Killarney Turtle Mountain Arts Council | purchase of sound system equipment | $3,800.00 |
Oak Lake Day Care | install artificial turf in the play area and create a new play space for infants and smaller groups of preschool children | $5,000.00 |
Razzamatazz Dance Club | upgrades to the dancer’s area in new club | $1,500.00 |
Russell's Lots A Tots Inc. | expansion of day care to include an additional 8 infant, 24 preschool and 20 school age spaces. | $25,000.00 |
United Way of Brandon | purchase of new boardroom furniture. | $9,000.00 |
Victoria's Quilts MB Branch-Neepawa MB | provide handmade quilts for people living with cancer | $2,000.00 |
Virden Skatepark | building a 6,500 square foot concrete skate park | $25,000.00 |
Virden Spray Park | construction of a spray park within the Town of Virden | $10,000.00 |
Western Manitoba Science Fair | to support the annual science fair held in Brandon | $5,000.00 |
Westman Trail Association | equipment for trail maintenance to be used for the Brandon Hills | $15,000.00 |
Whitewater Park | Whitewater Park Project | $9,000.0 |
YMCA of Brandon | two laptop computers & printer for new child care centre | $2,100.00 |
YMCA Strong Kids | youth program | $300.00 |
TYPE OF GRANT | AMOUNT |
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DESIGNATED GRANTS | $60,642.00 |
DONOR ADVISED GRANTS | $311,660.00 |
100 WOMEN WHO CARE | $8,550.00 |
YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY (YIP) | $10,000.00 |