Beautiful Plains Community Foundation
467 Walker Avenue
Post Office Box 486
Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0
Canada
Mission
To preserve and advance the quality of life in the community by developing permanent endowment funds, making responsible grants and acting as a catalyst for community philanthropy and leadership
Most Meaningful Change
We have granted funds to maintain and improve area buildings and recreational facilities. We streamlined our grant application process and developed an unbiased and equitable scoring system for selecting grant recipients.
1994 Year Founded
$2,668,316 Endowment Value
$24,459 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Beautiful Plains Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 467 Walker Avenue |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 486 |
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City / Town | Neepawa |
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State / Region | Manitoba |
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ZIP / Postal Code | R0J 1H0 |
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Country | Canada |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | 467 Walker Avenue |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Neepawa |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Manitoba |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | R0J 1H0 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 204-476-2681 |
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Email | bpcfinc@mymts.net |
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Website | www.mts.net/~bpcfinc/ |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Daryl Shipman, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Daryl Shipman |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1994 |
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Mission Statement | To preserve and advance the quality of life in the community by developing permanent endowment funds, making responsible grants and acting as a catalyst for community philanthropy and leadership |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 7,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 11 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $84,858 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $62,821 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $24,459 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $2,668,316 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Very little time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Did not answer |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Did not answer |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Never |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Did not answer |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Rarely |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Do not work in this sphere |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have granted funds to maintain and improve area buildings and recreational facilities. We streamlined our grant application process and developed an unbiased and equitable scoring system for selecting grant recipients. |
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