Brokenhead River Community Foundation
Post Office Box 488
Beausejour, Manitoba R0E 0C0
Canada
Mission
To provide funds to charitable organizations in our community and to support deserving students with bursaries and scholarships to post-secondary educational institutions
Most Meaningful Change
Over the past three years we have increased the number of designated memorial funds which provide scholarships to students in specific fields of study.
1998 Year Founded
$520,000 Endowment Value
$15,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Brokenhead River Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 488 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Beausejour |
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State / Region | Manitoba |
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ZIP / Postal Code | R0E 0C0 |
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Country | Canada |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 204-268-2212 |
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Email | aspenacr@mymts.net |
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Website | www.brcfoundation.com |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Lawrie Goalen, President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Valerie Jackson |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Secretary |
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Year Founded | 1998 |
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Mission Statement | To provide funds to charitable organizations in our community and to support deserving students with bursaries and scholarships to post-secondary educational institutions |
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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 | 10,000 |
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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 | 10 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $20,000 |
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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 | $500 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $15,000 |
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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 | $520,000 |
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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 a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | No 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 | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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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 | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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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 | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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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 | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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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 | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Never |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Never |
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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 | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Never |
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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 | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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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 | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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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 | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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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 | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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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 | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Not at all |
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Informal associations of citizens | N/A |
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Non-governmental organizations | Not at all |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | N/A |
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Universities | N/A |
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Schools | Not at all |
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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 | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Very unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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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 | No |
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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 | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor 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 | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Unimportant |
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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 | Over the past three years we have increased the number of designated memorial funds which provide scholarships to students in specific fields of study. |
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