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The Pinawa Foundation would like to welcome Liane Tirschman to the Board of Directors. Liane has lived in the region for the past 22 years, with her husband and two sons. Her community involvement has included the Nursery School committee for 4 years, the Pinawa Advisory Council for 11 years, and the Pinawa Arena Board […]

The Pinawa Foundation awards two scholarships each year at Pinawa Secondary School (PSS) graduation ceremony. The Pinawa Foundation Citizenship Scholarship, in the amount of $1,750, is awarded to a student who has demonstrated an active interest and involvement in supporting their school community, as well as the community beyond the walls of PSS, through volunteerism, […]

The Foundation would like to thank everyone that attended our Annual General Meeting on June 9. Along with presenting a summary of our 2024 activities, including financials, we presented over $142,000 in grants to over 20 groups in Pinawa. Many of these groups were part of our Community Project Month fundraisers. We also presented our […]

The Thomas Sill Foundation was founded in 1987 through the last will of Thomas Sill, a chartered accountant from Manitoba. The Thomas Sill Foundation provided support for charitable initiatives throughout Manitoba for over 35 years. At the end of 2023, the Foundation ceased operations, but the board of directors wanted to continue supporting Manitoba. The […]

The Pinawa Foundation announced the results of our Community Project Month Fundraisers at our Annual General Meeting on June 9. We would like to thank everyone that donated to one or more projects in May.  “May is our giving month in Pinawa” said Carol Findlay from the Foundation. This year, we raised over $113,386 for […]

The Annual General Meeting for the Pinawa Foundation is coming up on June 9 at the Pinawa Lutheran Church, 25 Massey Avenue. We will be presenting several grants associated with Community Project Month and the Thomas Sill Grant Program. We hope to see you there.

The month of May is Community Project Month again this year. The Pinawa Foundation has partnered with 16 local groups this year to help raise funds for their various projects. Please consider making a donation in May to support your community.

During this year’s Giving Challenge, Manitobans made 2,996 gifts to their communities, totaling more than $1.87 million! With stretching grants from The Winnipeg Foundation and the Manitoba government, you raised more than $2.07 million for your communities’ unrestricted funds. Congratulations! The Pinawa Foundation raised the fourth most donations this year with a total of $101,818 from 110 donors. Thank you to […]

Thank you to everyone in Pinawa, around the region, and across the country, for supporting our Giving Challenge last week. We are proud to announce that we raised $101,818. These donations will be added to our endowment fund so that we can help groups around Pinawa every year. We are very proud to be part […]

Our Giving Challenge starts November 12. Please consider a donation to help us support the wonderful groups in Pinawa. Your donation will be topped up 40%, thanks to the Winnipeg Foundation, the province of Manitoba, a group of generous local donors. Every $25 donation means we can grant $1 every year forever to groups that […]