Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
D+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
82%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 82 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Jewish Federation of Winnipeg:
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg is a 2-star charity. It has a D+ Results Reporting grade which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range and its reserve funds can cover program costs for just under one year and five months, also within Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1974, Jewish Federation of Winnipeg (JFW) supports and advocates for the Jewish community in Winnipeg and overseas. The charity has three programs: the Israel Emergency Fund, grants to beneficiary agencies, and JFW initiatives. It spent $8.0m on its programs in the fiscal year ending in August (F2024).
The Israel Emergency Fund received 53% ($4.2m) of program spending in F2024. JFW created the fund after the start of the conflict in Israel on October 7, 2023. The charity grants the money to agencies that provide medical care, trauma relief, emergency evacuations, and housing in Israel.
JFW granted 43% ($3.4m) of program spending to beneficiary agencies in F2024. The charity gives grants to 12 local agencies and five national/international organizations. In 2022, JFW reports funds led to over 7,800 beds in shelters in Ukraine and fed over 12,100 refugees.
JFW Initiatives got 4% ($300k) of program spending in F2024. The initiatives include the PJ Library, GrowWinnipeg, and Overseas initiatives. The PJ Library offers Jewish-themed books to children under 12. In 2024, the initiative gave 905 children books. GrowWinnipeg helps Jewish people settle in Winnipeg. The program guided 81 individuals towards permanent residency in Winnipeg in F2024. The Overseas initiatives include free historic trips for Jewish people to Israel.
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Results and Impact
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg’s advocacy influenced Manitoba to make Holocaust education mandatory in the K-12 school system. While Ci highlights this result, it may not completely represent JFW’s results and impact.
JFW is not yet rated on impact. This shows as n/r and does not affect the star rating.
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Finances
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice. The charity received $11.1m in donations, which is 97% of revenue in F2024. This is an increase of 72% from $6.5m the previous year. It made $394k in investment income.
JFW spent $8.0m on its programs, which is 69% of revenue. The charity ran a surplus of $307k (3% of revenue). It spent $234k on fundraising (2% of donations) and spent $1.8m on admin, which is 16% of revenue (less investment income). For every dollar donated to JFW, 82 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
The charity has $11.0m in its reserves (cash and investments), which can cover program costs for just under one year and 5 months. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
Updated on June 5, 2025 by Joshua Leduc.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending August
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 16.3% | 24.7% | 22.3% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Total overhead spending | 18.4% | 28.3% | 25.6% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 138.7% | 267.9% | 256.4% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 11,111 | 6,462 | 6,539 |
| Government funding | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Investment income | 394 | 196 | 33 |
| Other income | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| Total revenues | 11,505 | 6,852 | 6,723 |
| Program costs | 300 | 419 | 179 |
| Grants | 7,656 | 3,651 | 3,839 |
| Donor-designated donations | 1,263 | 1,116 | 1,209 |
| Administrative costs | 1,812 | 1,646 | 1,490 |
| Fundraising costs | 234 | 233 | 219 |
| Total spending | 11,265 | 7,065 | 6,937 |
| Cash flow from operations | 240 | (213) | (214) |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 11,038 | 10,904 | 10,303 |
Note: 1. Ci adjusted for donations receivable which affected donations by $10k in F2024, ($237k) in F2023, and ($30k) in F2022. 2. Ci adjusted for deferred donations which affected donations by ($67k) in F2024, ($119k) in F2023, and $41k in F2022. 3. Ci included unrealized gain on investments which affected revenue by $148k in F2024, $3k in F2023, and ($63k) in F2022. 4. Ci included donation revenue from JFW Initiatives which affected revenue by $228k in F2024, $381k in F2023, and $176k in F2022. 5. Ci included gross expenses as opposed to net for JFW Initiatives which affected program costs by $228k in F2024, $381k in F2023, and $176k in F2022. 6. Ci moved indirect allocation of operating expenditures from grants to admin which affected admin costs by $90k in F2023, and $75k in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
1 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
5 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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