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Capacity-Building Grants for Winnipeg Non-Profits
Support to help your team thrive
Your team can't be experts at everything. Marketing training and support can make all the difference between an organization struggling and thriving....but you need funding to make that happen. And if you're like most nonprofits, there's never enough to go around.
That's where grants come in! The majority of my nonprofit clients finance some or all of our work together through capacity-building grants.
Below you'll find local and national grants that support nonprofit training and development. Most require a proposal outlining costs and scope of work. If you're interested in working together and need help putting a proposal together, please reach out!
The information included below is as current as I can keep it, however eligibility and requirements may change. Please be sure to confirm all details with the granting organization. Last updated July, 2025.
Local Winnipeg/Manitoba Grants
Volunteer Manitoba Professional Development Subsidy
This is one of my absolute favourite resources for non-profits in Winnipeg, and I have worked with a number of organizations as a direct result of this program!
Organizations submit proposals for training they need (including marketing training!) and if approved the subsidy covers up to 75% of the cost of the professional development.
Organizations can apply once per intake, but can only receive one subsidy per calendar year.
Deadlines:
Fall Intake: September
Winter Intake: January
The Winnipeg Foundation Community Grants
These grants support "time-limited" community projects, including organizational development and capacity building. Projects have to primarity benefits the citizens of Winnipeg (further guidelines are available on the website).
Applicants must be a registered charity, and can apply once per calendar year.
Deadlines:
Spring Intake: March
Fall intake: October
United Way Organizational Development Grants
Nonprofits can apply for up to $7,500 through this program. Applicants must be a rgistered non-profit based in Winnipeg working in the health and social service sector.
This program focuses on supporting six core capacities, with priority given in descending order (marketing and strategy work usually falls under heading #6, "strategy and business planning")
Governance and Leadership
Financial Management
Human Resources
Research
Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Strategy and Business Planning
Deadlines:
Spring Intake: March/April
Fall Intake: October
Endow Manitoba Grants
Endow Manitoba is a network of community organizations serving nonprofits outside of Winnipeg.
Each area foundation has its own grants, with their own criteria - but in practice, most are very similar. Applicants must be a registered chaity, and projects must benefit the resitdents of their community.
If your organization is located outside of Winnipeg, visit the main Endow MB page to find the foundation covering your specific area of Manitoba and get further details on the grants available.
Deadlines:
Vary by specific community foundation.
ACCESS Credit Union Community Investment Funding
Non-profit and charitable organizations can apply for funding through ACCESS credit union for projects that strengthen their communities or help build effective partnerships in the community. Key areas of support are:
Arts and Culture
Education
Environment
Health and Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Youth & Senior Support
local Economic Development
Applications are assessed based on community need, with a focus on supporting health and well-being and life-long learning.
Deadlines:
December 1st each year
Assiniboine Credit Union Community Grants
The ACU grants support organizations that build community under one of three pillars:
Community inclusion for marginalized people;
Environmental sustainability; and
Community enterprise development (community-minded co-ops and social businesses)
Requests can fall under one of four categories (marketing training usually falls under "professional development", while website updates go under "public awareness"):
Equipment
Planning
Public awareness
Professional development
Projects must be carried out entirely within Manitoba to be eligible.
Deadlines:
Spring intake: April
Fall intake: October
Carolyn Sifton Foundation Grants
Charitable organizations in Winnipeg can apply for support for projects in education, social services, and art and culture "designed to assist young people who do not have the same opportunities due to social or economic circumstances, as other youth, to develop to their fullest potential."
Deadlines:
Spring Intake: April
Fall Intake: September
National Grants
The Jackman Foundation Grants
Registered Canadian charities can apply for support for projects in the following areas:
Canadian Culture and Heritage
Education
Health and Well-Being
Social Services
Contemporary National Concerns (environment, parliamentary democracy, public affairs, and Indigenous concerns, amongst others)
Deadlines:
October
Federal WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Funding
WAGE opens targeted proposals with their own themes and deadlines regularly - check their website for the most current openings. Additionally, they do receive project ideas on an ongoing basis as funds are available. If your organization deals specifically with issues relating to equality regarding sex, sexual orientation or gender identity you should check back regularly for funding opportuntiy updates
Deadlines:
Ongoing
Canadian Women's Foundation Community Needs Grants
If your organization is working to address gender-based violence, economic security, or girls’ empowerment, you can apply for funding to support organzational capacity-building and professional development. Applications only open once every few years, and the next intake date has not yet been announced.
Deadlines:
Unknown
