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Sustainable Community Grants
| Organization name | Project description | Amount awarded |
| Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba | Accessibility Audit of Art Venues | $5,000 |
| Bike Winnipeg, Inc. | Local Bike Groups Launch Project | $2,500 |
| Bookmates Inc. | Let's Learn! - resources to promote early literacy | $3,885 |
| BUILD inc | Get BUILD Online Again! | $5,000 |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Manitoba Chapter | Purchase of new computers for CPAWS-Manitoba | $4,745 |
| Candace House | A Comforting Place: Candace House Capital Campaign Case for Support | $5,000 |
| Career Trek | Building Inclusive Curriculum | $5,000 |
| Clubhouse of Winnipeg, Inc. | Fitness Centre Equipment Replacement | $2,500 |
| Crossway in Common Inc. | The Future of Crossways | $4,000 |
| DASCH Inc. | Awareness Video | $5,000 |
| Epic Opportunities Inc | My Epic Home Video | $5,000 |
| Evermore Gather Grow Lead Inc. | Evermore Board Governance Project Phase 4 | $5,000 |
| Fireweed Food Co-op | Safety Plan for the South Osborne Farmers' Market | $2,850 |
| Functional Transit Winnipeg | Functional Transit Winnipeg Strategic Plan | $3,000 |
| Geoffery's Garden | Child-minding room | $5,000 |
| Hospitality House Refugee Ministry Inc. | Hospitality House Refugee Ministry Technology Update | $5,000 |
| Inner City Youth Alive Inc. | ICYA Computer Infastructure | $5,000 |
| Jessie Home Inc. | Jessie Home Improvement Project | $4,650 |
| Klinic Inc. | Professional Development - Indigenous Culturally Safety Training | $5,000 |
| Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg Inc. | Strategic Planning session | $5,000 |
| Local Investment Toward Employment | Giving Appeal for New Supporters | $4,275 |
| Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties | Leadership Training for Staff and Practicum Students | $5,000 |
| Manitoba Children’s Museum | Microsoft 365 Purchase/Migration | $5,000 |
| Manitoba Eco-Network | Eco-Journal Tabloid Publication | $5,000 |
| Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities | Fund Development | $3,750 |
| Manitoba Theatre for Young People | Touchless Ticket Scanners | $5,000 |
| Marlene Street Community Resource Centre (MSCRC) | Technology Upgrade | $855 |
| Merchants Corner Incorporated | MCI Public Awareness Project: Website Development | $5,000 |
| Mount Carmel Clinic | Enhancing Public Awareness of Mount Carmel Clinic | $4,953 |
| Newcomers Employment and Education Development Services Inc. | Computer Monitors for Delivering Services to Newcomer and Refugee Children and Youth | $3,000 |
| North End Community Renewal Corporation (Necrc | North End Community Renewal Corp Website Upgrades and Redesign | $5,000 |
| NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre via NorWest Co-op Community Health | NorWest Co-op Community Farm - Phase 1 | $4,500 |
| Opportunities for Employment Inc. | OFE Website Redesign | $4,000 |
| Pollock's Hardware Cooperative | Point of Sale Renewal and Online Integration | $5,000 |
| Purpose Construction | Purpose Homes Training Program | $5,000 |
| Rahma Community and Youth Centre Inc. | Strategic planning and Charitable status | $5,000 |
| Spence Neighbourhood Association | Central Neighbourhoods Tech Fund | $5,000 |
| SSCOPE Inc. | Sspokes by Sscope | $5,000 |
| St. Matthews Non-Profit Housing Inc | Boiler replacement | $5,000 |
| The John Howard Society of Manitoba | New Computers for Student Practicums and Communications | $3,786 |
| The Rainbow Harmony Project, Inc. | Rainbow Harmony Project Website and Rebranding Project | $3,800 |
| Trees Riverview | Trees Riverview (TR) Planting and Public Awareness Project 2022 | $5,000 |
| Turning Leaf Support Services | Cultural Training | $2,500 |
| U-Turn Parkinson | U-Turn Parkinson's Public Awareness Project | $4,471 |
| Waterways Recreation Inc. | Waterways Land Based Canoe Trips | $5,000 |
| West Broadway Community Organization | West Broadway Five-Year Community Plan 2021-26 | $3,000 |
| Youth Employment Services | Resource Area Technology Upgrade | $5,000 |
For further grant information, please email sponsorships@acu.ca
Community sponsorships
| Organization name | Event description | Amount awarded |
| Meraki Theatre Productions | Meraki Theatre's Cabaret Fundraiser | $925 |
| Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra | Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra virtual workshops | $1,000 |
| Camerata Nova | Medieval Inuit | $1,000 |
| Women's Health Clinic | Women, Wine and Food for International Women's Day | $1,389.65 |
| Freeze Frame / Storyline FX inc. | International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages | $1,000 |
| Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association | Building Partnerships Conference | $5,000 |
| Black History Month Celebration Committee Inc. | Bronze Sponsor- Inventor T-shirt Initiative | $1,000 |
| DASCH Foundation Inc. | 2021 Possibilities Gala | $5,000 |
| Bike Week Winnipeg | Bike Week Winnipeg | $1,000 |
| Winnipeg International Children's Festival | 38th Annual Kidsfest | $2,500 |
| Agassiz Music Inc. | 2021 Agassiz Chamber Music Festival | $1,000 |
| Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF) | Invoice T2021018 Diversity Scholarship Program | $2,175 |
| Make Poverty History Manitoba | Fundraising Event | $1,000 |
| Green Action Centre | Commuter Challenge 2021: Silver Sponsorship | $2,500 |
| Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre | Lockdown Laughs Comedy Evening | $500 |
| Bord-Aire Community Centre | Art City at Bord-Aire | $2,000 |
| Villa Rosa | Celebrate 123 Years of Villa Rosa's Impact on Families | $700 |
| Ka Ni Kanichihk | Keeping the Fires Burning | $1,500 |
| Grands 'n' More | Art from the Attic Raffle | $250 |
| Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre | Fringe Theatre Festival | $2,000 |
| The Historical Museum of St. James- Assiniboia | Pioneer Heritage Days | $900 |
| Fireweed Food Co-op | South Osbourne Farmer's Market | $2,000 |
| Spence Neighbourhood Association | Spence and Central Neighbourhoods Summer Events | $5,000 |
| Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival | Winnipeg Aboriginal Film and Video Festival | $1,000 |
| John Howard Society | Peter Gzowski Invitational Fundraiser | $1,500 |
| Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA) | Over the Top Art Auction | $500 |
| Higher Learning Foundation | Main Street Project Mural | $2,500 |
| Rainbow Resource Centre | 2SLGBTQ+ Workshops | $1,000 |
| Downtown Winnipeg Biz | Manyfest | $3,500 |
| Rainbow Stage | Pot of Gold Benefit Concert | $5,000 |
| Indigenous Languages of Manitoba Inc. | Honouring our Languages Conference | $3,000 |
| Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba | AGM and Artist's Talk 2021 | $600 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg Inc. | One Big Night | $1,000 |
| Sustainable Building Manitoba | Sustainable Building Manitoba Education | $3,000 |
| ADRIM | Conflict Resolution Conference featuring Priya Parker | $500 |
| John Howard Society | Peter Gzowski Invitational Fundraiser | $1,500 |
| Rainbow Stage | Pot of Gold Benefit Concert | $5,000 |
| Manitoba League of Persons with | Grant - Fund Development | $3,750 |
| Manitoba Environmental Industries Association | Emerging Issues 2021 Conference | $1,000 |
| Home Routes Inc. DBA/Home Routes/Chemin Chez nous |
The 4th Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival | $5,000 |
| Local Investment Toward Employment | LITE's Wild Blueberry Pancake Breakfast | $5,000 |
| Canadian Community Economic Development Network | The Gathering | $5,000 |
| The Village Conservatory Inc | Emerging Artist Creation Showcas | $4,000 |
| The WRENCH | Cycle of Giving, The House Warming! | $5,000 |
| Wolseley Family Place Inc. | Winter Celebration | $2,000 |
| Pollock's Hardware Cooperative | Pollock's Hardware Cooperative 100th Anniversary - Speaker's Series | $3,000 |
| Sunshine House Incorporated | Sunshine-A-Thon | $5,000 |
| Pulford Community Living Services | Pairings With Pulford | $3,500 |
| Winnipeg Film Group | Cabin Fever: Free Films for Kids | $2,000 |
| Manitoba Chamber Orchestra | Education and Outreach Sponsorship | $1,500 |
| Crescent Arts Centre Inc. | Inclusion Arts Festival | $4,300 |
| Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba (CUYLM) | Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba (CUYLM) - Spring 2022 Conference | $2,000 |
| Tec-Voc High School | *Tec-Voc High School - Youth in Philanthropy Committee *This is really Stingers |
$1,010 |
| Regenesis Centre for Recovery | Jams for Regenesis | $2,500 |
| Sexuality Education Resource Centre Manitoba, Inc | SERC 2022 "Community Matters" Service Provider Conference | $3,000 |
| FascinAsian Film Festival Inc. | FascinAsian Film Festival 2022 | $2,000 |
| 9.5ish Exercise Extravaganza | West Broadway Youth Outreach | $5,000 |
| Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | Collections Agency - Exhibit | $3,000 |
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