Manitoba Possible is a two-star charity with an average results reporting grade and overhead spending within Ci's reasonable range. The charity is financially transparent and has funding reserves that can cover around a year of program costs. Manitoba Possible has Low demonstrated impact. 

Founded in 1967, Manitoba Possible is a charity that works to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Before F2020, Manitoba Possible was known as Society for Manitobans with Disabilities. The charity reports that one in six Manitobans has a disability. Manitoba Possible’s main programs are Child Services, Adult Services, Community Inclusion and the Wheelchair Program. In F2024, it spent $11.8m on its programs. 

In F2024, the charity spent 42% of program spending on Child Services. Child Services provides occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech language services to children until they enter school. 783 children and families were supported in F2024. Therapy is delivered to children at home, in nursery schools and in daycare centers. In F2024 the charity supported 1,745 home, preschool and community visits. The Communication Centre for Children helps deaf kids under the age of six communicate with others through American Sign Language, spoken language, and gestures. In F2024, 88 children were helped through the Communication Centre.  

Manitoba Possible spent 24% of program spending on Adult Services in F2024. Adult Services includes employment programs, vocational rehabilitation, and services for the deaf and hard of hearing. The charity also provides life skills counselling, language training, and employment preparation for deaf adults and youth. In F2024, 79 people worked with an Employment and Development specialist. Also, on average 556 participants received vocational rehabilitation services during each quarter of F2024. 

Manitoba Possible spent 16% of program spending on Community Inclusion. The Community Inclusion program includes recreation and leisure activities for clients with disabilities. In F2024 over 1,480 hours of recreational leisure and accessible sports were offered. Community Inclusion also includes a Financial Empowerment program that provides free income tax filing services for low-income people living with disabilities. It also includes the Newcomer Navigation and Support Units to help immigrants and refugees in their native language. The services are offered in over 24 languages.  

In F2024, the charity spent 16% of program spending on its Wheelchair program. The Wheelchair program loans manual and motorized wheelchairs to children and adults in Manitoba. It supported 14,235 wheelchair users, distributed 1,840 wheelchairs, and repaired 2,593 wheelchairs.  

The remaining 2% of program spending was for the Parking Permit Program.

The audited financial statements used for this financial analysis include the operations of the operating charity and the foundation. 

In F2024, Manitoba Possible received $1.8m in donations. It received $8.8m in government funding (51% of total revenue) during the year.

Administrative costs are 16% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 19% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 35%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 65 cents go to the cause. This is just within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

In F2024 Manitoba Possible spent $11.8m on its programs, which is 68% of total revenues. The charity had a surplus of $1.3m. 

Manitoba Possible has net funding reserves of $13.1m ($13.6m in cash and investments less $517k in interest-bearing debts), including $412k in donor-endowed funds. Its net funding reserves, excluding donor-endowed funds, can cover program costs for just over a year. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Manitoba Possible for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on August 13, 2024 by Alessandra Castino.