Programs

We Have Multiple Programs Available

Building A Legacy For Your Community

The Morris Area Foundation is a registered charity (est. 2013) that collects donations, invests them into permanent endowment funds, and distributes grants to projects that strengthen our community. Our model ensures that every donation continues to give back - not just today, but for generations.

Invest in your hometown
Invest in your hometown

Grow your community. November is Endow Manitoba month, a good time to consider investing in the future of your hometown through a gift to your local community foundation.

Help your community flourish forever!
Help your community flourish forever!

Every gift made to a Manitoba community foundation during the Endow Manitoba Giving Challenge is stretched by The Winnipeg Foundation.

How it Started
How it Started

Started by firefighters and volunteer ambulance members from the surrounding areas wanting to raise money to help a local family.

How it Started
How it Started

When Mike Hesford passed away in 2011, a fund was set up in his memory at the Access Credit Union in Morris. In early 2023 these funds were transferred to the Morris Area Foundation.

YIP grants are advertised in March and approved in April.
YIP grants are advertised in March and approved in April.

Youth in Philanthropy is an organization that aims to get junior high and high schools students involved in community service. It also strives to teach young people about the importance of giving back and how that benefits local charities.

The Morris Area Foundation

Make A Donation

If you would like to make a donation by credit card please click on the button below and you will be redirected to the Endow Manitoba website to process the transaction.

If you would like to make a donation via cheque, please email us your name, number, email address and include the gift dollar amount. Make cheques payable to: The Morris Area Foundation Inc. A tax receipt will follow your donation. Charitable Registration # 88029 6413 RR0001