About The Manitoba Law Foundation
The Manitoba Law Foundation exists under The Legal Profession Act to fund programs that benefit Manitobans in the following areas: legal education, legal research, legal aid services, law reform, and the development and maintenance of law libraries. Our main source of revenue is the interest payable on funds held in Manitoba lawyers’ pooled trust accounts in financial institutions across the province.
What We Do
How we Fund our Granting
Sources of Revenue
Discretionary Granting
Operational, project and small grants
Our Mandatory Granting
Legal Aid Manitoba and The Law Society of Manitoba
Recent Granting
Recent grant recipients
Latest News
from the Manitoba Law Foundation
Introducing our new Executive Director!
The Board of Directors of The Manitoba Law Foundation is pleased to welcome Erin Wilcott as its new Executive Director. Erin takes over the helm of the Foundation from Karen Dyck, who has recently been appointed as Chief Appeal Commissioner at The Appeal Commission. Erin brings to the Foundation a wealth of legal profession experience. … Continue reading Introducing our new Executive Director!
Bidding Farewell to Helen O’Connor
This spring, the Foundation is marking a number of transitions in its human resources. In June, long time Accounting Services Manager Helen O’Connor is leaving the Foundation after more than 20 years in that position. Helen was first retained by Executive Director Bill Greenaway in the mid-1990s, after wrapping up her career with Price Waterhouse … Continue reading Bidding Farewell to Helen O’Connor
Welcoming our new Accounting Services Manager
This is a season of change at The Manitoba Law Foundation. The Foundation’s long-serving Accounting Services Manager, Helen O’Connor is preparing to transition out of her role and is training her successor, Donna Frame, who joined the Foundation on May 1, 2019. Donna brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in accounting, non-profits … Continue reading Welcoming our new Accounting Services Manager
Next Small Grant Application Deadline is March 31, 2019
The next deadline for applications to the Manitoba Law Foundation for Small Grants is fast approaching. Applications are due on or before March 31, 2019, for consideration by the Board of Directors in June 2019. Small Grants support small, one-time, distinct law-related projects. To qualify as a Small Grant, a project must: have a total budget of up to but … Continue reading Next Small Grant Application Deadline is March 31, 2019
We’re hiring a Summer Student!
SUMMER STUDENT OPPORTUNITY – FULL TIME POSITION Application Deadline: Monday, March 4, 2019 The Manitoba Law Foundation is a non-profit foundation that funds law and justice-related programs in: legal education; legal research; law reform; legal aid services; and development and maintenance of law libraries. The Foundation’s revenue is primarily from the interest on funds held … Continue reading We’re hiring a Summer Student!
Board Approves Grant Applications for 2019/2020 Totaling over $1.2 Million
The Manitoba Law Foundation’s Board of Directors met in early December to consider applications received in the most recent granting cycle. The Board had determined at their September 2018 meeting to set aside up to $1.4 million for discretionary granting, including offering an increase of 15% to current recipients of core funding grants. The Board … Continue reading Board Approves Grant Applications for 2019/2020 Totaling over $1.2 Million