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
Annual Report 2018-19
Our 2018-2019 Annual Report is now available for download. Click the image to read it in PDF form or download and print it.
Call for Applications for Special Granting Initiative
The Manitoba Law Foundation is excited to announce that it has established a Special Granting Initiative to support innovative and/or collaborative projects that have the goal of achieving a significant impact in enhancing justice and access to justice in Manitoba. The Foundation has set aside $1,500,000 for the Special Granting Initiative and is seeking applications … Continue reading Call for Applications for Special Granting Initiative
Upcoming October 2019 Project Grant and Small Grant Application Deadlines
The next deadlines for applications to the Manitoba Law Foundation for Project Grants and Small Grants are fast approaching. Applications are due on or before October 1st for Project Grants and on or before October 31st for Small Grants, for consideration by the Board of Directors in December 2019. Small Grants support small, one-time, distinct law-related … Continue reading Upcoming October 2019 Project Grant and Small Grant Application Deadlines
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