The Manitoba Children’s Museum is extremely grateful for the generous support from the following lead donors (as of May 19, 2010):

• The Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba - $5M
• The Winnipeg Foundation - $1M matching grant
• Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
• The City of Winnipeg
• The Pollard Family Foundation
• Flo-Form Countertops
• Investors Group
• Great-West Life
• The Forks North Portage Partnership
• Craig McIntosh Family and Acrylon Plastics
• Wawanesa Insurance
• Manitoba Community Services Council
• TD Bank
• Rogers
• Terracon Development
• Cambrian Credit Union
• The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
• Eastside Group
• Richardson Foundation
• The North West Company
• Assiniboine Credit Union
• Gregg and Mary Hanson
• Riel Community Committee
• The Board of Directors, Cabinet, and Staff
• Numerous Individual Donors

Federal and Provincial Government Support

On November 13, 2009, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Saint Boniface MP Shelly Glover announced a joint investment totalling $5 million in the Manitoba Children’s Museum’s Capital Campaign.

Of the overall project costs of $10 million, the federal and provincial governments will contribute up to $5 million. The Government of Canada is providing funding of $2.5 million under the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund and an additional $1.25 million through the new Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, announced in Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Province of Manitoba is providing funding of $1.25 million.

For more information, please visit our Media Centre here.

The Winnipeg Foundation’s Commitment

Thanks to the generosity of The Winnipeg Foundation, a $1.5 million matching grant has been granted to support our campaign! For more information on The Winnipeg Foundation’s commitment to the Manitoba Children’s Museum’s Capital Campaign, please see the media release in our newsroom here.