For years, the Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation has been a bridge of support, connecting compassionate donors like you to the life-changing work of Mount Carmel Clinic. Your generosity has helped transform lives and build healthier futures for individuals and families in the Downtown and North Point Douglas communities.
We are pleased to announce an exciting milestone in this journey: as of December 15, 2025, the Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation will officially wind down and transition its fundraising operations to Mount Carmel Clinic directly, ensuring that all future gifts will go directly to the Clinic itself. Like Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation, Mount Carmel Clinic is also a registered charity. This marks a bold new era in the Clinic’s growth and its commitment to connecting directly with supporters like you.
WHAT THIS MEANS
This transition allows Mount Carmel Clinic to engage with you—our valued community of supporters—more directly, ensuring that every contribution makes an even greater impact. With this change, we are proud to announce that Mount Carmel Clinic has launched the “Stronger Together: Renewal Campaign,” an ambitious capital fundraising drive that will transform part of Main Street on the Mount Carmel Clinic Campus into a vibrant hub of community support for both the Wiisocotatiwin – Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Sage House programs.
Your Role in This Next Chapter
We invite you to continue your incredible legacy of support by joining us in this exciting campaign. Your gifts will help strengthen Mount Carmel Clinic’s ability to meet the growing needs of our community and continue providing care, compassion, and resources to those who need it most.
Thank you for everything you have done to make this transition possible. Together, we are opening a new chapter in the story of Mount Carmel Clinic—one of growth, opportunity, and even greater impact.
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Click HERE and you will be directed to Mount Carmel Clinic's fundraising webpage for the Stronger Together Renewal Campaign.
About Mount Carmel Clinic
Mount Carmel Clinic is truly a part of the community it serves. Its doors first opened in 1929 as a medical facility dedicated to meeting the needs of immigrants living in Winnipeg’s North End, but has evolved into a safe and welcoming community health centre committed to helping all families live healthier lives.
As Canada’s first community health centre, Mount Carmel Clinic remains a model for care that is responsive to community needs and addresses the root causes of poor health. By promoting wellness and the prevention of illness, the clinic’s goal is the personal well-being of patients and a bright future for the health care system.
The Role of our Board
The Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation was established in 1998 as a charitable organization that operates independently from the Clinic to support community projects and capital development of Mount Carmel Clinic. As such, the Foundation has its own board, bylaws, policies, procedures and governance structures.
Our Board has been actively involved in numerous projects in support of Mount Carmel Clinic. Since our inception, we have proudly raised over $6 million for capital projects and over $3 million for special programs.
Funds for Mount Carmel Clinic are acquired through a combination of fundraising, grant applications, special events and through the interest of our investments.
Our Board has 7 active members, including a representative from the Clinic Board and the Clinic Executive Director who serves as an ex-officio member of the Board. The Chair of the Foundation Board also sits on the Mount Carmel Clinic Board.
The dedication of our volunteer Board shines in its exceptional commitment. We are essentially a fundraising Board with 100% financial commitment from each of our Directors. In addition to their donations, sponsorships and event ticket purchases, these 10 enthusiastic individuals give tirelessly of their time, energy and talent in support of Mount Carmel Clinic.
2025
Board of
Directors
Alanna Keefe
Chair
Arnie Klymchuk
Vice Chair
Stephen Rosenfield
Treasurer
Heidi Streu
Past Chair
Frank Lavitt
Jodi Moskal
Brian Scharfstein
Bobbette Shoffner
Ex officio