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Mission

The Jubilee Fund advocates economic opportunity for all members of society, through ethical and socially responsible financing of community economic development initiatives.

Vision

The Jubilee Fund sees a future in which equitable economic opportunities are available to all members of society.

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Loan Guidelines
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Board Members
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  Financial Support  
Investments
Jubilee Investment
Certificates
Rita Borthwick is the Fund Development Manager. See contact info here.

Jubilee Investment Certificates are purchased as three or five year term deposits by individuals, businesses and organizations. The investments are used to provide provide loan guarantees for community economic development projects which normally would not be eligible for loans from the traditional financial institutions.

Our investors are people who want to invest in a caring way by diversifying to the social as well as the financial bottom line and by creating opportunity where none existed before. These funds are pooled together and used as collateral to guarantee loans for community initiatives.  The interest received by investors is lower the current market rate.  Investors can choose to donate their interest to the Fund.

 

Downloads
Click here for
an investment form
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Click here to download the "Introduction to Investors" brochure

Brochure: Investors

A caring way to invest

Jubilee Investment Certificates offer the investor a better way to diversify:  modest levels of financial return combined with high levels of social return and personal satisfaction. The Jubilee Fund aims to foster long-term local community economic development by investing in projects that build community capacity to create employment, such as affordable housing, small business projects, including worker co-ops and non-profit community projects.

A smart way to care

Low income groups and individuals lack the financial resources which are usually available to middle and upper-income people.  The Fund targets low-income people in and around Winnipeg.  Through our investments we aim to promote self-reliance, dignity, self-respect and a better quality of life for healthier communities.

Your investment choices make more than a statement - they make a difference to people’s working conditions, local economies, the environment and to your community.

How to Invest in your Community

Jubilee Investment Certificate are purchased as three or five year term deposits.  The minimum investment is $500.  In dollars, the return is a little less than GIC rates.  But the emotional satisfaction that comes from investing in our community makes the most sense for Jubilee Fund Investors.

NEW! The 1% Solution

This exciting new option combines a modest financial return with high levels of community dividend and personal satisfaction.  By just investing 1% of your portfolio, you have the power to help deserving people help themselves.

Jubilee Investment Certificates are not guaranteed and are not recommended for those who can not afford to lose part or all of their investment.  The investments are backed up by a 10% loan-loss reserve fund.  No investor has ever lost money or had their funds devalued in the Funds eleventh year history. Jubilee Investment Certificates are administered through Assiniboine Credit Union. 

Click here to read more about The 1% Solution

First Step:

Simply contact us and we'll provide all the information you need to make a difference. Call us now at:

(204) 589-5001 or email ritalb@shaw.ca

To download a printable donation/investment form, go to the I Want to Help page.

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  Special Thanks to our Investors:

  • Anonymous Fund (4)
  • Agassiz Presbytery - United Church of Canada
  • Anglican Diocese of Rupert’s Land
  • In Memory of E. Anne Barr
  • Syd Baumel
  • Marla & Edward Benjamin
  • Cathedral Church of St. John
  • Centre for Christian Studies
  • Linda Churchill
  • Kathryn Douglas
  • Anne & Robert Duncan
  • In Memory of John Ell
  • Madeleine Enns
  • Robin Heppner-Entz & Zachariah Entz
  • Stefan David Epp
  • Rosalie A. Fulford
  • Beatrice & Andrew Goussaert
  • Grey Nuns of Manitoba (The)
  • Immanuel United Church
  • Carl L. James
  • Geraldine & Eugene Kostyra
  • Les Oblats de Marie Immaculate du Manitoba
  • Tina & Jakob Letkemann
  • Mary Lobb
  • Terri & Garry A. Loewen
  • Lisa Dawn Martens
  • Audrey McClelland
  • Elizabeth McAdam
  • Ivey McNeill
  • Mennonite Central Committee (Manitoba)
  • Allan Morin
  • Dr. Glenn H. & Neva Nicholls
  • Parish of St. Mary Magdalene
  • Helen & William Patterson
  • Irene Rainey & Tim Sale
  • Beverley Ridd
  • William Rothney
  • Harold Shuster
  • Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
  • Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary
  • Sparling United Church
  • DeLayne Toews
  • Lynda Trono & Alan Doerksen
  • United Church of Canada - Manitoba/NW Ontario
  • Jennifer & John Wiebe
  • Conrad Wyrzykowski

CHAM Holdings Inc.

    Corporate Support (2010)

  • Investors Group
  • Red River Cooperative Ltd.

     Foundation Support (2009)

      

  • Anonymous (1)
  • Winnipeg Foundation Inc.

       

    Government  Support (2010)       

  • Government of Manitoba, Dept. of Local Government