Beautiful Joe Heritage Society
Charitable organization · Meaford, Ontario · BN 885668236RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,562) as filed with the CRA.
Beautiful Joe Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Meaford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $70K in revenue and $14K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,502.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $70K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Tours of Beautiful Joe Park; Sales of memorial plaques mounted in a kiosk in the park; 'Barkout' newsletter; Facebook and Instagram presence; Pooch Pool Party; Fundraising to support construction of a footbridge across the Big head River to allow safer access to the park.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $70K | $14K | $9,545 | $455 | — | $7,033 |
| 2023 | $26K | $9,205 | $7,735 | $289 | $0 | $62K |
| 2022 | $23K | $12K | $4,688 | — | $0 | $46K |
| 2021 | $18K | $9,398 | $4,305 | — | $0 | $31K |
| 2020 | $15K | $8,925 | $2,714 | — | $0 | $9,374 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,502 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lynda Stephens (chair); Sharon Mansion (vice-chair); James Brown (treasurer); Rosemary Henry (director); Dinah Shields (member at large); Meghan Johnson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beautiful Joe Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885668236RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.