Help a Child Smile (ontario)
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 130523822RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($137,155) as filed with the CRA.
Help a Child Smile (ontario) is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $218K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $94K in 2020 to $218K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To assist children diagnosed with cancer in fulfilling a dream and arranging special trips and outings for these children such as christmas party (hamilton) marineland african lion safari canada's wonderland and other events
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218K | $137K | $112K | $6,846 | — | $311K |
| 2023 | $217K | $183K | $141K | $22K | — | $231K |
| 2022 | $194K | $189K | $161K | $10K | — | $197K |
| 2021 | $118K | $146K | $102K | $21K | — | $193K |
| 2020 | $94K | $104K | $77K | $5,914 | — | $220K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rehanna Bachan (director); Bertha Betrand (family events director); Margaret Charron (secretary dir of fin); Ramona Durkin (treasurer); Nick Ferreria (director); Joyce Hutson (president/trip coordinat); Chris McCullogh (director at large); Beth Walsh (director at large); Amy Watson (vice president); Donna Woodruff (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Help a Child Smile (ontario)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130523822RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.