Optimist Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 759978711RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($34,063) as filed with the CRA.
Optimist Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $39K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2023, the largest being $10K to Stratford General Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $22K in 2020 to $39K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To establish maintain and/or preserve public amenities public recreational and atheltic facilities public community centres and events and public commmunity programs and services all for the purpose of benefitting local communities youth and the general public. And to operate programs and activities for the development of youth in the stratford area including activities and programs designed to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; and to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people. And t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39K | $34K | — | — | $26K | $443K |
| 2023 | $6,200 | $32K | — | — | $25K | $438K |
| 2022 | $29K | $27K | — | — | $19K | $464K |
| 2021 | $39K | $38K | — | — | $30K | $457K |
| 2020 | $22K | $15K | $5,593 | — | $5,150 | $456K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $25K to 7 qualified donees:
- Stratford General Hospital Foundation$10K
- Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board$3,000
- Avon Maitland District School Board$3,000
- Perth County Transition Home for Women Inc$2,500
- Stratford/Perth Shelter Link$2,000
- Children's Health Foundation$2,000
- The Kiwanis Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Stuart Maccuaig (treasurer); Brian Pearson (director); Dale Bast (director); Paul Barton (director); Randall Fortune (director); Gerald Cox (director); Salvatore Marano (director); Dean Listman (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Optimist Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 759978711RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.