R.R. Smith Memorial Fund Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 861602126RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($60,553) as filed with the CRA.
R.R. Smith Memorial Fund Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $101K in revenue and $61K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,539.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 29 qualified donees totalling $56K in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $101K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The rrsmff supports educational programs in canada and overseas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101K | $61K | $668 | — | $56K | $252K |
| 2023 | $86K | $52K | $295 | — | $48K | $211K |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $38K | $36K | — | — | $35K | $196K |
| 2020 | $39K | $57K | — | — | $42K | $178K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $56K to 29 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The University of British Columbia$4,000
- Victoria-Taiama Partnership (society)$3,190
- Right to Learn Afghanistan$3,000
- Canadian Harambee Education Society (ches)$2,650
- Tumaini Fund Canada$2,500
- Innovativecommunities.org Foundation$2,500
- CoDevelopment Canada Association$2,500
- Canadian Friends of Oaxaca Inc.$2,500
- One Girl Can Society$2,300
- Vancouver Island University$2,000
- University of Victoria$2,000
- Thompson Rivers University$2,000
- Simon Fraser University$2,000
- Umoja Operation Compassion Society$2,000
- Niteo Africa Society$2,000
- Compassion Fruit Society$2,000
- Real Humanitarian$1,800
- Kenya Education Endowment Fund$1,800
- Wonderful World of Books$1,500
- Step International Foundation$1,500
- Days for Girls Canada Society$1,500
- Aide Internationale pour l'Enfance / Children's Care International$1,500
- Bright Beginnings Foundation$1,500
- African Canadian Continuing Education Society$1,200
- Families for Children/des Familles pour des Enfants$1,060
Received $2,539 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barbara Mikulec (president); Gail Chaddock-Costello (vice-president); Jim Reid (treasurer); Kerry Babiuk (director); Steve Bailey (director); Dave Carter (director); Laurence Greeff (director); Sarah Joyce (director); Caroline Malm (director); Linda Watson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from R.R. Smith Memorial Fund Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861602126RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.