Share the Magic Book Program
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 708088893RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,583) as filed with the CRA.
Share the Magic Book Program is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $25K in revenue and $14K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 6% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,946.
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 24% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2020 to $25K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Partnering with inner-city schools to provide books throughout the school year partnering with boys and girls club of winnipeg to provide books for their csi summer camp attendees partnering with 1 just city to provide books for their clients.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25K | $14K | $8,169 | — | — | $41K |
| 2023 | $18K | $12K | $8,323 | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $17K | $13K | $10K | — | — | $24K |
| 2021 | $24K | $11K | $11K | — | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $16K | $11K | $11K | — | — | $6,374 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,946 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melnick Christine (exec director); John Helliar (president); René Tondij-Simen (treasurer); Eric Kun (member-at-large); Eleanor Stardom (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Share the Magic Book Program’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708088893RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.