Shine the Light Initiative Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 818173031RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($776,219) as filed with the CRA.
Shine the Light Initiative Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $776K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $274K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Travel within manitoba and abroad to impoverished third-world countries providing volunteer basoc medical/dental care construction aid basics of life outreach and education regarding basic life skills to individuals in order to improve quality of life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $776K | $685K | $71K | — | $154K |
| 2023 | $558K | $598K | $557K | $29K | — | -$3,776 |
| 2022 | $219K | $208K | $182K | $14K | — | $36K |
| 2021 | $135K | $136K | $99K | $30K | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $274K | $256K | $238K | $12K | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$27K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brent Wong (president); Daryl Perry (director); Wendy Wong (director); Aaron Pauls (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shine the Light Initiative Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818173031RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.