SMI Film Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 781117932RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($542,809) as filed with the CRA.
SMI Film Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $691K in revenue and $543K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 46% from government, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $175K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $278K in 2021 to $691K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Story to Action – Completion of the 3rd and commencement of the 4th edition of this ongoing program with 3 Canadian documentary films identified for training and mentoring of the filmmaking teams for the films selected. Focus is on creating strategies building partnerships and organizing screenings designed to expand audience understanding of the social and environmental issues featured in their films. The Pod – Impact producer training program offering participants the opportunity to build skills and gain practical experience on active projects to learn the power and importance of impact …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $691K | $543K | $388K | $5,994 | — | $435K |
| 2023 | $601K | $578K | $419K | $64K | — | $287K |
| 2022 | $525K | $472K | $411K | $12K | — | $55K |
| 2021 | $278K | — | — | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $175K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$343K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Dippong (secretary); Tinu Mathur (president); Mary Barroll (director); Tony Chung (treasurer); Railla Gutman (director); Baljit Sangra (director); Susan Grossman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SMI Film Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 781117932RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.