Stella's Circle Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 842184871RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($536,384) as filed with the CRA.
Stella's Circle Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $536K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $368K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $511K in 2024, the largest being $511K to Stella's Circle Community Services Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $680K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The Foundation was established to attract and secure gifted revenue in the form of donation and sponsorships as well as funds raised through special events that would be used to further the goals and objectives of Stella's Circle Community Services Inc. These goals include providing support and counselling to individuals who have experienced significant personal problems that contribute to poverty and marginalization; developing and providing safe clean affordable housing for low income singles and families; and providing opportunities for training and skills development that would enable …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $536K | — | $11K | $511K | $35K |
| 2023 | $840K | $435K | — | $12K | $412K | $35K |
| 2022 | $556K | $377K | — | $10K | $351K | $35K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $302K | — | $11K | $277K | $34K |
| 2020 | $680K | $288K | — | $13K | $267K | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $511K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $368K from 19 charities:
- Basil Dobbin Family Foundation Inc.$140K
- Rotary Club of ST. John's Endowment Foundation Inc.$120K
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$70K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,842
- Redpoll Foundation$5,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- The O'Neill Foundation Inc.$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,165
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,800
- The R.D. Pippy Family Foundation$1,500
- Vancouver Foundation$1,350
- My Charity Fund$1,158
- United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$300
- Springdale Pastoral Charge$271
- Salmon Cove Pastoral Charge United Church of Canada$200
- The Newtown-Lumsden Pastoral Charge$100
- Wesleyville Valleyfield Pastoral Charge$50
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$31
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bob Carter (past chair); Andy Fisher (chair); Vanessa Newhook (vice chair); Ted O'Keefe (director); Maria Clift (director); Jacqueline Kudla (treasurer); Kristen Penney (director); Paul Griffin (director); Robert Decker (director); Susan Foran (director); Keith Bailey (director); Laura Winters (officer - chief executive offi); Albert Craig Drover (officer - executive assistant).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stella's Circle Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842184871RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.