Stephen Smith & Dorothy Woltz Foundation
Private foundation · Brantford, Ontario · BN 119152155RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,127) as filed with the CRA.
Stephen Smith & Dorothy Woltz Foundation is a private foundation based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $364K in revenue and $298K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 54 qualified donees totalling $271K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $101K in 2020 to $364K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Donations to charitable and educational organizations primarily in brantford and district contributed by the estate of dorothy woltz
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $364K | $298K | — | — | $261K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $106K | $289K | — | — | $251K | $2M |
| 2022 | -$103K | $288K | — | — | $250K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $337K | $280K | — | — | $242K | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $101K | $270K | — | — | $233K | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $271K to 54 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation$20K
- ST. Joseph's Lifecare Foundation Brantford$15K
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation$13K
- Community Resource & Employment Service (brantford)$13K
- Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services$10K
- Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation$10K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$10K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$10K
- Brant United Way$10K
- Alzheimer Society$10K
- Grace Church (anglican)$8,000
- Children Believe Fund$7,500
- Brantford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.$7,500
- YMCA of Hamilton/burlington/brantford$5,000
- Wilfrid Laurier University$5,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$5,000
- The Children's Safety Village of Brant$5,000
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$5,000
- ST. Andrew's United Church$5,000
- RPLACES Addictions Peer Support Society$5,000
- Participation House Brantford$5,000
- Nova Vita Women's Shelter Incorporated$5,000
- Crossing All Bridges Learning Centre Inc.$5,000
- Brant Food for Thought$5,000
- Brantford Cyo Boys Basketball$4,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Wiacek (president); Joan Blaha (secretary/treasurer); Leo Dudley (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stephen Smith & Dorothy Woltz Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119152155RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.