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.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$211,941
- Investment income$97,527
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
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.