The Cheerful Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 702123472RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($534,298) as filed with the CRA.
The Cheerful Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $626K in revenue and $534K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $499K in 2024, the largest being $112K to Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $4.6M in 2021 to $626K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation makes gifts to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the ita. Directors of the foundation will decide which qualified donees will receive support
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $626K | $534K | — | — | $499K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $422K | $973K | — | — | $945K | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $395K | $1M | — | — | $1M | $3M |
| 2021 | $4.6M | $954K | — | — | $934K | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $499K to 24 qualified donees:
- Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated$112K
- Great Commission International Ministry$67K
- Providence University College and Theological Seminary$50K
- Briercrest College and Seminary$50K
- Teen Challenge of Central Canada Inc.$30K
- Focus on the Family (canada) Association$30K
- Equipping Christian Workers Society$30K
- Mercy Ships Canada Society$25K
- Linden Christian School Inc.$25K
- LiveDifferent$15K
- Camp Nutimik Foundation Inc.$15K
- Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.$10K
- Grace General Hospital (winnipeg) Foundation Inc$5,000
- Union Gospel Mission$5,000
- Siloam Mission Inc.$5,000
- Dominican Vision Inc.$5,000
- Harvest Manitoba Inc.$2,500
- Villa Rosa Inc.$2,500
- U-Turn Parkinson's Inc.$2,500
- The Christmas Cheer Board of Greater Winnipeg Inc.$2,500
- Safe Families Canada$2,500
- Family Support Centre of Winnipeg Inc.$2,500
- Central Station Community Centre Inc.$2,500
- Agape Table Inc$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Streuber (director); Jennifer Streuber (director); Michael Streuber (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cheerful Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 702123472RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.