The Community Spirit Fund Inc.
Private foundation · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 843140955RR0002 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,006) as filed with the CRA.
The Community Spirit Fund Inc. is a private foundation based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9,246 in revenue and $40K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $40K in 2024, the largest being $40K to Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Saint John Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Benefits the community by preserving the environment through local community project such as tree planting wetland preservation fish habitat protection and wildlife preservation. Other benefit include maintaining public amenities such as parks playgrounds and recreational facilities used by the public. The charity also supports community schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,246 | $40K | — | — | $40K | $16K |
| 2023 | $71K | $25K | — | — | $25K | $46K |
| 2022 | — | $23K | — | — | $23K | $450 |
| 2021 | — | $1,804 | — | — | $1,793 | $23K |
| 2020 | — | $759 | $740 | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $40K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Stewart (director); James Lea (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Community Spirit Fund Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843140955RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.