The Joy Smith Foundation Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 801652314RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($998,984) as filed with the CRA.
The Joy Smith Foundation Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $999K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 29% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $395K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $498 in 2024, the largest being $498 to Missionfest Manitoba Inc. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $253K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Established as the first foundation to combat human trafficking in canada having two objectives: 1) to raise awareness of human trafficking through education 2) provide funds and support to front-line organizations taht rescue and rehabilitate victims and organizations that safeguard all canadians from human trafficking 3) provide intervention program to help survivors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $999K | $861K | $30K | $499 | $642K |
| 2023 | $997K | $1M | $16K | — | $1,473 | $492K |
| 2022 | $851K | $719K | $11K | $214 | — | $527K |
| 2021 | $742K | $472K | $67K | $8,409 | — | $395K |
| 2020 | $253K | $226K | $6,506 | $13K | — | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $498 to 1 qualified donee:
- Missionfest Manitoba Inc$498
Received $395K from 30 charities:
- The Interlake Community Foundation Inc.$200K
- Air Canada Foundation$50K
- BenefAction Foundation$50K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$30K
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$10K
- Woodstock Baptist Church Incorporation$9,265
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$8,500
- Abundance Canada$7,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,870
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$4,600
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,726
- The Church at Pine Ridge Inc$2,650
- Abundant Life Ministries of Edmonton Interdenominational$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,525
- Shoal Lake Baptist Church Inc.$1,500
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$1,250
- Inspiration 9 Church$1,250
- Virden Alliance Church$1,230
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,000
- The Cardinal Foundation$1,000
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$1,000
- The Community of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary$500
- The Ben Sawatzky Foundation$500
- The Morris Fellowship Chapel$500
- Bethel Christian Assembly$380
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$496K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joy Smith (founder); Gerry Kerr (director); Alexandra Cunningham (vice-president); Janet Campbell (president); Gordon Perrier (director); Mary Anne Loeppky (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Joy Smith Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801652314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.