The Magic of Christmas (a Non-Profit Charitable Society)
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 139636369RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($260,525) as filed with the CRA.
The Magic of Christmas (a Non-Profit Charitable Society) is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $322K in revenue and $261K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $295K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To spread the loving caring & sharing associated with christmas the most joyous time of the year to those in need in hospitals care centres shelters private homes through the delivery of toys gifts food etc. By teams of santa and elves. We spend time with individuals & families singing christmas carols where appropriate. We provide this service with a minimum of operation costs & overhead appealing to the community & its members for donations of cash facilities vehicles buses supplies food gifts services on dec 24 & 25. We visit over 5000 individuals with over 600 volunteers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $322K | $261K | $142K | $91K | — | $380K |
| 2023 | $247K | $253K | $234K | $2,188 | — | $281K |
| 2022 | $214K | $122K | $134K | — | — | $325K |
| 2021 | $308K | $110K | $137K | — | — | $358K |
| 2020 | $254K | $342K | $97K | — | $97K | $279K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $295K from 14 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$124K
- Canadahelps Canadon$124K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$23K
- Aqueduct Foundation$7,000
- The Calgary Foundation$5,000
- Bar None Ranches Memorial Foundation$5,000
- Calgary Flames Foundation$2,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- United Way of Calgary and Area$531
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$480
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$394
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$300
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$250
- Faith Food Bank Society—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Scott Perley (president); Jeff Mackenzie (vice president); Mardie D'Andrea (treasurer); Shani Sheppard (secretary); Courtney Frances Kane (fundraiser coordinator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Magic of Christmas (a Non-Profit Charitable Society)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139636369RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.