The Shoebox Workshop Waterloo Region
Public foundation · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 738461201RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,567) as filed with the CRA.
The Shoebox Workshop Waterloo Region is a public foundation based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $49K in revenue and $35K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% 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 2 qualified donees totalling $213K in 2024, the largest being $199K to The Samaritan's Purse - Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Sewing children's clothing all purpose bags pencil cases . Putting together school kits activity kits craft kits. Knitting hats slippers scarves. All items are made by volunteers for children and families around the world who are poor of low income or in need . There are over 200 contributors from several locations in southern ontario. Monday through thursday from 9 am to 4 pm 50 volunteers come to the workshop and serve there.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49K | $35K | $35K | — | — | $100K |
| 2023 | $91K | $78K | $78K | — | — | $100K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $213K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Erica Kuntz (chair); Eleanor Ross (treasurer); Marlene Thompson (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Shoebox Workshop Waterloo Region’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 738461201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.