The Smile Company
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119254431RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($682,911) as filed with the CRA.
The Smile Company is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $752K in revenue and $683K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 23% from government, 41% from other charities. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $323K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $345K in 2020 to $752K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Touring theatrical productions for seniors and those living in care with a focus on those who are unable to attend live performances outside of their care environment - long term care homes hospitals hospices retirement residences dementia day programs - smile serenades musical theatre performance visits for those who are bedridden in care or confined and unable to gather for performances
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $752K | $683K | $387K | $62K | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $523K | $559K | $332K | $62K | — | -$18K |
| 2022 | $405K | $389K | $230K | $19K | — | $18K |
| 2021 | $364K | $389K | $300K | — | — | $1,521 |
| 2020 | $345K | $354K | $272K | $1,643 | — | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $323K from 15 charities:
- The Schroeder Foundation$132K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$70K
- The Taylor Family Foundation$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$10K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$10K
- Kymar Foundation$10K
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$4,740
- The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation$4,000
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$2,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- Canada Gives$300
- BenefAction Foundation$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$79
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$136K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kate Barris (chair); Wendy LI (director); Annie Kennet (secretary); Caitlin McCabe (director); Rachel Vandermarks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Smile Company’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.