THE HAPPINESS PROJECT LTD.
Private foundationOrganizations relieving poverty·31 BUTLER CRES NW · CALGARY, AB · T2L 1K4·BN 779415868RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Happiness Project Ltd raises funds through cash donations as well as by collecting and selling empty bottles and locally produced goods such as eggs within the community. Proceeds from these activities are used to purchase school supplies which are then distributed to selected school children beneficiaries. The Happiness currently supports 28 children by providing school supplies shoes uniforms socks bags and laptops to help them with their education. We continue to support these 28 children on an ongoing basis. In addition we have conducted several feeding programs in four differe… Show more
The Happiness Project Ltd raises funds through cash donations as well as by collecting and selling empty bottles and locally produced goods such as eggs within the community. Proceeds from these activities are used to purchase school supplies which are then distributed to selected school children beneficiaries. The Happiness currently supports 28 children by providing school supplies shoes uniforms socks bags and laptops to help them with their education. We continue to support these 28 children on an ongoing basis. In addition we have conducted several feeding programs in four different locations across the Philippines. Also The Happiness provided financial support to one of our members for her CT scan and other medical needs.
New programs
The Happiness supports both grade school and college students in the Philippines by providing educational materials such as school supplies tablets laptops and other essential items needed for their learning. This year The Happiness will be visiting several locations in the Philippines to distribute clothing shoes books toys and school supplies. We also plan to conduct additional feeding programs during these visits.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)49%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$4K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $8K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $4K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Benitez, Roma RBarm's length
- Benitez, Samson SBarm's length
- Benitez, Sam SBarm's length
- Balanga, Rowena RBarm's length
- Balanga, Kyla Grace KBarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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