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
Disbursed to charities T1
49%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$4K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
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.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Happiness Project Ltd.?
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Is The Happiness Project Ltd. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 779415868RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Happiness Project Ltd. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 31 BUTLER CRES NW, CALGARY, AB, T2L 1K4. Source.
What does The Happiness Project Ltd. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much does The Happiness Project Ltd. disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 49% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Happiness Project Ltd.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4K (F2024).
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
11%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
89%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $8K | 0% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $4K | 0% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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 819 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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