SMI FILM SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·600 - 736 GRANVILLE ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6Z 1G3·BN 781117932RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
71¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$691K
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
Common questions
How do I donate to Smi Film Society?
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Is Smi Film Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 781117932RR0001. 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 Smi Film Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 600 - 736 GRANVILLE ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6Z 1G3. Source.
What does Smi Film Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Story to Action – Completion of the 3rd and commencement of the 4th edition of this ongoing program with 3 Canadian documentary films identified for training and mentoring of the filmmaking teams for the films selected. Focus is on creating strategies building partnerships and organizing screenings designed to…" Full program description.
How much of Smi Film Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Smi Film Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $691K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Story to Action – Completion of the 3rd and commencement of the 4th edition of this ongoing program with 3 Canadian documentary films identified for training and mentoring of the filmmaking teams for the films selected. Focus is on creating strategies building partnerships and organizing screenings designed to expand audience understanding of the social and environmental issues featured in their films. The Pod – Impact producer training program offering participants the opportunity to build skills and gain practical experience on active projects to learn the power and importance of impact … Show more
Story to Action – Completion of the 3rd and commencement of the 4th edition of this ongoing program with 3 Canadian documentary films identified for training and mentoring of the filmmaking teams for the films selected. Focus is on creating strategies building partnerships and organizing screenings designed to expand audience understanding of the social and environmental issues featured in their films. The Pod – Impact producer training program offering participants the opportunity to build skills and gain practical experience on active projects to learn the power and importance of impact campaigns for documentary films. Impact Mentorship – Coaching providing critical help for documentaries in development by underrepresented creators focused on better positioning the films and filmmakers for impact upon completion of their projects. Impact Campaigns – Trained impact producers serve a specific documentary film by executing the strategy for awareness building education and networking under the direction of the Impact Director. Seminars & Workshops – Seminars and webinars are hosted in order to nurture a healthy ecosystem within the impact media sector aimed at educating newcomers investing in past participants and building trust within the wider network.
New programs
In addition to new editions of ongoing programs in the period a new program called Empowering Creators for Community was introduced to champion a group of overlooked director-creators by providing tools and knowledge to help them sharpen their practice and creation process.
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.
71¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 71¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
1.1 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$691K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
46%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
46%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
47%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | $278K | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $525K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $601K | 73¢ | 27% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $691K | 71¢ | 20% | 1.1 yr |
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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.
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Dippong, JohnSecretaryarm's length
- Frymer, AnnetteDirectorarm's length
- Mathur, TinuPresidentarm's length
- Plant, LauraDirectorarm's length
- Schein, LeonardDirectorarm's length
- Generoux, CoryDirectorarm's length
- Newberry, MarshaDirectorarm's length
- Fabbri, SholehDirectorarm's length
- Barroll, MaryDirectorarm's length
- Chung, TonyTreasurerarm's length
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- Gutman, RaillaDirectorarm's length
- Sangra, BaljitDirectorarm's length
- Grossman, SusanDirectorarm'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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