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GUELPH FILM FESTIVAL INC.

Charitable organizationArts·42 CARDEN ST · GUELPH, ON · N1H 3A2·BN 833458375RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

94¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

6%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$64K

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 Guelph Film Festival Inc.?

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Is Guelph Film Festival Inc. a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 833458375RR0001. 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 Guelph Film Festival Inc. located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 42 CARDEN ST, GUELPH, ON, N1H 3A2. Source.

What does Guelph Film Festival Inc. do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Nov 1-9: Nine days of documentary film festival in November 2024. 850 attendees 23 documentaries (feature & short) 10 community events around films 9 visiting directors/film subjects. Featured child filmmakers in our 'Tiny Docs for Tiny People' series Pocket Series around town during the festival. The Guelph…" Full program description.

How much of Guelph Film Festival Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Guelph Film Festival Inc.?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $64K (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

Nov 1-9: Nine days of documentary film festival in November 2024. 850 attendees 23 documentaries (feature & short) 10 community events around films 9 visiting directors/film subjects. Featured child filmmakers in our 'Tiny Docs for Tiny People' series Pocket Series around town during the festival. The Guelph Film Festival’s mission is to inspire community engagement and appreciation of the arts by connecting people with stories of global reach and local relevance with a focus on social justice environmental issues and community-building. By curating films that spark conversation we pr… Show more

Nov 1-9: Nine days of documentary film festival in November 2024. 850 attendees 23 documentaries (feature & short) 10 community events around films 9 visiting directors/film subjects. Featured child filmmakers in our 'Tiny Docs for Tiny People' series Pocket Series around town during the festival. The Guelph Film Festival’s mission is to inspire community engagement and appreciation of the arts by connecting people with stories of global reach and local relevance with a focus on social justice environmental issues and community-building. By curating films that spark conversation we promote dialogue and drive positive change through the transformative power of nonfiction storytelling. Guelph Film Festival (GFF) is committed to diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of our programming. We ensure that 50% of the films presented are Canadian 50% are directed by female-identifying artists and 50% are created by diverse filmmakers (BIPOC LGBTQ2SIA+ Deaf & Disabled). In 2024 we presented 23 documentaries including 4 by indigenous filmmakers 5 by LGBTQ2SIA+ and/or BIPOC directors 1 by a disabled director and 4 by youth filmmakers from Guelph. Additionally 12 films were Canadian with 9 from Ontario showcasing our dedication to presenting both local and global voices.

New programs

Waverley Maker's Market (June 2024)- participated in this community event with a short film on a loop available for free.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

94¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

6%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$64K

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 ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

16%

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

    16%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    77%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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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Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length

  • Mackie, KyleChairarm's length
  • Varela, PaolaSecretaryarm's length
  • Senitt, Hannaharm's length
  • Sarafinchin, PatriciaTreasurerarm's length
  • Emmalia, Bortolon-VettorVice Chairarm's length
  • Ryan, Deskaarm's length
  • McCready, Jenniferarm'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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Guelph Film Festival Inc. — 94¢ of each $1 to programs