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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗
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)$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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $84K | 88¢ | 11% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $64K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 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
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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