Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf Inc./la Societe Culturelle Canadienne des Sourds Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118830702RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,842,178) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf Inc./la Societe Culturelle Canadienne des Sourds Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $728K in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The canadian cultural socitey of the deaf inc. (ccsd) preserves encourages and advances the cultural interest of canada's deaf population. The areas of concentration are performing arts language literature visual arts and heritage resources. Ccsd encourages new and developing forms of creativity research participation and interest in all areas of deaf culture. It also promotes better understanding between deaf and hearing adults and children as well as promoting literacy for all.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $366K |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $119K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $88K |
| 2021 | $654K | $676K | $567K | $504 | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $728K | $420K | $354K | $1,143 | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$790K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vincent Chauvet (president); Genevieve Deguire (ambassador); Jill Fage (treasurer); Lucia Jackson (secretary); Kathaleen Keer (ambassador); Andres Loaiza (ambassador); Luba Tourlova (ambassador).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf Inc./la Societe Culturelle Canadienne des Sourds Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118830702RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.