Chess Institute of Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 818840274RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures (—) as filed with the CRA.
Chess Institute of Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $523K in revenue.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Chess Institute of Canada ('CIC') is a registered Canadian charity that advances education through the delivery of integrated chess and life skills instruction programs to children and other learners. Our core programs consist of curriculum classes and extracurricular clubs for schools families and other groups of students. We also operate PA Day and other tournaments seasonal campus and special events. Our programs are available in both online and in-person formats. In response to the Covid-19 global pandemic at Chess Institute of Canada we converted our in-person chess and life skills …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $523K | — | — | — | — | $6,282 |
| 2023 | $567K | $636K | $358K | $17K | — | $32K |
| 2022 | $438K | $509K | $335K | $0 | $0 | $62K |
| 2021 | $593K | $494K | $293K | $0 | $0 | $133K |
| 2020 | $690K | $626K | $402K | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$443K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marlena McCarthy (director); Carmen Mager (director); Mark Bluvshtein (director); Neil ST John (director); Laura Zhang (director); Adam Morrow (director); Victor Yan (director); Mohamed Elabshihy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chess Institute of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818840274RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.