Dandelion Dance
Publicly funded institution · Gloucester, Ontario · BN 809052483RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($208,105) as filed with the CRA.
Dandelion Dance is a charitable organization based in Gloucester, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 August 31, 2021, it reported $200K in revenue and $208K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government, 21% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $808.
Compared with 1,552 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operating a school of dance that provides learning activities. Providing financail assistance to enable young women in financial need to participate. Advancing the public's appreciation of the arts by presenting dance performances. Operating a beginner school of dance for school-aged to high school-aged students.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $200K | $208K | $137K | $172 | — | $37K |
| 2020 | $247K | $204K | $137K | $7,545 | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $808 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$155K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Roselin Leonard (chair); Shirley Mahn (secretary); Christopher Mansbridge (treasurer); Elli McKean (member-at-large); Patrick Murphy (member-at-large); Emily Sandwell (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dandelion Dance’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 809052483RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.