Design Talks Institute
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 814569729RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($178,889) as filed with the CRA.
Design Talks Institute is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $153K in revenue and $179K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,260.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The organization is dedicated to advancing education by conducting research regarding architecture and design within the urban environment and disseminating the results of that research to the public through exhibitions discussions and open forums. The organizations produces and installs exhibitions and holds workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $153K | $179K | $118K | — | — | -$12K |
| 2023 | $108K | $131K | $84K | — | — | $14K |
| 2022 | $152K | $159K | $106K | — | — | $39K |
| 2021 | $126K | $125K | $83K | — | — | $46K |
| 2020 | $119K | $110K | $69K | — | — | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,260 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marta Sensidoni (director); Ernest Hon (board co-chair); Shirley Tetteh (treasurer); Lourdes Juan (chair); Darshan Tailor (secretary); Lukasz Koz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Design Talks Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814569729RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.