JazzWorks
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 853852606RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($167,343) as filed with the CRA.
JazzWorks is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $175K in revenue and $167K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 14% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2023, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $175K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
JazzWorks is an Ottawa-based Canadian not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of jazz musicianship in players of all ages. Our ongoing programs include: - Composers' Symposium/Practice Retreat - JazzCamp - Monthly Jam Session - Vocal Open Mics - JazzWorks Presents Concert
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $175K | $167K | $146K | — | — | $68K |
| 2023 | $171K | $164K | — | — | — | $5,996 |
| 2022 | $160K | $129K | $76K | $16K | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $30K | $20K | — | — | — | $8,205 |
| 2020 | $37K | $35K | $5,475 | — | — | -$1,560 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $61K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$30K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Margaret Cameron (chair); Ira Abrams (treasurer); Raymond Vles (vice-chair); Leslie Toope (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from JazzWorks’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853852606RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.