Kingston Writersfest
Charitable organization · Kingston, Ontario · BN 801516824RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($379,402) as filed with the CRA.
Kingston Writersfest is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $334K in revenue and $379K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 44% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Annual readers and writers festival; events to enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of the written word; special events aimed at stimulating literacy among children and youth; assist with grants and prizes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $334K | $379K | $144K | $135K | — | -$83K |
| 2023 | $397K | $455K | $209K | $18K | — | -$38K |
| 2022 | $288K | $326K | $146K | $22K | — | $20K |
| 2021 | $232K | $221K | $72K | $19K | — | $58K |
| 2020 | $292K | $221K | $75K | $21K | — | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $71K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$57K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Julie Leclerc (chair); Kimberly Falk (secretary and treasurer); Christine Everdell (director); Tanya Grodzinski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kingston Writersfest’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801516824RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.