Oakville Suzuki Association
Charitable organization · Oakville, Ontario · BN 890152598RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($181,539) as filed with the CRA.
Oakville Suzuki Association is a charitable organization based in Oakville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $171K in revenue and $182K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,000.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $108K in 2020 to $171K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Oakville Suzuki Association embraces the philosophy that all children can develop musical ability within a nurturing enriching and socially positive environment. We strive to provide a comprehensive musical training program consisting of private lessons group lessons and performance opportunities that promote the development of each individual student while providing musical gifts to our community. Ongoing programs include: Early Childhood Music Private Instruction in violin viola cello flute guitar piano and double bass Group instrument lessons in violin cello flute and pian…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $171K | $182K | $137K | $1,532 | — | $70K |
| 2023 | $185K | $164K | $122K | $4,380 | — | $81K |
| 2022 | $133K | $138K | $109K | $1,459 | — | $60K |
| 2021 | $82K | $87K | $69K | $1,415 | — | $65K |
| 2020 | $108K | $127K | $92K | $3,584 | $0 | $71K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,000 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Aire (treasurer); Beata Buczkowski (secretary); Hana Gurtlerova (teacher representative); Jean Grieve (ex-officio); Cecil Cheng (president); Michelle Coon (teacher representative); Daphne Grittani (teacher representative); Zina Rutman (parent representative); Jemma Kim (parent representative); Anna Farago (parent representative).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oakville Suzuki Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890152598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.