Saskatoon Jazz Society
Charitable organization · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119141026RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,075,816) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatoon Jazz Society is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,211.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
We present foster and promote jazz music through the following programs and activities: 1. Award scholarships for emerging jazz musicians 2. Presenting live jazz shows to celebrate the art jazz 3. Run a community jazz big band to educate people about jazz 4. Participate in saskatchewan jass festival by putting on jazz events during the festival.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.1M | $819K | — | — | $318K |
| 2023 | $933K | $941K | $697K | — | — | $346K |
| 2022 | $679K | $642K | $439K | — | — | $353K |
| 2021 | $404K | $285K | $109K | — | — | $316K |
| 2020 | $706K | $625K | $429K | $5,177 | — | $195K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,211 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,211
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$370K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jolene Zidkovich (vice president); Kevin Veitenheimer (treasurer); James Peever (member at large); Shawn Tillman (president); Dwayne Demeester (secretary); Gisele Dumonceaux (member at large); Sherry Fitzsimmons (member at large); Laurel Beaumont (member at large); Michael Conlon (member at large); Sandra Stack (member at large); Randy Boyer (member at large); Kyle Drever (member at large); Glen Kovatch (member at large); Shelly Loeffler (member at large); Heidi Munro (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatoon Jazz Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119141026RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.