Spotlight Musical Productions
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 703020313RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($33,256) as filed with the CRA.
Spotlight Musical Productions is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $33K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,060.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,586 in 2020 to $30K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Our theatre group returned to the stage for our second post pandemic show. Ongoing programs - actively engaging the community through social media and in person evens in order to increase membership and community engagement -encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to become involved in different capacities within the group (actors dancers crew) -continuing to advance the public's appreciation of/ and involvement in the arts by producing high quality musical theatre productions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $33K | $14K | — | — | $22K |
| 2023 | $22K | $24K | $9,023 | — | — | $27K |
| 2022 | $336 | $7,145 | — | — | — | $22K |
| 2021 | — | $5,111 | — | — | — | $29K |
| 2020 | $5,586 | $21K | $6,728 | — | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,060 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,700
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elyse Hartmann (president); Eric Longbotham (treasurer); Juliana Ozorio (secretary); Catherine Bertin (marketing); Bruce Charlton (producer); Carolyn Esau (facilities).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spotlight Musical Productions’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 703020313RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.