Story Studio Writing Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 807121504RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($207,887) as filed with the CRA.
Story Studio Writing Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $230K in revenue and $208K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from government, 85% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% 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.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $59K in 2020 to $230K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Story Studio is an award-winning BC-based charity that inspires educates and empowers youth to be great storytellers transforming lives and strengthening communities. The charity supports the well-being of children youth and families (particularly in under-resourced communities) through learning experiences that result in improved literacy and greater engagement in the arts. Staff and volunteers provide workshops for young people of all ages in a variety of settings including in-school out of school and online.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $230K | $208K | $52K | $3,608 | — | $39K |
| 2023 | $164K | $188K | $178K | — | — | $16K |
| 2022 | $151K | $143K | $136K | — | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $104K | $93K | $87K | — | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $59K | $59K | $5,853 | — | $0 | $22K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $43K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$131K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paisley Aiken (director); Sarah Tarnopolsky (chair); Lynn Works (treasurer); Stephen Tax (director); Michael Christie (director); Heather Gross (director); Hannah Monteith (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Story Studio Writing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807121504RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.