Strata Montessori Adolescent School
Publicly funded institution · Dundas, Ontario · BN 844714709RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($856,283) as filed with the CRA.
Strata Montessori Adolescent School is a charitable organization based in Dundas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $940K in revenue and $856K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operate and maintain a private non-denominational montessori adolescent school in hamilton ontario and its surrounding area. Provide scholarships and bursaries to students whose families are in financial need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $940K | $856K | $851K | — | — | -$102K |
| 2023 | $820K | $904K | $899K | — | — | -$186K |
| 2022 | $759K | $876K | $870K | — | — | -$102K |
| 2021 | $646K | $660K | $655K | — | — | $15K |
| 2020 | $691K | $569K | $561K | $1,572 | — | $30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$491K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ben Adams (treasurer); Joanna Blackwell (secretary); Robert Kristofferson (director); Katherine Millie (director); Rebecca Zak (chairperson); Cheryl Torrenueva (vice-chair); Carl Leslie (director); Quinn Redpath-Dick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Strata Montessori Adolescent School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844714709RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.