Studio Lab Theatre Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119203768RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($164,588) as filed with the CRA.
Studio Lab Theatre Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $126K in revenue and $165K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $148.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $43K in 2024, the largest being $23K to Roseneath Theatre. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $32K in 2020 to $126K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. The Studio Lab Theatre Foundation Apprenticeship Program in Scenic Art Production Management and Lighting through placements workshops and apprentice positions on production teams 2. The Open Warehouse Program 3. Donations to the Production Department of Roseneath Theatre for Young Audience 4. Donations to Shadowland Theatre Inc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $126K | $165K | $107K | — | $43K | $14K |
| 2023 | $104K | $93K | $56K | — | $30K | $53K |
| 2022 | $66K | $29K | $16K | — | $7,500 | $43K |
| 2021 | $22K | $27K | — | — | $2,000 | $5,331 |
| 2020 | $32K | $28K | — | — | $8,000 | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $43K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $148 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda (lin) E Joyce (chair); Eric F Bartnes (technical advisor); Niki Poirier (secretary); Mary Ann Robertshaw (treasurer); Natalie Ackers (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Studio Lab Theatre Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119203768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.