Sudbury Finnish Language School
Publicly funded institution · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 118915784RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,729) as filed with the CRA.
Sudbury Finnish Language School is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $10K in revenue and $12K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $19.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $32K in 2020 to $10K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Promoting the finnish-canadian culture and teaching the finnish language amongst people with finnish ancestry and those without. Programs include two semester courses a summer camp as well as representing the school at various city-wide activities (note these items were modified due to the covid-19 pandemic - teaching was moved online and events were held virtually summer camp has been put on hold)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10K | $12K | — | — | — | $34K |
| 2023 | $8,323 | $11K | — | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $10K | $12K | — | — | — | $41K |
| 2021 | $11K | $14K | — | — | — | $44K |
| 2020 | $32K | $1,858 | $250 | — | $500 | $47K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $19 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mikael Maki (co-chair); Miranda Virtanen (co-chair); Juhani Kivisto (treasurer); Sari Muinonen (secretary); John Valtonen (director); Norma Rautiainen (vice chair); Lori Ojala (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sudbury Finnish Language School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118915784RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.