Suzuki String School of Guelph
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 108056094RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($485,782) as filed with the CRA.
Suzuki String School of Guelph is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $502K in revenue and $486K in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Teaching children to play string instruments using the suzuki method. Rental of instruments to students. Training violin teachers to teach students using the suzuki method.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $502K | $486K | $340K | — | — | $505K |
| 2023 | $431K | $426K | $298K | — | — | $489K |
| 2022 | $436K | $469K | $328K | — | — | $483K |
| 2021 | $528K | $451K | $316K | — | — | $516K |
| 2020 | $497K | $472K | $330K | — | — | $439K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$368K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucia Costanzo (chair); Louise Grogan (member at large); Raquel Noritomi-Hartwig (secretary); Marius Pop (hr chair); Sharon Schajnoha (marketing co-chair); Walter Schajnoha (marketing co-chair); Yolanda Yu (treasurer); Monique Albert (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Suzuki String School of Guelph’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108056094RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.