Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo
Publicly funded institution · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 829696061RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($183,521) as filed with the CRA.
Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, 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 $192K in revenue and $184K in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,019.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $45K in 2021 to $192K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Music lessons in both private and group settings. Scholarships and bursaries available as well as instruments available at a reduced rate or for no fee depending upon application. Outreach concerts and events for no charge around the city.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $192K | $184K | $150K | $84 | — | $26K |
| 2023 | $182K | $172K | $142K | $140 | — | $18K |
| 2022 | $162K | $175K | $143K | $196 | — | $8,779 |
| 2021 | $45K | $36K | $23K | — | $223 | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,019 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$148K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Anita Buttemer (chair); Jason Gorrie (secretary); Karen Keppel-Jones (treasurer); Nicholas Lawler (vice-chair); Johanne Leveille-Schirm (member at large); Pauline Mensah (member at large); Erin Nespoli (member at large); Heike Winter (member at large); David Zegers (member at large).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829696061RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.