Teesri Duniya Theatre
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 877846147RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($529,761) as filed with the CRA.
Teesri Duniya Theatre is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $523K in revenue and $530K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Creation production and promotion of multicultural theatrical plays. Promotion of diverse presentations and initiatives reflecting canada's diverse community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $523K | $530K | $344K | — | — | $149K |
| 2023 | $479K | $479K | $321K | — | — | $155K |
| 2022 | $288K | $285K | $188K | — | — | $155K |
| 2021 | $231K | $221K | $119K | — | — | $147K |
| 2020 | $372K | $363K | $261K | — | — | $137K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$137K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Iftekhar Ahmed (director); Rusul Al-Shawkat (director); Amina Bambotia (secretary); James Douglas (director); Dipti Gupta (vice president); Sushil Handa (treasurer); Rekha Iyer (director); Christina Jimenez (director); Adrienne Piggott (president); Rahul Varma (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Teesri Duniya Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 877846147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.