The Centre in the Square Inc
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 119221703RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,329,474) as filed with the CRA.
The Centre in the Square Inc is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.7M in revenue and $9.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.3M in 2020 to $9.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Centre In the Square's charitable work is to advance the knowledge and appreciation of and stimulate interest in the arts through music drama etc. by providing performances and educational experiences in the Waterloo Region. Centre In the Square accomplishes this by attracting artists for live performances for approximately 150-175 days per year. Centre In The Square includes space for the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Centre In The Square operates and maintains the facilities for the purposes mentioned above. Centre In The Square's mission is to create memorable experiences.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.7M | $9.3M | $8.8M | $43K | — | $20.2M |
| 2023 | $10.2M | $8.2M | $7.5M | $40K | — | $19.7M |
| 2022 | $9.4M | $7.1M | $6.5M | $40K | — | $17.5M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $4.9M | $4.4M | -$16K | — | $15.1M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.2M | $4.8M | $17K | — | $15.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Cameron (director); Daniel Carli (chair); Scott Davey (director); Emily Durst (director); Bil Ioannidis (director); Alan Rego (director); Berislav Vrbanovic (director); Kayleigh Platz (director); Alex Kinsella (director); Paul Singh (director); Eric Lariviere (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Centre in the Square Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119221703RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.