The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop
Charitable organization · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 850503269RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($30,110) as filed with the CRA.
The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $30K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 15% from government.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $400 in 2020, the largest being $400 to Elemental Productions (10x10 Workshops and Play Festival). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Our mission is to encourage and promote the writers of Northwestern Ontario and interest in literature in the communities our 120 members live in. We offer workshops and public readings in person and through the internet (Zoom). We publish a literary magazine featuring the work of our members and contest winners. We also promote and sell an anthology of stories published in 2017. Our website and monthly newsletter promotes our members and program offerings by NOWW. We hold an annual writing contest open from January 1 to March 1 each year. Program offerings also include an annual literary…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $30K | $27K | — | $0 | $41K |
| 2023 | $21K | $27K | $25K | — | — | $71K |
| 2022 | $44K | $20K | $17K | — | — | $80K |
| 2021 | $48K | $20K | $18K | — | $0 | $56K |
| 2020 | $18K | $26K | $23K | — | $400 | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $400 to 1 qualified donee:
- Elemental Productions (10x10 Workshops and Play Festival)$400
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charles Campbell (treasurer); Mary Gastmeier (director); Heather Dickson (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850503269RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.