The Toronto School of Theology
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119267342RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,784,420) as filed with the CRA.
The Toronto School of Theology is a charitable organization based in Toronto, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,760.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The toronto school of theology(tst) a consortium of 7 theological schools federated with the university of toronto plus 3 other affiliated theological schools offers a range of professional & academic theology degrees at the graduate level for the preparation of lay people scholars and ministers serving in the church society and academy. Working within an ecumenical context tst oversees its members' advanced degree programs and coordinates their basic degree programs. Tst promotes ecumenical exchange by fostering academic & professional collaboration through the publication of the toront…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $1.9M | $8,415 | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $4.1M | $3.3M | $8,415 | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.7M | $2.9M | $7,368 | — | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $3.1M | $1,622 | — | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $4M | $4.1M | $3.4M | $4,096 | — | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,760 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,760
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
George Smith (chair); Jaroslav Skira (vice chair); Scott Vaincourt (treasurer); Darren Dias (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Toronto School of Theology’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119267342RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.