Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre
Publicly funded institution · Deserontoon, Ontario · BN 858863640RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,062,173) as filed with the CRA.
Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre is a charitable organization based in Deserontoon, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Mohawk language and cultural events and activities promoting the revitalization of mohwak culture and tradition.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $986K | $1,067 | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1M | $887K | $822K | $2,370 | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $991K | $901K | $818K | $7,186 | — | $913K |
| 2021 | $692K | $635K | $573K | — | — | $822K |
| 2020 | $961K | $913K | $851K | $928 | — | $569K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$488K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Lewis (chair); Bonnie Maracle (treasurer); Janice C Hill (director); Joanne Tabobandung (secretary); Edward Maracle (director); Kandice Baptiste (director); Diane Sedore-McCoy (director); Gabrielle Doreen (director); Jodi John (director); Joseph Brant (director); Keira Brant-Birioukov (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858863640RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.