Yes Theatre
Charitable organization · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 801097254RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($806,419) as filed with the CRA.
Yes Theatre is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $625K in revenue and $806K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $111K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $273K in 2020 to $625K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Yes theatre is recognized as the largest theatre company in northern ontario. It presents a full season of programming that includes large-scale musical plays concerts and a variety of ancillary events. The organization also delivers a comprehensive education program which features weekly classes and day camps. In addition yes theatre provides box office services for touring companies and offers facility rentals for a range of events. The company operates two venues: the sudbury theatre centre and the yes refettorio. The theatre puts on annual productions and provides mentorship programs I…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $625K | $806K | $706K | $1,923 | — | $537K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $5,420 | — | $320K |
| 2022 | $726K | $873K | $734K | — | — | $351K |
| 2021 | $581K | $461K | $261K | — | — | $305K |
| 2020 | $273K | $230K | $143K | — | $9,000 | $185K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $111K from 6 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$168K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Koivu (director); Lauren Morrison (director/treasurer); Stephanie Venturi (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Yes Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801097254RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.