GUITARS FOR KIDS - TORONTO
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·30 BALLANTYNE CRT · ETOBICOKE, ON · M9A 1W9·BN 744691312RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
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Reserves T1
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Revenue T1
$12K
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Common questions
How do I donate to Guitars for Kids - Toronto?
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Is Guitars for Kids - Toronto a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 744691312RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Guitars for Kids - Toronto located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 30 BALLANTYNE CRT , ETOBICOKE, ON, M9A 1W9. Source.
What does Guitars for Kids - Toronto do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "GFKT provides disadvantaged youth an opportunity for cognitive and personal development through music. GFKT provides the youth with musical instruments and on-line learning. The distribution of guitars is delivered primarily through third-party public agencies such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters schools community…" Full program description.
How big is Guitars for Kids - Toronto?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $12K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
GFKT provides disadvantaged youth an opportunity for cognitive and personal development through music. GFKT provides the youth with musical instruments and on-line learning. The distribution of guitars is delivered primarily through third-party public agencies such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters schools community organizations and direct appeal at no cost to the recipient and with no recourse. The GFKT team consists of a handful of volunteers collecting donations donated instruments coordinating repairs if required and delivering to the recipients. To the end of December 31 2024 GFKT ha… Show more
GFKT provides disadvantaged youth an opportunity for cognitive and personal development through music. GFKT provides the youth with musical instruments and on-line learning. The distribution of guitars is delivered primarily through third-party public agencies such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters schools community organizations and direct appeal at no cost to the recipient and with no recourse. The GFKT team consists of a handful of volunteers collecting donations donated instruments coordinating repairs if required and delivering to the recipients. To the end of December 31 2024 GFKT has delivered over 500 guitars in the greater Toronto area.
New programs
In 2024 GFKT focused on its core activities and did not initiate any new programs.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$12K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
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T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
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| 2019-12-31 | $12K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $15K | 74¢ | 26% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $9K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $13K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $19K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $12K | — | — | — |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- Moro Wharry, DorisDirector President Chairarm's length
- Maric, SteveDirectorarm's length
- Schreiner, Lawrence SDirector Treasurerarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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