THE LIVING ROOM COMMUNITY ART STUDIO INC.
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·46 NASSAU STREET · OSHAWA, ON · L1J 4A4·BN 846255370RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
92¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
8%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$42K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc.?
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Is The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 846255370RR0001. 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 The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 46 NASSAU STREET , OSHAWA, ON, L1J 4A4. Source.
What does The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF ART MAKING SKILL SHARING AND DIALOGUE. STUDIO SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR FREE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY - INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE MOST MARGINALIZED - CAN TAKE…" Full program description.
How much of The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Living Room Community Art Studio Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $42K (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
WE PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF ART MAKING SKILL SHARING AND DIALOGUE. STUDIO SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR FREE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY - INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE MOST MARGINALIZED - CAN TAKE PART. THE STUDIO'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE SELF-IDENTITIES STRENGTHEN AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY DRIVEN ACTION THROUGH PROVIDING AN INCLUSIVE NON-JUDGEMENTAL SPACE FOR MEANINGFUL CREATIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION TO OCCUR.
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.
92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
8%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
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)$42K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $83K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $26K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2021-06-30 | $46K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $127K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $60K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2024-06-30 | $42K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| trend |
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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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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- BRUUSGARD, EMILY JPRESIDENTarm's length
- LONGAUER, STEVEN JVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- JING, CHU YUESECRETARYarm's length
- PATEL, NISHI DDIRECTORarm's length
- MARLOWE, DAVID JDIRECTORarm's length
- GRANDI, ANTHONY FTREASURERarm's length
- RANGER, LINDSAY MDIRECTORarm'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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