TALK IS FREE THEATRE INC.
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 247 STN MAIN · BARRIE, ON · L4M 4T2·BN 894267608RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.7M
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 Talk Is Free Theatre Inc.?
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Is Talk Is Free Theatre Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 894267608RR0001. 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 Talk Is Free Theatre Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 247 STN MAIN, BARRIE, ON, L4M 4T2. Source.
What does Talk Is Free Theatre Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Ongoing programs include March Break and Summer Theatre Day camps for youth and an adopt a production program. Produced musicals plays and ArtsLocal program Comedy Festival programming and Illuminating Conversation series. Also 'Ms. Main asked for it program' program. Youth Mentorship program. Online classes for…" Full program description.
How much of Talk Is Free Theatre Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Talk Is Free Theatre Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Ongoing programs include March Break and Summer Theatre Day camps for youth and an adopt a production program. Produced musicals plays and ArtsLocal program Comedy Festival programming and Illuminating Conversation series. Also 'Ms. Main asked for it program' program. Youth Mentorship program. Online classes for children youth and adults. BizWiz Academy App - which features training and tutorials interviews giving tips and tricks as well as in interactive question-and-answer board.
New programs
I Do I Don't I Dare festival
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
73%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
73%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $1.1M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $1.2M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.1 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $1.5M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $2.1M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $1.9M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.7M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.4 yr |
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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
- Koetsier, PeterTreasurerarm's length
- Kieller, KimDirectorarm's length
- Farley, CaseyDirectorarm's length
- Collins, MichaelDirector - Educationarm's length
- De Vries, JenivieveDirectorarm's length
- George, CaseyDirectorarm's length
- Robertson, SamuelDirectorarm'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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