119253391RR0001 — 0190
Registered — Ottawa, ON — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 88/100
Financials: Revenue $1,549,412 · Expenditures $1,484,612
The School of Dance (Ottawa) has operated continuously for 47 years as a pre-professional dance training institution, channeling 69.5% of expenditures into programs while maintaining reserves nearly double the peer median. Its 66.2% compensation ratio — flagged as extreme — is actually the defining feature of a dance school where instructors and artistic staff are the program itself.
Our Verdict: A long-established Ottawa dance institution with stable finances and nearly five decades of continuous operation — the high compensation ratio reflects that dance instructors are the core program delivery, not overhead, making this a reliable choice for donors supporting pre-professional arts training.