221 A Artist Run Centre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 826585168RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,683,370) as filed with the CRA.
221 A Artist Run Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,479.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Exhibitions Talks + Publications Public Art
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2M | $98K | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.6M | $33K | — | $199K |
| 2022 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $5,720 | — | $159K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $2,343 | — | $140K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,479 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,479
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$942K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Neeta Soni (director); Virginia Hong (chair); Krystal Paraboo (vice chair); Krystal Paraboo (vice chair); Kathy Feng (director); Marci House (director); Tamara Goddard (director); Ingrid Valou (director); Rawan Hassan (director); Marisa Espinosa (director); Kelly Reiko Pleau (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 221 A Artist Run Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826585168RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.