Academy Theatre Foundation
Charitable organization · Lindsay, Ontario · BN 119482719RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,012,197) as filed with the CRA.
Academy Theatre Foundation is a charitable organization based in Lindsay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $950K in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $80K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $319K in 2020 to $950K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provide live theatre space for local groups and touring professional actors and musicians
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950K | $1M | $763K | $890 | — | $267K |
| 2023 | $801K | $767K | $544K | $1,118 | — | $285K |
| 2022 | $444K | $480K | $229K | $612 | — | $251K |
| 2021 | $224K | $170K | $62K | $481 | — | $271K |
| 2020 | $319K | $271K | $148K | $1,017 | — | $216K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $80K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$307K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Piggott (chair); Rob Barg (vice chair); Bob Armstrong (treasurer); William Bateman (secretary); Tom Collver (member); Ayesha Mansur-Gonsalves (member); James Lalor (member); Shaun Levy (member); Erica Ehm (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Academy Theatre Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119482719RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.