Against the Grain Theatre Inc.
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 822613378RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($231,400) as filed with the CRA.
Against the Grain Theatre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $232K in revenue and $231K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 18% from government, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $84K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $707K in 2020 to $232K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Planning creation production and dissemination of live vocal works performances and filmed vocal works.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $232K | $231K | $106K | $53K | — | $128K |
| 2023 | $534K | $756K | $621K | $44K | — | $128K |
| 2022 | $662K | $590K | $432K | $12K | — | $350K |
| 2021 | $947K | $771K | $617K | $4,440 | — | $278K |
| 2020 | $707K | $588K | $447K | $4,444 | — | $102K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $84K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$101K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Philip Akin (director); Matthew Bernstein (director); Piyush Bhatnagar (director); Ian Cusson (director); Kim Finkelstein (director); Marc Chalifoux (chair); Ilona De Gosztonyi-Dougherty (treasurer); Brandon Barnes Trickett (director); Mary-Ann Haney (director); Astrid Janson (director); Kristine Zwicker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Against the Grain Theatre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822613378RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.