Animals of Distinction Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 723700530RR0002 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($317,160) as filed with the CRA.
Animals of Distinction Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $326K in revenue and $317K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $289.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $616K in 2020 to $326K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Diffuser les oeuvres indépendantes de la directrice artistique dana gingras
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $326K | $317K | $291K | — | — | $219 |
| 2023 | $368K | $360K | $340K | — | — | -$9,032 |
| 2022 | $446K | $441K | $417K | — | — | -$18K |
| 2021 | $392K | $380K | $351K | — | — | -$22K |
| 2020 | $616K | $609K | $577K | — | — | -$34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $289 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Suzanne Hawkes (president); Karine Denault (secretaire tresorier); Marie Brassard (administrateur); Dana Gingras (vice-president); Rory Seydel (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Animals of Distinction Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 723700530RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.