Art Gallery of Burlington
Publicly funded institution · Burlington, Ontario · BN 106818925RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,870,556) as filed with the CRA.
Art Gallery of Burlington is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $240K.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
As a charitable not-for-profit cultural and educational organization we provide Burlington and surrounding areas an equitable and inclusive place to create collaborate and innovate. We deliver thought-provoking exhibitions educational encounters and public programs that spark opportunities for people to learn see think and make. Our onsite and digital learning opportunities push the boundaries of traditional arts education and support artists youth and the broader community in their personal professional and artistic development. As a place of creative activity our studios are ope…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $1.2M | $263K | — | $782K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $216K | $0 | $700K |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $21K | $3,500 | $519K |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $1.1M | $130K | $1,000 | $181K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.2M | $56K | $0 | $252K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $240K from 12 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$80K
- Incite Foundation for the Arts$75K
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$47K
- Burlington Community Foundation$9,776
- The Rotary Club of Burlington-Lakeshore Trust Fund$6,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,018
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$5,000
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$5,000
- JTC Heersink Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,059
- The Herb and Cece Schreiber Family Foundation$930
- Hamilton Community Foundation$650
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vickram Agarwal (director); Susan Busby (board chair secretary); Michael Ajise (director); Dan Lawrie (vice chair); John Arnold (treasurer); Diana Tuszynski (director); Garratt Wootton (director); Natasa Veljovic (board chair); Gennile Thomas Smith (director); Lisa Kerns (city representative); Tracy King (director); Juliette Prouse (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Art Gallery of Burlington’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106818925RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.