Art Not Shame
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 772521886RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($281,350) as filed with the CRA.
Art Not Shame is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $295K in revenue and $281K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 26% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Community-engaged art and expressive art programming. We provide facilitated multidisciplinary art-making workshops to youth and adults in guelph and other small urban communities across ontario. Workshops range from 2 hour sessions to longer-term engagements (8 to 12 weeks). All community-facing programming is offered free-of-charge or pay-what-you-can (pwyc). We collaborate with like-minded service agencies/organizations ensuring participants have access to mental health supports. Access is prioritized for bipoc lgbtq2i+ individuals people struggling with mental health and/or addictio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $295K | $281K | $92K | $5,238 | — | $36K |
| 2023 | $290K | $314K | $93K | — | — | $22K |
| 2022 | $275K | $299K | $123K | — | — | $35K |
| 2021 | $280K | $232K | $127K | — | — | $71K |
| 2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 9 charities:
- United Way Community Services of Guelph and Wellington$35K
- Canada Gives$8,500
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$6,500
- The Hunt Family Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$4,500
- The Guelph Community Foundation$3,000
- The Calgary Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$580
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$355
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$152K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carmen Chui (vice chair); Elizabeth Jackson (chair); Karen Kew (treasurer); Rajni Sharma (board member); Ruth Vanloon (board member); Norma Mendoza (co-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Art Not Shame’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 772521886RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.