Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Windsor, Ontario · BN 118790708RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($137,328) as filed with the CRA.
Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Windsor, Ontario, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $127K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
ACWR Membership Program ACWR partnered with neighbouring businesses to provide members with discounts on goods and services in addition to the resources and services we already provide. Members enjoyed discounted rates on rentals workshops access to online and print resources grant consultation opportunities to exhibit deals and discounts and more. Currently the ACWR has over 200 active members. ArtSpeak Gallery The ACWR administers the ArtSpeak Gallery a non-curated exhibition space that is accessible to the local arts community. During the 2023-2024 year (July 2023 - June 2024) ov…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $127K | $137K | $83K | — | — | $28K |
| 2023 | $169K | $167K | $122K | — | — | $39K |
| 2022 | $129K | $169K | $125K | $2,063 | — | $37K |
| 2021 | $135K | $116K | $72K | $3,175 | — | $77K |
| 2020 | $119K | $123K | $65K | $3,484 | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 4 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Belenkova-Buford (treasurer); Céleste Kurcz (director); Andreas Maniatis (director); Stephanie Barnhard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118790708RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.