Arts Ottawa
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 121777023RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($459,735) as filed with the CRA.
Arts Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, 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 $481K in revenue and $460K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,007.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Support artists and arts organizations in their development and encourage increased public participation and community involvement in the arts by offering professional development opportunities to artists from all disciplines. -offer organizational development advice and support to local arts organizations -build audiences and support for the arts and culture sector -champion the arts in the community through mentorship networking and respresentation as well as by offering programs and events -build and maintain support from business and community leaders for artists and the local ar…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $481K | $460K | $5,925 | — | — | $69K |
| 2023 | $464K | $455K | $41K | — | — | $55K |
| 2022 | $560K | $631K | $83K | $6,747 | — | $46K |
| 2021 | $755K | $739K | — | $170K | — | $117K |
| 2020 | $563K | $515K | — | $11K | — | $101K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,007 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$307K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dominic Brisson (president); Murray Dineen; Anona Kosmack (secretary); Alyssa English; Isabelle Tooker; Jeffrey Richstone (secretary); Anne-Marie Brugger (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arts Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121777023RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.