Associated Designers of Canada
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 758166714RR0001 · National Arts Service Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($154,909) as filed with the CRA.
Associated Designers of Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under national arts service organizations. 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 $173K in revenue and $155K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,587.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers.
In its own words
Conducting research and disseminating standards and working procedures as well as other tools and resources for theatrical designers and the performing arts sector: - conducting professional development workshops seminars training programs and mentorshipsopportunities; - showcasing the work of theatre designers through exhibitions; - providing scholarships bursaries and awards for the professional development of theatrical designers; - representing the interests of the arts community in front of government agencies and other public bodies and - providing opportunities for networking…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $173K | $155K | $124K | — | — | $147K |
| 2023 | $425K | $431K | $374K | — | — | $128K |
| 2022 | $384K | $354K | $310K | — | — | $135K |
| 2021 | $129K | $133K | $86K | — | $15K | $105K |
| 2020 | $153K | $125K | $85K | — | — | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,587 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$43K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Associated Designers of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 758166714RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.