Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative Limited
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 135608891RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($599,306) as filed with the CRA.
Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative Limited is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $513K in revenue and $599K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Film 5 - film 5 is afcoop's professional development program for emerging writers directors producers and technical crew. Grants for filmmakers - afcoop's filmmaking grants support the production of local independent films through in-kind equipment and resources. Workshop series - afcoop runs two comprehensive series of workshops designed to introduce basic concepts of filmmaking to the public. Halifax independent filmmakers festival - hiff is 5 - 7 day festival designed to showcae independent film from atlantic canada and beyond. Filmmaking equipment and facilities - afcoop provides fil…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $513K | $599K | $481K | — | — | $153K |
| 2023 | $557K | $582K | $433K | — | — | $164K |
| 2022 | $598K | $552K | $417K | — | — | $189K |
| 2021 | $600K | $420K | $301K | — | — | $272K |
| 2020 | $463K | $494K | $361K | $241 | — | -$37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sobaz Benjamin (chairperson); Anna Maclean (vice chair); Britney Canzi (treasurer); Sam Horak (secretary); Sandrella Mohanna; Nicole Cecile Holland; Melanie Mendez Munden; Israel Ekenem; Sean Maheux Galway; Terri Smith-Fraser; Herb Theriault (ex-officio); Robert Tough (ex-officio); Bill Niven (ex-officio); Jennifer Comeau; Dominic Fegan.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative Limited’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135608891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.