Audain Art Museum
Charitable organization · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 846480739RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($7,143,773) as filed with the CRA.
Audain Art Museum is a charitable organization based in Whistler, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $7.2M in revenue and $7.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.3M.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Audain Art Museum Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
To operate an art museum in the Resort Municipality of Whistler for the perpetual benefit of the citizens of the province of British Columbia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.2M | $7.1M | $5.2M | $456K | $10K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $8.7M | $8.6M | $6.9M | $423K | $30K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $8.8M | $8.6M | $5.3M | $445K | $30K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $5M | $3.3M | $239K | $25K | $936K |
| 2020 | $7.4M | $7.4M | $6.7M | $17K | $25K | $800K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2.3M from 13 charities:
- Audain Art Museum Foundation$1.6M
- Audain Foundation$473K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$38K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Diamond Foundation$25K
- ZLC Foundation$25K
- The Rand Alexander Lomas Family Foundation$20K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$20K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$15K
- Andre and Brock Rowland Foundation$5,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$4,374
- Wheeler Family Foundation$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Audain (trustee - founder); Kyra Audain (trustee - treasurer); Robert James Moodie (trustee - vice chair); Neil Chrystal (trustee); Rob Bruno (trustee - chair); Martha Sturdy (trustee); Jack Crompton (trustee); Catherine Jewett (trustee); Chantal Shah (trustee); Rick Harry Xwalacktun (trustee); Thomas Gautreau (trustee); Stuart Rempel (trustee); Paul Geoffrey Plant (trustee); Nancy Wilhelm-Morden (trustee - secretary); Carol Tsuyuki (trustee); Emmy Lee Wall (trustee); Ola Dunin-Bell (trustee); Ben Smith (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Audain Art Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846480739RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.