Axis Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118797760RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($760,196) as filed with the CRA.
Axis Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $775K in revenue and $760K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $511K in 2020 to $775K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Theatre for young audiences workshops theatre productions and film productions of our plays. Touring productions of Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch and Tho'wxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish; Frog Belly Rat Bone; Where have all the Buffalo Gone. Increased touring activity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $775K | $760K | — | $475K | — | $90K |
| 2023 | $807K | $798K | $500K | — | — | $75K |
| 2022 | $535K | $545K | $267K | — | $0 | $67K |
| 2021 | $392K | $333K | — | — | — | $115K |
| 2020 | $511K | $498K | $231K | $22K | — | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$321K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janice Beley (president); Elizabeth McLaughlin (vice president); Debby Meyer (secretary); Keith Elliott (treasurer); Susanna Chan (director); Carmen Watson (director); Ann Elizabeth Alexander (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Axis Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118797760RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.