B.a.a.n.n. Theatre Centre
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118798024RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,870,756) as filed with the CRA.
B.a.a.n.n. Theatre Centre is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 29% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $141K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $75 in 2024, the largest being $75 to The Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Production and development of contemporary performances by collaborating with artists staff and the community; while challenging traditional notions of failure and success - Provide theatre rental space box office services for co-productions and operate a cafe on site. - Provide a community hub that gathers neighbours and locals together
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $22K | — | $331K |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M | $71K | — | $568K |
| 2022 | $2M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $59K | — | $637K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $47K | — | $369K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $57K | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto$75
Received $141K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$744K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roselyn Kaleda-Sedra (director); Brad Lepp (director); Paul Pinkus (director); Shemeena Shraya (director); Kevin Helfand (president); Alexander Irwin (director); Brittany Keenan (treasurer); Christopher Scammell (vice president); Julia Huys (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from B.a.a.n.n. Theatre Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118798024RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.