Bad Dog Theatre Company
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119214435RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($642,061) as filed with the CRA.
Bad Dog Theatre Company is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $606K in revenue and $642K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $256K in 2020 to $606K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
For over 40 years the award-winning Bad Dog Theatre Company has specialized in the art of unscripted comedy and improvised performances in Toronto while also providing excellent affordable and accessible improv training for thousands of people of all ages and experiences. Originating as Theatresports Toronto our alumni have included Mike Meyers Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway) Kids in the Hall Keanu Reeves and Lauren Ash (Superstore). Most recently Bad Dog’s priority is to present diverse voices and underrepresented communities on stages in and around Toronto. Our mission is …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $606K | $642K | $262K | $2,085 | $0 | -$143K |
| 2023 | $585K | $571K | $342K | $4,107 | $0 | $67K |
| 2022 | $334K | $372K | $117K | $4,800 | $0 | -$49K |
| 2021 | $167K | $363K | — | — | — | -$79K |
| 2020 | $256K | $373K | $261K | $500 | $500 | -$29K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$425K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arun Kirupananthan (chair); Meagan Crump (director); Dalia Vainer (director); Thomas Harris (treasurer); Natasha Malloch (secretary); Damien Nelson (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bad Dog Theatre Company’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119214435RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.