Being Studio
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 834484073RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($462,698) as filed with the CRA.
Being Studio is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $399K in revenue and $463K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 41% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $79K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Being studio exists to support the artistic and professional practice of artists with developmental disabilities. Being studio offers programming options in a unique and innovative art studio where self expression and a sense of place are encouraged. Through the common language of arts and self expression the artists of being studio contribute to the community and the cultural life of ottawa.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $399K | $463K | — | — | — | -$14K |
| 2023 | $416K | $477K | — | — | — | -$68K |
| 2022 | $531K | $520K | $451K | $14K | — | $111K |
| 2021 | $372K | $357K | — | — | — | $100K |
| 2020 | $388K | $372K | $323K | $375 | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $79K from 6 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
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$309K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Rob Hyams (board director); Yvette Dessap (treasurer); Eilidh Kyte (board member); Analisa Kiskis (co-chair); Stephanie G Ermano (secretary); David Woods (board member); Analori Smith (board member); Lydia Blanchard (board member).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Being Studio’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834484073RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.