Biglake Arts
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 770141463RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($327,593) as filed with the CRA.
Biglake Arts is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $339K in revenue and $328K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 13% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $41K in 2021 to $339K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Biglake arts seeks to advance the appreciation of the arts by providing the public with high-quality performances of musical works multi-media film screenings theatrical performances dance and exhibitions of art.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $339K | $328K | $278K | $7,139 | — | $33K |
| 2023 | $329K | $293K | $241K | $10K | — | $40K |
| 2022 | $149K | $150K | $123K | $4,773 | — | -$14K |
| 2021 | $41K | $55K | $33K | — | — | -$13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $58K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Craig Alexander (director); John Fraser (director); Scott Hart (director); Susannah Robinson (treasurer); Anna Spoel (director); Catherina Spoel (board chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Biglake Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 770141463RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.