Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 858353519RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($710,715) as filed with the CRA.
Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $718K in revenue and $711K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 36% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $110K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. 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.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $235K in 2020 to $718K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Band gallery and cultural centre is dedicated to developing emerging artists curators and administrators by providing an accessible venue to showcase their work to the general public. Our main programming includes: emerging artist exhibitions focused on solo professional exhibits our curator in residence program which offers coaching and performing arts series which provides opportunities for artists to experiment and showcase their work and in dialogue which encompasses workshops presentations and speaking events at band intended to encourage skill sharing in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $718K | $711K | $516K | — | — | $457K |
| 2023 | $624K | $625K | $395K | — | — | $450K |
| 2022 | $208K | $498K | $416K | — | — | $451K |
| 2021 | $452K | $205K | $117K | — | — | $976K |
| 2020 | $235K | $188K | $49K | — | — | $696K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $110K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$34K
- Canadahelps Canadon$34K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$21K
- Black Opportunity Fund$10K
- Al Green Sculpture Studio and School$5,000
- Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust$2,500
- Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust$2,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$500
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$31
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$230K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rudayna Bahubeshi; Joshua Dyer; Jubril Gaffar; Ann-Kim Lineus; Samah Nimir; Erica Russell; Alysse Selby; Roger Young; Cassandre Pierre-Louis; Shalin Yeboah.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858353519RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.