Bonavista Biennale Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 837111392RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($433,368) as filed with the CRA.
Bonavista Biennale Inc. is a charitable organization based in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 $369K in revenue and $433K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,284.
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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Bonavista biennale a bi-annual exhibition of contemporary art associated seminars workshops and educational opportunites and partnerships
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $369K | $433K | — | — | — | $76K |
| 2023 | $240K | $182K | — | — | — | $141K |
| 2022 | $396K | $365K | — | — | — | $78K |
| 2021 | $130K | $138K | $138K | — | — | $47K |
| 2020 | $330K | $288K | $288K | — | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,284 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,784
- Canada Gives$1,500
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$158K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Bell (chair); Robert Bradbury (director); David Hood (treasurer); Margaret Ryall (vice chair); Cassandra Filice (secretary); Logan Macdonald (director); Angela Antle (director); James Quinlan (director); Paul McDonald (director); Luke Redmond (director); Karen Skinner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bonavista Biennale Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837111392RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.