Canadian Artists Against Poverty
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 838510824RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($157,644) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Artists Against Poverty is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $62K in revenue and $158K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,801.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Artful seniors livelihood project (aslp) is a senior led project that encourages seniors to participate in group art sessions. Caap provides professional instructors and appropriate art materials free of cost to the participants. These group sessions give opportunities for seniors to connect with each other and the community explore artistic avenues gain self-confidence assurance to learn or perfect an art skill and promote health equity among seniors. In addition to learning art skills the programs promote the development of ffriendship comaradery and trust within the classroom. Given t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $158K | — | — | — | -$65K |
| 2023 | $129K | $85K | $43K | $1,584 | — | $88K |
| 2022 | $58K | $64K | $19K | $15K | — | $44K |
| 2021 | $84K | $63K | $37K | — | — | $49K |
| 2020 | $52K | $33K | — | — | — | $29K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,801 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$31K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Connie Cardinoza (chair); Geraldine Turner (secretary); Tarik Drummond (treasurer); Eddy Argota (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Artists Against Poverty’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 838510824RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.