Canadian Dance Assembly
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 859244634RR0001 · National Arts Service Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,518) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Dance Assembly is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under national arts service organizations. 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 $251K in revenue and $282K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
The Canadian Dance Assembly is a national arts service organization that exists to facilitate the dynamic exchange of information relevant to Canadian professional dace of all forms and aesthetics. We strive to cultivate a strong voice for Canadian professional dance and to support the development of resources for this field of artistic expression. Our main activities include education (i.e. national conference) research and development communication and information exchange professional development and representation to public bodies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $251K | $282K | $206K | — | — | $66K |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.2M | — | — | $97K |
| 2022 | $268K | $272K | $224K | — | — | $76K |
| 2021 | $321K | $250K | $232K | — | — | $80K |
| 2020 | $317K | $308K | $272K | — | — | -$1,061 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Dance Assembly’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859244634RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.