Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Scarborough, Ontario · BN 872324710RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($115,320) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation is a charitable organization based in Scarborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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, 2023, it reported $73K in revenue and $115K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,297.
Compared with 537 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $297K in 2020 to $73K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To preserve the heritage of canadian photography and canadian photograhers for future generations and to educate the public about and increase it appreciation for this heritage through the preservation cultivation collection and display of: (a) photographic works I)created by canadian photographers (as defined herein); or ii) of canadian landscaps or canadian historical or cultural themes or subjects or otherwise as the foundation may consider appropriate; and (b) the equipment used to capture and develop such photgraphic works.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $73K | $115K | $102K | — | — | $9M |
| 2022 | $188K | $229K | $205K | $43 | — | $9M |
| 2021 | $269K | $332K | $309K | $55 | — | $9.1M |
| 2020 | $297K | $328K | $328K | — | — | $9.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,297 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$44K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Gary Landa (chair); Doug McLarty (board member); Ankita Sharma (board member).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872324710RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.