Capitol Theatre Heritage Foundation
Charitable organization · Port Hope, Ontario · BN 135729598RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,674,953) as filed with the CRA.
Capitol Theatre Heritage Foundation is a charitable organization based in Port Hope, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $98K.
Compared with 296 arts 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 $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $814K in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operates as an arts centre for the port hope region. Produce professional theatre as port hope festival theatre. Screen films from the toronto international film festival and criterion. Present 'high definition on screen' series (ballet opera and theatre). Present concert series and provide a rental hall for community groups to use and children's programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2M | $66K | — | -$360K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $1.7M | $84K | — | $223K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.3M | — | — | — | $15K |
| 2021 | $964K | $1.1M | — | — | — | $28K |
| 2020 | $814K | $895K | — | — | — | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $98K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$601K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Fraleigh (president); Ted Holmes (vice president); Frank Walkingsshaw (treasurer); Gordon E Thompson (secretary); Daniel Fabiano (director); Sandy Holmes (director); Siobhan (charlie) Morrison (director); Victor Svanningson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Capitol Theatre Heritage Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135729598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.