Carousel Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118839497RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,036,393) as filed with the CRA.
Carousel Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $921K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 30% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 34% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Carousel's mainstage series of 5 plays for young people families and schools made possible through our volunteer usher program of 100+ volunteers giving 300+ hours. Our school matinee program which offers heavily discounted tickets to schools. Our Club Carousel: Baby Rave program for the very young - dance parties with a live DJ in a kid-forward environment. The Family Flame - A Family Day storytelling celebration as the keystone of our community engagement offerings. Our accessibility program which offers discounted tickets ASL Interpretation Vocal Eye and Relaxed performances.…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $921K | $1M | $732K | $4,142 | — | $177K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $812K | $44K | — | $293K |
| 2022 | $764K | $789K | $666K | $58K | — | $243K |
| 2021 | $788K | $628K | $539K | — | — | $268K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $57K | — | $107K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $55K from 8 charities:
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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$349K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jocelyn Macdougall (president); Chapman Krysta (treasurer); Chloe Sauder (secretary); Gurvinder Atwal (member at large); Louttit Sarah (co-chair); Qiu Yanting (member at large); Cathleen Gingrich (co-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Carousel Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118839497RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.