Centaur Foundation for the Performing Arts

Centaur Foundation for the Performing Arts is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 27 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $164K.

Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.

Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.