Cercle d'Expression Artistique Nyata Nyata/the Nyata Nyata Circle of Artistic Expression
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 140807322RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($873,118) as filed with the CRA.
Cercle d'Expression Artistique Nyata Nyata/the Nyata Nyata Circle of Artistic Expression 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $654K in revenue and $873K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $115.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Compagnie danse nyata nyata est née d'une vocation profonde pour l'art ses ouvres et son rôle dans la société : deux aspects qui forment conjointement l'épine dorsale de l'organisme qui fut fondé en 1987 en vue de créer produire et diffuser des ouvres et la pratique artistique 'l'art les savoirs et les personnes; les personnes l'art et les savoirs'_ ce dont témoignent les ouvres nyata nyata est un organisme qui illustre parfaitement une sorte de renouveau dont elle perçoit à la fois l'ouverture inédite sur le monde et l'enracinement indéniable au plan local.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $654K | $873K | $794K | — | — | -$7,162 |
| 2023 | $598K | $661K | $601K | — | — | $212K |
| 2022 | $563K | $526K | $479K | — | — | $275K |
| 2021 | $533K | $386K | — | — | — | $450K |
| 2020 | $473K | $428K | $394K | — | — | $90K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $115 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$258K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sheila Kavanaght (présidente); Zab Maboungou (vice-présidente); Malik Oueadraogo (trésorier); Yvette Mbogo (secrétaire); Mariya Moneva (administratrice); Frantz Voltaire (administrateur); Francis-Cedric Martel (administrateur); Odie Miller-Maboungou (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cercle d'Expression Artistique Nyata Nyata/the Nyata Nyata Circle of Artistic Expression’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140807322RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.