Chemainus Theatre Foundation
Public foundation · Chemainus, British Columbia · BN 889714176RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,571,237) as filed with the CRA.
Chemainus Theatre Foundation is a public foundation based in Chemainus, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $125K in 2024, the largest being $125K to Chemainus Theatre Festival Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $824K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024.
In its own words
Support activities of the chemainus theatre society
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $125K | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | $170K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1M | $943K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $841K | $754K | $713K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $824K | $853K | $657K | — | $148K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $125K to 1 qualified donee:
- Chemainus Theatre Festival Society$125K
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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$613K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chemainus Theatre Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889714176RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.