CIRCA art actuel
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 897716494RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($242,097) as filed with the CRA.
CIRCA art actuel 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $262K in revenue and $242K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,304.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $138K in 2020 to $262K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $242K | $159K | — | — | $335K |
| 2023 | $180K | $183K | $105K | — | — | $315K |
| 2022 | $187K | $179K | $45K | — | — | $318K |
| 2021 | $197K | $175K | $38K | — | — | $49K |
| 2020 | $138K | $160K | $33K | $2,312 | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,304 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$101K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frédéric Laforge (président); Jules Gaulin (secrétaire); Louise Matte (administratrice); Dominic Papillon (vice-président); Benoit Bélanger (trésorier); Fanny Rodrigue (secrétaire); Maryline Bissonnette (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CIRCA art actuel’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897716494RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.