Circuswest Performing Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119281426RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,033,819) as filed with the CRA.
Circuswest Performing Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $159K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,671.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $432K in 2020 to $159K in 2024.
In its own words
Youth circus school for children and youth ages 5-19 in a ten month training program. Provide circus arts training for teens and young adults ages 19-25. Provide spring and summer circus camps for ages 5-19. Perform at community events and festivals. Provide annual public performances. Provide workshops for schools community groups and local organizations. Provide introductory circus training for at risk/low income youth from local Neighborhood House. Provide workshops and camps for a risk/low income youth from inner city schools and municipalities surrounding Vancouver.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $159K | $1M | — | $9,934 | — | $113K |
| 2023 | $141K | $975K | — | $1,657 | — | $137K |
| 2022 | $191K | $879K | — | $5,750 | — | $161K |
| 2021 | $469K | $920K | $0 | $2,349 | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $432K | $1.1M | — | $2,801 | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,671 from 2 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$3,231
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,440
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$631K
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 Circuswest Performing Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119281426RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.