Cité des Arts du Cirque
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 143540797RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,415,326) as filed with the CRA.
Cité des Arts du Cirque 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $14.6M in revenue and $16.4M 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, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (3 positions in that band).
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9.5M in 2020 to $14.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Contribuer au développement et à l'excellence de la discipline artistique du cirque contemporain au canada au bénéfice de l'ensemble de la population canadienne. Programmer des spectacles de cirque et culturelle (gratuits ou payants). Rendre accessible à tous les artistes de cirque au pays gratuitement ou à coût très modique des installation spécialisées afin de soutenir le développement de la pratique au pays. Sensibiliser le public à la protection de l'environnement à la réduction de la pollution et aux enjeux du recyclage. Offrir un programme d'intégration socioprofessionnelle en prior…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.6M | $16.4M | — | — | — | -$601K |
| 2023 | $15.6M | $17.6M | $15.8M | $61K | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $16.2M | $16.4M | $12.6M | $15K | — | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $12.2M | $10.4M | $9.5M | $46K | — | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $9.5M | $8.5M | $6.8M | $53K | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $81K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$6.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diane Lemieux (présidente); Kerlande Mibel (vice-présidente); Maryse Vermette (secrétaire); Danick Lavoie (trésorier); Pierre-Luc Bisaillon (administrateur); Philippe Bourbonnais (administrateur); Caroline Couillard (administratrice); Stéphane Lavoie (dg); Marguerite Mendell (administratrice); Claudéric ST-Amand (administrateur); Isabelle Boulanger (administratrice); Paul Evra (administrateur); Marie-France Mayer (administratrice); Nicolas Panet-Raymond (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cité des Arts du Cirque’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 143540797RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.