Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

Council for Business & Arts in Canada

Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118877471RR0001 · Arts · website

Your $100, itemizedCouncil for Business & Arts in CanadaFiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Charitable programs$71
Management & admin$22
Gifts to other charities$7
TOTAL$100
Registered

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,057,836) as filed with the CRA.

Council for Business & Arts in Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 39% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $214K.

Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 32 qualified donees totalling $83K in 2024, the largest being $6,399 to Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 21 names.

In its own words

artsvest is Business / Arts’ signature mentorship and training program with a strong history and demonstrated success in building the capacity of Canada’s cultural sector. A free virtual training and mentorship program available to organizations from anywhere across the country artsvest is focused on building the capacity of small to mid-sized arts culture and heritage organizations particularly those serving rural and equity-seeking communities. An additional regional component (artsvest Regional) is available in select communities where there is a local funding partner. Artsvest Region…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$2.2M$2.1M$1.5M$1,685$151K$2.3M
2023$1.9M$1.8M$1.2M$0$262K$2.1M
2022$2.5M$2.3M$848K—$1.2M$1.7M
2021$1.4M$1.3M$892K—$137K$1.7M
2020$2.4M$2.5M$802K—$1.3M$1.5M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Granted $83K to 32 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:

Full grant ledger — all 32 grants

As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.

What it pays

Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:

  • $160,000–199,9991 position
  • $80,000–119,9992 positions
  • $40,000–79,9997 positions
  • Permanent full-time positions11
  • Total compensation, all staff$919K

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Andrew Molson C.M. (vice-chair); Anthony Graham (vice-chair); David Aisenstat (director); Donald Johnson O.C. LL.D (chairman emeritus); Duane Green (director); Greg Reed (director); Irfhan Rawji (director); James Fleck C.C. (chairman emeritus); Janice Price (director); Jean Giguere C.M. (director); Lawrence Herman (director); Michael DeGagne Ph.D (director); Paul Genest (director); Robert Foster (chairman); Suzanne Anton Q.C. (director); Tim Deacon (treasurer); Fabienne Colas (director); Victoria Marshall (director); Dorothy Dobbie C.M. (director); Jayne Watson (director); Christopher Lorway (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from Council for Business & Arts in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118877471RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.