Culture Bridge Initiatives
Publicly funded institution · Woodbridge, Ontario · BN 848458089RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($125,501) as filed with the CRA.
Culture Bridge Initiatives is a charitable organization based in Woodbridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 December 31, 2022, it reported $87K in revenue and $126K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2020, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $19.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $22K in 2020, the largest being $22K to Islamic Institute of Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $25K in 2020 to $87K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The charity's primary is to produce events and programs supporting its vision 'caring inclusive neighbourhoods and communities'. The charity produces performing arts festivals and culturally relevant activities for the purpose of educating and advancing the public's understanding and appreciation of performing arts and to educate artists through participation in such festivals and related workshops. The charity encourages public participation in health recreation by providing free volunteer run activities specifically for seniors and families. The charity increases public knowledge and a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87K | $126K | — | — | — | $9,320 |
| 2021 | $44K | $64K | $62K | — | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $25K | $49K | $24K | — | $22K | $68K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $22K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $19 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Emina Bajric (chair); Rickesh Bhim (treasurer); Kathy Proudfoot (director); Alice Tsang (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Culture Bridge Initiatives’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848458089RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.