Culture for Kids in the Arts
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 871120945RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($555,458) as filed with the CRA.
Culture for Kids in the Arts is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $503K in revenue and $555K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $90K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer 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 $302K in 2020 to $503K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
After School Arts Program Artasia Kinderfest Resonance Choir ArtWorks ArtsMatter
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $503K | $555K | $389K | $179 | — | $62K |
| 2023 | $520K | $539K | $428K | $65K | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $491K | $471K | $377K | — | — | $133K |
| 2021 | $391K | $342K | $289K | — | — | $112K |
| 2020 | $302K | $259K | $250K | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $90K from 5 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$202K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jane Foster (chair); Veronica Heringer (vice chair); Candice Keem (treasurer); Francesca Alfano (secretary); Brenda Ferguson (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Culture for Kids in the Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871120945RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.