Dance Arts Institute
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 107962771RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($991,839) as filed with the CRA.
Dance Arts Institute is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 $735K in revenue and $992K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Dance arts institute operates a three-year full time post-secondary professional training program in contemporary dance; operates recreations dance classes for adults and children; operates a summer school for individuals pursuing or considering a professional career in dance; and presents public performances in contemporary dance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $735K | $992K | $743K | $1,295 | $50K | -$44K |
| 2023 | $777K | $1M | $664K | $52K | — | $212K |
| 2022 | $835K | $919K | $640K | $9,143 | — | $438K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $924K | $628K | $25K | — | $522K |
| 2020 | $1M | $921K | $637K | $7,098 | — | $369K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $81K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$412K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allison Bone (director); Steven Del Degan (director); Christina Giannelia (chair); Lincoln Shand (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dance Arts Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107962771RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.