Dance Victoria Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 873775522RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,080,702) as filed with the CRA.
Dance Victoria Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 21% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $152K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Dance victoria presented a season of live performances in 2023-24. The second full season return to live performances since the pandemic began. Selling to audiences at pre-pandemic levels the society presented gibney company compagnie hervé koubi royal theatre nrityagram chitrasena dance company royal theatre ballet jazz montréal ukranian shumka dancers and victoria symphony circa and royal theatre okareka dance company in addition the society offered free live workshops and presentations thereby enhancing the dance knowledge of the participants. The society held pre-shore talks be…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2M | $32K | — | $511K |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2M | $35K | — | $278K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $49K | — | $296K |
| 2021 | $862K | $763K | $707K | $16K | — | $346K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $58K | — | $248K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $152K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$470K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Colette Baty (president); Brendan Ralfs (vice president); Kemi Craig (director); Phil Pierce (director); Marlon Murr (director); Joost Pelt (treasurer); Sarah Millard (secretary); Linley Faulkner (director); Carrie Smart (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dance Victoria Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873775522RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.