Definitely Superior Art Gallery of Thunder Bay
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 121287767RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures (—) as filed with the CRA.
Definitely Superior Art Gallery of Thunder Bay is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $456K in revenue.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 61% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,449.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To present to the public visual art exhibitions and multi-diciplinary activities such as artists film/video screenings media arts installations off site public artworks and interventions performance art contemporary dance interdisciplinary art experimental sound/audit music youth art mentorship/education literary events book publishing artist workshops and lectures in order to provide non-commercial artists living in Northwestern Ontario with increased opportunities for the research /development production presentation promotion and dissemination of their artwork and provide exp…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $456K | — | — | — | — | $372K |
| 2023 | $392K | $0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $388K | $344K | $131K | — | — | $306K |
| 2021 | $542K | $433K | $196K | — | — | $285K |
| 2020 | $409K | $348K | $212K | — | — | $269K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,449 from 2 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$182K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Hoston (director); Peter Wragg (president); Julie Cosgrove (director treasurer); Tiffany Miller (secretary); Martin King (director); Jake Viallant (director); Rebecca Belmore (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Definitely Superior Art Gallery of Thunder Bay’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121287767RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.