Eastside Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 872741202RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($862,490) as filed with the CRA.
Eastside Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $964K in revenue and $862K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $368K in 2020 to $964K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Eas ongoing programs include providing opportunities & programs for the public to engage and educate the community in the performing and visual arts through the annual open studio event the culture crawl studio 101 art program youth moving art film & video projections demonstrations workshops and exhibits. Eas works with over 100 volunteers who assist with the delivery of the programs for the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $964K | $862K | $506K | $290K | — | $169K |
| 2023 | $673K | $751K | $449K | $80K | — | $67K |
| 2022 | $597K | $630K | $369K | $33K | — | $145K |
| 2021 | $633K | $541K | $149K | $39K | — | $177K |
| 2020 | $368K | $343K | $72K | $28K | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $30K 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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$339K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kristin McDougall (chair); Bessie Chow (secretary); Ryan McCabe (treasurer); John Steil (vice-chair); Thompson Brennan (director); Rose Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Eastside Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872741202RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.