Edam Performing Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118892843RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($338,167) as filed with the CRA.
Edam Performing 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $297K in revenue and $338K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $268.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Edam showcases a diverse range of talent with their 2 choreographic series per year. They collaborate with 2 guest choreographers from the community per iteration and feature the work of peter bingham. In addition edam has made a fantastic effort to ensure accessibility to the community by fully opening community classes jams and workshops centered around contact improvisation since the pandemic hit. Edam provides 3 scholarship programs each fully subsidized to 6 deserving scholarship recipients. Edam has developed the jam activities creating new jams for inclusivity and diversity
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $297K | $338K | $271K | — | — | $60K |
| 2023 | $284K | $290K | $228K | $2,183 | — | $101K |
| 2022 | $295K | $326K | $202K | $0 | — | $105K |
| 2021 | $280K | $217K | $79K | $0 | $0 | $135K |
| 2020 | $237K | $202K | $129K | $2,615 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $268 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$97K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dean Hart (chair); Linda Blankstein (treasurer); Marina Princz (secretary); Tracey Clarke (director); Christopher Kit Fortune (director); Ilze Bebris (director); Nick Scott (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Edam Performing Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118892843RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.