Ensemble Theatre Company Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 826743932RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,003) as filed with the CRA.
Ensemble Theatre Company Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 $13K in revenue and $13K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,858.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $68K in 2020 to $13K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We supported the development and production of a new play in development that was staged during the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $13K | $9,493 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | $0 | $1,171 | — | — | $1,581 |
| 2022 | $101K | $167K | $167K | — | — | $2,502 |
| 2021 | $74K | $37K | — | — | — | $69K |
| 2020 | $68K | $16K | $14K | — | — | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,858 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,858
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Keltie Forsyth (director); Christopher Lam (director); Lindsay Nelson (director); Ryan Kwok (director); Ariel Slack (director); Kenneth Tynan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ensemble Theatre Company Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826743932RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.