Factory Media Centre
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 856583075RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($157,115) as filed with the CRA.
Factory Media Centre is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $161K in revenue and $157K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Factory media is an artist-driven resource centre dedicated to the production and promotion of creativelydiverse forms of multimedia art forms. The organization provides access to facilities equipment and otherresources to the community which encourages the development and appreciation of all related visual formsthrough an ongoing program of screening and events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $161K | $157K | $115K | — | — | $138K |
| 2023 | $258K | $231K | $177K | — | — | $130K |
| 2022 | $177K | $108K | $60K | — | — | $103K |
| 2021 | $131K | $136K | $118K | — | — | $34K |
| 2020 | $110K | $118K | $3,591 | $3,062 | — | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$57K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jessica Rodriguez (chair); Richelle Sibolboro (secretary); Alex Maclean (treasurer); Adrien Crossman (director); Andrea Zeffiro (director); Mel Racho (director); Adirenne Bazir (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Factory Media Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856583075RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.