Farbene
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 768266934RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($98,702) as filed with the CRA.
Farbene is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $72K in revenue and $99K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $35K to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2021 to $72K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Farbene has made a gift to qualified donee.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $72K | $99K | — | — | $75K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $54K | $7,770 | — | — | $7,500 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $2,855 | — | — | $2,500 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $16K | $11K | — | — | — | $4,991 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pasquale Cusano (director); Michael Hu (director); Alexandra Bordon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Farbene’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 768266934RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.