Hamilton Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118951425RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($243,728) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $244K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government, 13% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Hamilton Arts Week is an annual celebration organized by the Hamilton Arts Council showcasing the vibrant and diverse arts community in the Greater Hamilton Area. This week-long event features a series of exhibitions performances workshops and interactive experiences across multiple venues highlighting local talent and fostering connections between artists and the community. Through a variety of art forms including visual arts dance music and literature Hamilton Arts Week aims to engage the public promote cultural exchange and create meaningful opportunities for artists to share th…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $244K | $217K | $0 | — | -$23K |
| 2023 | $146K | $198K | $186K | — | — | -$19K |
| 2022 | $357K | $346K | $322K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $222K | $204K | $173K | — | — | $22K |
| 2020 | $198K | $233K | — | — | — | $3,490 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$141K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118951425RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.