Imperial Theatre Inc./theatre Imperial Inc.
Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 100504687RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,106,158) as filed with the CRA.
Imperial Theatre Inc./theatre Imperial Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $4.5M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $349K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $4.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Located in the heart of uptown saint john nb imperial theatre is a top-performing arts facility that provides a wide range of live performances and educational activities to the entire southern nb region. With a long-standing history this iconic theatre has become a renowned arts presenter and rental venue serving the entire southwestern region of new brunswick. The dedicated team at imperial theatre consists of 100 volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure the successful execution of every event. These volunteers carry out various operational tasks serve on the board and committees and p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $69K | — | $686K |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $31K | — | $646K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | $164K | — | $536K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $5,299 | — | $442K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $11K | — | $255K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $349K from 12 charities:
- Imperial Theatre Foundation Inc.$210K
- The Christofor Foundation Inc.$50K
- The Sir James Dunn Foundation Inc.$40K
- The McCain Foundation$15K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- McKEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION$8,400
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,697
- Lockhart Foundation$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$195
- Canada Donates Inc.$46
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99913 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eleanor Austin (director); John Buckley (director); Paula Copeland (director); Dahlia Das (director); Nick Doyle (secretary); Julie Estabrooks (treasurer); Michele Flarow (director); Richard Gradon (director); Kevin Greaves (director); Mel Norton (president); Mercy Oyet (director); Chelsea Seale (director); LI Song (vice-president); Peter Stoddart (director); Robert Young (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Imperial Theatre Inc./theatre Imperial Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 100504687RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.