Impulse Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 780098893RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($184,260) as filed with the CRA.
Impulse Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $208K in revenue and $184K 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 $31K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
The purposes of Impulse Theatre Society are: 1. To advance the public’s appreciation of the performing arts by creating producing hosting and touring performances and festivals featuring qualified contemporary theatre and modern dance artists and by providing accessible and/or free admission to reduce barriers to audience participation. 2. To preserve and promote the development of and excellence in the theatre and dance industries in Canada by providing training administrative support and production resources where such resources are otherwise difficult to access or not available to…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208K | $184K | $107K | — | — | $29K |
| 2023 | $148K | $146K | $91K | — | — | $5,071 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$94K
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 Impulse Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780098893RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.