Latitude 53 Society of Artists
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 129916169RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($390,288) as filed with the CRA.
Latitude 53 Society of Artists is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, 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 $375K in revenue and $390K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,327.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Founded in 1973 by a collective of edmonton artists latitude 53 is one of canada's oldest artist-run centres dedicated to supporting artists. Latitude 53 empowers artists engaged with contemporary culture. Latitude 53 is an artist-centred organization that supports artists writers and curators who question inform and inspire. Latitude 53 is a site for risk-taking experimentation and curiosity. Latitude 53 works to sustain artists and the community that supports them in an ethical responsible and resilient way. Latitude 53 is an advocate for the local art community and for creat…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $375K | $390K | $235K | $34K | — | $163K |
| 2023 | $487K | $484K | $341K | $30K | — | $178K |
| 2022 | $545K | $517K | $368K | $47K | — | $176K |
| 2021 | $564K | $502K | $351K | $52K | — | $149K |
| 2020 | $375K | $375K | $227K | $60K | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,327 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$198K
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 Latitude 53 Society of Artists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129916169RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.