Lighthouse Festival Theatre Corporation
Charitable organization · Port Dover, Ontario · BN 103328563RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,341,537) as filed with the CRA.
Lighthouse Festival Theatre Corporation is a charitable organization based in Port Dover, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $112K in 2020 to $3.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Presentation of live theatre with an emphasis on distinctly canadian stories from both established and emerging artists in port dover and port colborne ontario. Provides local community involvement through arts and youth programs to inspire next generations of artists technicians donors and patrons.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $2.5M | $16K | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $3.1M | $2.4M | $23K | — | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $18K | — | $3M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $1.2M | $998K | $10K | — | $3M |
| 2020 | $112K | $199K | $171K | — | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- 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)
Beteanne Cadman (board member); Maryan Gemus (board member); J.J. Knott (chair); Jason Macintyre (treasurer); Jan Rainey (past chair); Robert Whitenect (vice chair); Josh Winter (secretary); Mary Lou Ambrose Little (board member); Stephen Badger (board member); Dori Cartwright (board member); Majorie Dawson (board member); Susan Hodkinson (board member); Michael Sinnaeve (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lighthouse Festival Theatre Corporation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 103328563RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.