Live Art Productions Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 131908550RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($483,443) as filed with the CRA.
Live Art Productions Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $435K in revenue and $483K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,073.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Presentation of contemporary dance and diverse audience development initiatives including workshops master classes and artists talks.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $435K | $483K | $395K | $276 | — | $22K |
| 2023 | $314K | $365K | $283K | $2,363 | — | $71K |
| 2022 | $329K | $284K | $221K | $761 | — | $122K |
| 2021 | $283K | $244K | $210K | $4,056 | — | $77K |
| 2020 | $375K | $331K | $280K | $13K | — | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,073 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$170K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Schwenker (chair); Sheila Strong (past chair); Megan Blanchard (general manager); Valerie Bachynsky (director); Antonios Diab (vice chair); Anne Pryde (director); Soumya Markandeya (director); Ranjit Singh (director); Angela Bishop (director); Sonia Afroz (treasurer); Jacob Huffman (secretary); Liliona Quarmyne (artistic director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Live Art Productions Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131908550RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.