Lookup Theatre
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 841873664RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($176,715) as filed with the CRA.
Lookup Theatre is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $150K in revenue and $177K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government, 15% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Providing performances in public places and educational institutions - to educate and increase public understanding of circus - to provide instructional seminars on topics related to the performing and visual arts - to provide performing art festivals for the purpose of educating artists through participation in such festivals and workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150K | $177K | $147K | — | — | $151K |
| 2023 | $194K | $170K | $140K | — | — | $161K |
| 2022 | $227K | $176K | $146K | — | — | $127K |
| 2021 | $66K | $63K | $53K | — | — | $65K |
| 2020 | $191K | $176K | $156K | — | — | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alia Abaya (president); Kate Allan (treasuer); Jennifer Gaudette (secretary); Sophia Newbould (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lookup Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841873664RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.