Macbeck Studios Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119026813RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($348,583) as filed with the CRA.
Macbeck Studios Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $355K in revenue and $349K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
DanceWorks connects audience members with artists and their work—inviting the public to encounter new ideas and necessary questions. We support choreographers dancers and interdisciplinary artists in the development and presentation of bold thoughtful relevant performance events. DanceWorks programming also includes artist residencies open rehearsals workshops artist talks and community conversations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $355K | $349K | $273K | — | — | $220K |
| 2023 | $346K | $333K | $259K | — | — | $214K |
| 2022 | $294K | $239K | $178K | — | — | $211K |
| 2021 | $348K | $167K | $113K | — | — | $216K |
| 2020 | $414K | $416K | $289K | $0 | $0 | -$25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$124K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Belinda Ngai (secretary); Alex Hsiao (director); Mario Fasce (acting chair); Jennifer Wan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Macbeck Studios Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119026813RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.