Mainline Theatre
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 127327054RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($945,528) as filed with the CRA.
Mainline Theatre is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, it reported $887K in revenue and $946K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 18% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,050.
Compared with 708 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $401K in 2020 to $887K in 2023.
In its own words
1. Promoting activities of local performing artists. 2. Organizing an annual festival for local national and international artists. 3. Providing further performance opportunities for festival artists through an awards program. 4. Providing a year-round facility for performance rehearsal and creation. 5. Providing workshops for artists. 6. Providing mentorship opportunities for artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $887K | $946K | $880K | $7,517 | — | -$122K |
| 2022 | $557K | $628K | $583K | $823 | — | -$64K |
| 2021 | $439K | $369K | $260K | $5,791 | — | $7,457 |
| 2020 | $401K | $339K | $288K | $3,066 | $0 | -$63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,050 from 2 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$194K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mainline Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127327054RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.