Making Art Making Change
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 770955870RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($249,883) as filed with the CRA.
Making Art Making Change is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $288K in revenue and $250K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $114K.
Compared with 1,764 education 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 $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $92K in 2020 to $288K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Affecting systemic change and strenthening community bonds through the design and implementation of art-based projects raising relevant questions on social issues.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $288K | $250K | $187K | $50K | — | $269K |
| 2023 | $273K | $189K | $79K | — | — | $231K |
| 2022 | $201K | $125K | $125K | — | — | $148K |
| 2021 | $76K | $58K | $58K | — | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $92K | $30K | $30K | — | — | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $114K from 6 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
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$154K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marjory McDonald (chair); Gillian Evans Toyne (vice chair); Gillian Graham (secretary); Pamela Meredith (director); Vanessa Eckstein (director); Camara Miller (director); Ivan Lorne Silver (director); Jerry Koh (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Making Art Making Change’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 770955870RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.