Mammalian Diving Reflex Theatre Group
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 865347405RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($852,628) as filed with the CRA.
Mammalian Diving Reflex Theatre Group 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $758K in revenue and $853K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $502K in 2020 to $758K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The objective of this organization is to increase the public's understanding of the performing arts through performances talks and festivals via an aesthetic of civic engagement. The theatre group travelled internationally presenting works in Europe the UK Asia and Australia that includes participation of individuals ranging in age from children to senior citizens. In tandem with international performances the organization is working with youth and seniors in priority neighbourhoods in Toronto Canada and across Ontario. In addition to respond to the climate crisis the organization rou…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $758K | $853K | $514K | — | — | $397K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $802K | — | — | $491K |
| 2022 | $881K | $719K | $518K | — | — | $542K |
| 2021 | $576K | $458K | $266K | — | — | $310K |
| 2020 | $502K | $425K | $298K | — | — | $192K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $70K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$313K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anthony Tran (president); Philip Dyke (treasurer); Jenifer Papararo (director); Vayantha Perera (secretary); Bianca Spence (director); Maiko Yamamoto (director); Yan Wu (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mammalian Diving Reflex Theatre Group’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865347405RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.