Mandala Arts and Culture Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 871267787RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($107,618) as filed with the CRA.
Mandala Arts and Culture Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $92K in revenue and $108K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
Bharata Natyam Training Program: classes held at Scotia-bank Dance Centre. Regular program of community and professional performers-workshops and lecture demo.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $92K | $108K | $85K | — | — | $47K |
| 2023 | $95K | $107K | $99K | — | — | $128K |
| 2022 | $99K | $90K | $78K | — | — | $75K |
| 2021 | $117K | $90K | $79K | — | — | $66K |
| 2020 | $114K | $117K | $110K | — | — | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$55K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mandala Arts and Culture Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871267787RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.