Markham Arts Council
Charitable organization · Unionville, Ontario · BN 856280805RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($313,182) as filed with the CRA.
Markham Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Unionville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $295K in revenue and $313K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 33% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $115.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $73K in 2020 to $295K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The council's purpose is to advance arts education by increasing the public's understanding and appreciation of the arts through; a) holding arts exhibitions and presenting artistic works; b) conducting seminars and workshops; and c) informing the public of and encouraging participation in artistic events and endeavours in the community
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $295K | $313K | $251K | $16K | — | $85K |
| 2023 | $277K | $289K | $231K | $14K | — | $103K |
| 2022 | $407K | $379K | $303K | $19K | — | $115K |
| 2021 | $111K | $125K | $97K | — | — | $87K |
| 2020 | $73K | $77K | $55K | — | — | $100K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $115 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Chait (chair); Renu Mehta (vice chair); Alana Simon (board member); Kenneth Caplan (2nd vice chair); Hallguist Diane (board member); Eric Lariviere (board member); Kwai King Sandra Tam (1st vice chair); Shibani Sahney (board member); Sylvia Han (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Markham Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856280805RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.