Massey Theatre Society
Charitable organization · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 130000078RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,593,498) as filed with the CRA.
Massey Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Massey theatre society cultivates a diverse and lively arts environment promotes interaction and dialogue between artists and the public manages and enhances its performing arts centre and provides outstanding technical and customer service. Massey theatre has a vital role in the performing arts plays to enrich community life. Http://www.masseytheatre.com/
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.5M | — | — | $171K |
| 2023 | $2M | $2.1M | $2.1M | — | — | $255K |
| 2022 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.9M | — | — | $361K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $298K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $303K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gabor Gasztonyi (director); Patti Goss (director); Mariane Kazemir (secretary); Peter Leblanc; Raymond Liens (treasurer/vice chair); Kevin Soo-Locsin (director); Anne Wilson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Massey Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130000078RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.