Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · ST Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 891579575RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,148,451) as filed with the CRA.
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council is a charitable organization based in ST Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $6.2M in revenue and $6.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.4M in 2020 to $6.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The nlac's main activity is to disburse the provincial government's funding allocation to professional artists art organizations community groups and schools throughout newfoundland and labrador. These include grants relating to personal projects sustaining organizations operating funds professional artist travel and arts in education programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $5.4M | — | — | $848K |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $5.6M | $4.8M | — | — | $862K |
| 2022 | $5.3M | $4.9M | $4.3M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $70K | $3.6M | — | — | — | $752K |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $3.4M | — | — | — | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $51K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$561K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Brown (chair (current)); Ray Penton (co-vice chair (current)); Ann Connors (co-vice chair (current)); Michelle Keep (board member); Gina Power (board member); Charlene Rumbolt (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891579575RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.