Neworld Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 866434699RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($561,459) as filed with the CRA.
Neworld Theatre 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $462K in revenue and $561K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $172K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Neworld Theatre creates produces and tours new plays performance events and digital works. Our activities occur primarily on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples specifically the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwəta?/Selilwitulh(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations extending across Turtle Island and beyond. Our motto is ‘plays well with others’. Collaboration and working across perceptions of difference are central to our ethics and how we work. Our programming responds to the creative interests of Neworld’s core artists and opportunities that emer…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $462K | $561K | $292K | $8,792 | — | $286K |
| 2023 | $769K | $648K | $212K | $13K | — | $385K |
| 2022 | $672K | $745K | $440K | $24K | — | $264K |
| 2021 | $772K | $568K | $293K | $12K | — | $338K |
| 2020 | $523K | $521K | $310K | $8,210 | — | $133K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $172K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$250K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Claitman (chair); Kelsey Blair (director at large); Kieran Sequoia (secretary); Erin Rennison (vice-chair); Tejinder Bansal (treasurer); Susan Miyagishima (director at large); Kamran Qavami (director at large); Joshua Honing Ho (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Neworld Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866434699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.