Nia Centre for the Arts Incorporated
Charitable organization · York, Ontario · BN 819622861RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,565,950) as filed with the CRA.
Nia Centre for the Arts Incorporated is a charitable organization based in York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 47% from government, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $254K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $445K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Founded in 2009 nia centre for the arts is a charitable organization that showcases and promotes arts from theafrican-diaspora. We offer programs in music photography literature the visual arts theatre andinterdisciplinary arts. The organization supports showcases and promotes an appreciation of arts from acrossthe african diaspora.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $13K | — | $609K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1M | $895K | $13K | — | $591K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $838K | $721K | $34K | — | $374K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $629K | $572K | $2,575 | — | $322K |
| 2020 | $445K | $487K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $254K from 7 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$589K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Glynwilliams (co-chair); Michael Bonnick (treasurer); Michael Brathwaite (co-chair); O'Shani Rerrie (director); Andrew Wint (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nia Centre for the Arts Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819622861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.