North York Arts
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 780923892RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($628,705) as filed with the CRA.
North York Arts is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $628K in revenue and $629K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,994.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The organization provides inclusive festivals arts events and programs to children youth family and seniors including programs to serve the new canadian and neigbourhood improvement area communities within the north york. In addition it provides services and professional development programs to support local emerging and established artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $628K | $629K | $352K | $49K | — | $179K |
| 2023 | $611K | $645K | $365K | $84K | $5,039 | $180K |
| 2022 | $724K | $719K | $419K | $118K | $10K | $213K |
| 2021 | $644K | $515K | $299K | $55K | — | $208K |
| 2020 | $500K | $461K | $238K | $65K | — | $80K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,994 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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$356K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ash Matta (director); Bill Stephenson (chiar); David DI Giovanni (director); Donald Bilodeau (director); Elka Weinstein (director president); Fabiana Montoya (director); Irene Fatehi (director); Jessica Singh (director); Jonathan Stewart (director treasurer); Marina DI Pancrazio (director); Paniz Ghazanfari (secretary); Rebecca Hoffer-Kahansky (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North York Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780923892RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.