Other Sights for Artists' Projects Association
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 833896145RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($417,999) as filed with the CRA.
Other Sights for Artists' Projects Association 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $417K in revenue and $418K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,551.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $243K in 2020 to $417K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Over 2023-2024 Other Sights continued working on project development for several long-term (3+years) projects: FLEET Statement of Care and Blue Cabin. Currents and Waves Radio continued broadcasting a diverse array of content throughout 2023-2024 with new contributions of music contemporary panel discussions and interviews added into the programming. Intertidal Kinning Festival is a series of talks walks music and workshops that is planned for August 2024 all events will take place in Steveston at the Blue Cabin. Our Sovereign Waterways project continued to be on display at the Blue C…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417K | $418K | $336K | — | — | $43K |
| 2023 | $383K | $391K | $317K | — | — | $44K |
| 2022 | $198K | $208K | $171K | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $115K | $115K | $98K | — | — | $61K |
| 2020 | $243K | $240K | $166K | — | — | $60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,551 from 3 charities:
- Deux Mille Foundation$5,000
- The Hamber Foundation$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,051
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sunshine Frere (general manager); Lorna Brown (producer); Barbara Cole (producer); Coll Thrush (vice president); Helen Reed (board member); Kamala Todd (board member); Jordan Wilson (board member); Holly Schmidt (president & treasurer); Justin Langlois (secretary); Jay Pahre (producer and program lead).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Other Sights for Artists' Projects Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833896145RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.