Ottawa Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 888127669RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($392,561) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under 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 February 28, 2024, it reported $382K in revenue and $393K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 65% from government, 21% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $42K.
Compared with 355 arts 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 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Promotion of local arts activities and opportunities including a billngual website that features and profiles artists and arts organizations. Other programs include the annual arts awards; networking mentorship and professional development opportunities for emerging and established artists and arts organizations; distribution of a monthly online newsletter; publication of research reports; advocacy and advisory services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $382K | $393K | $184K | $65K | — | $90K |
| 2023 | $359K | $330K | $146K | $45K | — | $101K |
| 2022 | $282K | $343K | $164K | $24K | — | $72K |
| 2021 | $384K | $348K | $164K | $50K | — | $132K |
| 2020 | $324K | $319K | $177K | $62K | — | $94K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $42K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$187K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jamie Kwong (president); Waris Dualeh (vice -resident); Josh Schram (co-treasurer); Anne-Marie Brugger (director); Rob Henderson (director); John Hong (director); Chris Johnson (director); Daniel Pujdak (director); Lily Akagbuosu (director); Isabel Metcalfe (director); Chi Gehani (co-treasurer); Jeanelle Dundas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888127669RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.