Ottawa Fringe Festival
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 897771721RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($910,736) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Fringe Festival 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $902K in revenue and $911K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,604.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $537K in 2020 to $902K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The establishment and operation of dramatic theatre for the purpose of; a) promoting interest in and the precision diverse and related arts b) establishing and operating a theatre and repertory group c) providing facilities for education and instruction in theatrical arts d) advancing knowledge and appreciation of dramatic culture and tradition by theatrical performances e) conducting an annual theatrical arts festival and such other complementary purpose's consistent with these objects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $902K | $911K | $477K | $564 | — | $42K |
| 2023 | $794K | $788K | $396K | $348 | — | $51K |
| 2022 | $588K | $582K | $259K | — | — | $44K |
| 2021 | $439K | $457K | $166K | — | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $537K | $462K | $176K | $104 | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,604 from 2 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
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$408K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janne Cleveland (member); Shawn Philip Hunsdale (chair); Ross May (member); Melanie Large (vice-chair); Paige Miltenburg (member); Tanvi Medhekar (secretary); Anita Pathak (treasurer); Rebecca Garcia (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Fringe Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897771721RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.