P.E.I. Arts Guild Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · BN 856285143RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($563,007) as filed with the CRA.
P.E.I. Arts Guild Inc. is a charitable organization based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $494K in revenue and $563K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 61% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,121.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Operates a facility in charlottetown pei dedicated to arts and culture organization and individuals and groups involved in the arts and culture industry. The organization supports emerging and established pei artists to produce their art and present it to their fellow islanders and visitors alike.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $494K | $563K | $518K | — | — | $4,875 |
| 2023 | $699K | $824K | $771K | — | — | $74K |
| 2022 | $805K | $769K | $710K | — | — | $211K |
| 2021 | $612K | $554K | $524K | — | — | $164K |
| 2020 | $605K | $557K | $532K | — | — | $105K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,121 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$225K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from P.E.I. Arts Guild Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856285143RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.