Paprika Theatre Festival
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 855377875RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($223,312) as filed with the CRA.
Paprika Theatre Festival 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $212K in revenue and $223K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 70% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,765.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $112K in 2020 to $212K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Paprika Festival is a youth-led professional performing arts organization. We run year round professional training and mentorship programs that culminate in a performing arts festival of new work by young artists. We generate opportunities for young artists to lead their own creative process with the support of their peers and professional mentors. We set the stage for young artists to have their voices heard in a setting that is supportive and also dependent on critical response. We ensure that young artists are well equipped to find employment in diverse cultural industries and to becom…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $212K | $223K | $155K | $1,820 | — | $53K |
| 2023 | $203K | $200K | $143K | $260 | — | $64K |
| 2022 | $180K | $157K | $116K | $343 | — | $62K |
| 2021 | $172K | $170K | $124K | $715 | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $112K | $113K | $78K | $692 | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,765 from 3 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
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle Yagi (chair); Hannah El Niwairi (secretary); Nicholas Koy Santillo (director); Kimberly Yang (director); Sarah Bradford (treasurer); Theresa Cutknife (director); Lamesha Rudock (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Paprika Theatre Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855377875RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.