Paved Art + New Media Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 107842288RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($485,794) as filed with the CRA.
Paved Art + New Media Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 $504K in revenue and $486K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,252.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Paved art + new media inc. Is a community based organization that exists to advance knowledge and practices in the 'paved' arts: photography audio video electronic and digital. The public is welcome to participate in all the gallery's programs. The centre offers exhibitions on a rotating basis classes on photography video production audio production and new media production to the public. The centre also sponsors extension activities special events visiting artist lectures and workshops. A resource centre is operated for research and reference purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $504K | $486K | $393K | — | — | $845K |
| 2023 | $511K | $516K | $380K | — | — | $825K |
| 2022 | $432K | $398K | $282K | — | — | $808K |
| 2021 | $566K | $378K | $249K | — | — | $765K |
| 2020 | $420K | $424K | $275K | $764 | — | $545K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,252 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$276K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Reilly Forbes (chair); Spencer King Martin (director); Xiao Han (director); Paige Adrian (chair (outgoing)); Meerah Abesia (director); Devin Hyde (treasurer); Chris Morin (secretary); Edith/edie Skeard (non-voting board member); WL Altman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Paved Art + New Media Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107842288RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.