Performing Arts Information Service Toronto
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 123785859RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($203,079) as filed with the CRA.
Performing Arts Information Service Toronto is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $211K in revenue and $203K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $108K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $93K in 2020 to $211K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Pais fosters and encourages public awareness of and interest in the performing arts; increases public accessiblity to the performing arts; publishes information and material of interest to the public relating to the performing arts; conducts research and study programs; and cooperates with other organizations that have similar objects. Pais produces the annual dora mavor moore awards celebrating achievements of toronto's theatre dance and opera communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $211K | $203K | $183K | $8,095 | — | $20K |
| 2023 | $167K | $188K | $162K | $11K | — | $12K |
| 2022 | $178K | $184K | $163K | $11K | — | $33K |
| 2021 | $48K | $39K | $33K | — | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $93K | $82K | $76K | — | — | $30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $108K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- The Romano D'Andrea Foundation$20K
- Myhal Family Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation$3,000
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$2,250
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,500
- Kingfisher Foundation$1,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Justin Antheunis (director); Joe Borowiec (treasurer); Derrick Chua (director); Alan Convery (director); Chris Goddard (president); Sarah Jarvis (director); Jacoba Knaapen (ex-officio); Anne-Marie Krytiuk (secretary); Gayle Matthews (director); William Milne (director); Tenny Nigoghossian (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Performing Arts Information Service Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123785859RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.