Persistence Theatre Company Inc.
Charitable organization · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 798690483RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($290,725) as filed with the CRA.
Persistence Theatre Company Inc. is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $263K in revenue and $291K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 49% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,979.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The organization operates to respond to the persistence and universal need for promoting understanding and embracing the core beliefs of feminism. It has multiple different programs ongoing at any given time that relate to professional theatre and related initiatives .Its programs work to change hearts and minds of its users while sticking to its core principles. The programs that the organization offer relate to professional theatre and change every year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263K | $291K | $215K | $38K | — | -$28K |
| 2023 | $391K | $386K | $301K | $37K | — | -$137 |
| 2022 | $271K | $288K | $268K | $746 | — | -$5,070 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,979 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$78K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Bittner (chair); Margot Durley (board member); Melanie Fleming (board member); Lori Greene (board member); Kathy J Hawkins (board member); Lydia Lewycky (board member); Caroline Mc Donald (board member); Catherine Rider (board member); Michelle Helen Snow (board member); Shazia Shaheen (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Persistence Theatre Company Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 798690483RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.