Pink Ink Theatre Productions Association
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 894730159RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,819) as filed with the CRA.
Pink Ink Theatre Productions Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $247K in revenue and $370K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,585.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Theatrical performance productions and presentations - arts mentorships ( prime placement associates) - community engagement and outreach activities - activities and programming are carried out by staff and contractors with the support of volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $247K | $370K | $255K | $828 | — | $31K |
| 2023 | $347K | $368K | $276K | — | — | $154K |
| 2022 | $423K | $336K | $281K | $502 | — | $174K |
| 2021 | $188K | $172K | $105K | — | — | $87K |
| 2020 | $236K | $185K | — | — | — | -$1 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,585 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,085
- Vancouver Foundation$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$129K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darren Mercer (president); Catherine Ballachey (vice-president); Caleb Dyks (director); Craig Boyko (treasurer); Leslie Palleson (director); Cheryl-Lee Fast (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pink Ink Theatre Productions Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894730159RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.