Platform: Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 108082330RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($176,394) as filed with the CRA.
Platform: Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $152K in revenue and $176K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $96K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The organization is committed to supporting artists and the community. Over the last fiscal year the organization programmed exhibitions (solo/group shows and screenings) including a wide range of artists
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $152K | $176K | $101K | $11K | — | $25K |
| 2023 | $150K | $138K | $68K | $5,585 | — | $49K |
| 2022 | $165K | $162K | $92K | — | — | $38K |
| 2021 | $216K | $183K | $119K | — | — | $34K |
| 2020 | $159K | $155K | $93K | $4,332 | — | $1,201 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$94K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charles Venzon (president); James Gorton (treasurer); Dave Grywinski (board member); Bronwyn Lutz-Greenhow (board member); Alexis Lagimodiere-Grise (board member); Daisy Wu (board member); Alexandre Normandeau (board member); Sharyn Gutierrez (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Platform: Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108082330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.