Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (association) Parc
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 895386258RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($187,965) as filed with the CRA.
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (association) Parc is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 May 31, 2023, it reported $190K in revenue and $188K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
In its own words
1. To educate and increase public awareness of the arts by: showcasing playwrights through readings catalogues of plays reading room/library cabarets and brochures; 2. To provide instructional workshops by holding script development workshops home delivery guidance to playwrights playwright development workshops guidelines to playwrights; 3. To act as a resource and source of information on atlantic canadian playwrights and plays by organizing kitchen table readings e-bulletins 1-877 number playwrights retreat to support the work of many playwrights.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $190K | $188K | — | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $170K | $174K | — | — | — | $35K |
| 2021 | $162K | $161K | $138K | — | — | $37K |
| 2020 | $144K | $135K | $113K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 4 charities:
- Crake Foundation Inc$6,000
- Black Family Foundation$5,000
- Craig Foundation$4,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$66K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (association) Parc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895386258RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.