Prairie Theatre Exchange Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119097962RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,153,183) as filed with the CRA.
Prairie Theatre Exchange Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $633K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Prairie theatre exchange is a manitoba-based theatre company involved in live shows virtual and online shows theatre and arts advocacy including promoting theatre through awareness education and learning
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.4M | $15K | — | $558K |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.7M | $33K | $1,500 | $636K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $8,589 | $171K | $491K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.3M | $8,757 | $321K | $481K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.5M | $20K | $76K | $476K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $633K from 11 charities:
- Manitoba Arts Council$355K
- Winnipeg Arts Council Inc.$137K
- The Winnipeg Foundation$123K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,114
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,909
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$1,200
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$500
- Lawton Partners Charitable Giving Foundation Inc.$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$331
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$869K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Palamar (secretary); Jenny Wright (member at large); Melissa McAlister (president); Ryan Palmer (vice president); Ryan Segal (treasurer); Sarah Luby (director); Shyamala Dakshinamurti (director); Sowmya Dakshinamurti (director); Stirling Walkes (director); Carla Pelletier Gray (director); Allana Schmidt (director); Rochelle Ledoux Molgat (director); Pamela Hardman (director); Tracy Hancocks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prairie Theatre Exchange Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119097962RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.