Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 887359008RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($76,158) as filed with the CRA.
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $130K in revenue and $76K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $100.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $343K in 2020 to $130K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Prefix fosters the appreciation and understanding of photo media and digital art through exhibitions publication and public programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130K | $76K | $67K | — | — | $243K |
| 2023 | $112K | $99K | $89K | — | — | $189K |
| 2022 | $173K | $93K | $77K | — | — | $177K |
| 2021 | $198K | $152K | $69K | — | — | $97K |
| 2020 | $343K | $272K | $196K | — | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $100 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,478
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fidel Pena (treasurer); Warren Crichlow (vice-president); Shawn Micallef (president); Marie-Jeanne Musiol (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887359008RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.