Raven Spirit Dance Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 845296870RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($436,132) as filed with the CRA.
Raven Spirit Dance Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $445K in revenue and $436K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,524.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Community pow wow bootcamp series pow wow practice series for indigenous dancers advocacy around indigenous issues and arts representation by participating in artist circles arts conferences and workshops mentorship of indigenous artist through artist-in-residence program pakitinam: choreographer's circle a mentorship circle for 5 emerging indigenous choreographers confluence tour to vancouver island and the yukon.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $445K | $436K | $392K | $515 | — | $112K |
| 2023 | $403K | $395K | $317K | — | — | $103K |
| 2022 | $392K | $366K | $242K | — | — | $95K |
| 2021 | $365K | $316K | $247K | $100 | — | $69K |
| 2020 | $321K | $320K | $245K | — | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,524 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Elizabeth Manley (president); Justine Wallace (member); Sharon Muranko (member); Lorna June Bird (member); Kathleen McDonagh (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Raven Spirit Dance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845296870RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.