Resource Centre for the Arts
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 119117349RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,099,957) as filed with the CRA.
Resource Centre for the Arts is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $98K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Resource Centre for the Arts (RCA) operates from the historic LSPU Hall (formerly the Longshoremen’s Protective Union) affectionately referred to as The Hall – which houses a 175-198 seat theatre. Downstairs houses the Cox & Palmer Second Space where a bar and smaller event space can be found. The Hall is located in the heart of downtown St. John’s Newfoundland. RCA is a member of The St. John’s Board of Trade and is governed by an elected Board of twelve (12) Directors made up of arts practitioners artists and other professionals. RCA aims to provide accessible supportive and well-resour…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | $12K | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $933K | $1M | $996K | $4,182 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $893K | $1M | $964K | $5,455 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $935K | $845K | $780K | $5,632 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $853K | $774K | $727K | $4,592 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $98K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$600K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Resource Centre for the Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119117349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.