Rodman Art Institute of Niagara
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 793569930RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($332,221) as filed with the CRA.
Rodman Art Institute of Niagara is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, 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 $320K in revenue and $332K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $7.6M in 2022 to $320K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Curating and producing visual art exhibitions and presenting visual arts productions and arts events for the public. Advancing education by providing instructional classess on topics related to visual arts for all ages of the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $320K | $332K | $265K | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $180K | $247K | $184K | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2022 | $7.6M | $202K | $152K | — | — | $7.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $49K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$75K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean Bridge (chair); N'Ora Kalb (vice-chair); Nancy Marchese (director); Sheryl Johnson (director); Mike McKenna (director); Frank Rupcic (director); Beatrice Ombuki Berman (director); Julie Johanis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rodman Art Institute of Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793569930RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.