Saw Video Association
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 867857641RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($800,780) as filed with the CRA.
Saw Video Association is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $735K in revenue and $801K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Saw video association fosters the growth and development of artists through access to equipment training (various workshops and master class programs) mentorship and programming (screenings and exhibitions).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $735K | $801K | — | — | — | $197K |
| 2023 | $658K | $760K | $399K | — | — | $263K |
| 2022 | $823K | $866K | — | — | — | $365K |
| 2021 | $775K | $624K | — | — | — | $381K |
| 2020 | $703K | $595K | $534K | $23 | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$426K
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 Saw Video Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867857641RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.