Talisman Theatre
Publicly funded institution · Montréal, Quebec · BN 801959826RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($241,187) as filed with the CRA.
Talisman Theatre is a charitable organization based in Montréal, Quebec, 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 $198K in revenue and $241K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government, 36% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
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 76% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To produce professional english-language premieres of contemporary quebecois plays in translation for the english stage
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $198K | $241K | $217K | $7,350 | — | $37K |
| 2023 | $158K | $183K | $128K | $29K | — | $80K |
| 2022 | $169K | $170K | $141K | $6,882 | — | $105K |
| 2021 | $166K | $149K | $130K | $3,753 | — | $106K |
| 2020 | $180K | $165K | $118K | $5,437 | — | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$37K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Eliades (président); Lyne Paquette (administrateur); Caroline Ménard (administrateur); Anne Sabourin (administrateur); Isabelle Chalifoux (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Talisman Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801959826RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.