The Art Gallery of Algoma
Publicly funded institution · Sault Ste Marie, Ontario · BN 108071630RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($577,234) as filed with the CRA.
The Art Gallery of Algoma is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste Marie, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $578K in revenue and $577K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The art gallery of algoma continued with providing the following programs; exhibitions art classes workshops school tours special events. Art acquisitions programs for gallery members and programs for general public
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $578K | $577K | $325K | — | — | $395K |
| 2023 | $810K | $792K | $353K | — | — | $438K |
| 2022 | $519K | $434K | $279K | — | — | $432K |
| 2021 | $460K | $377K | $223K | — | — | $386K |
| 2020 | $487K | $412K | $270K | $4,401 | — | $303K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$340K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Lepore (president); Carol Caputo (vice-president); Stephen Murray (treasurer); David Ellis (director); Elspeth Fleming (director); Rosalie Favell (director); David Maclachlan (secretary); John Marrack (director); Katrina Thibodeau (director); Neeta Marwah (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Art Gallery of Algoma’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108071630RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.