The Centre for Indigenous Theatre
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 895072239RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,297,043) as filed with the CRA.
The Centre for Indigenous Theatre is a charitable organization based in Toronto, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $819K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The centre for indigenous theatre is a contemporary performance training facility offering professional development opportunities for emerging and established indigenous theatre artists. We were the first and remain the only school of our kind in canada. Our full-time program consists of 39 weeks of training per year for three years. We also deliver an intensive three-week program in september another for one week in february/march of each year and other relevant workshops during the year. We now offer studio rentals for other members of the artistic community to home and deliver their craf…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1M | $1,898 | — | $143K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1,537 | — | $153K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1M | $912 | — | $153K |
| 2021 | $862K | $871K | $759K | — | — | $164K |
| 2020 | $819K | $684K | $492K | — | — | $219K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$359K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mae Maracle (president); Cliff Cardinal (director); Gloria Kapuku (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Centre for Indigenous Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895072239RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.