The Eastern Front Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 140150772RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($430,933) as filed with the CRA.
The Eastern Front Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $415K in revenue and $431K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $196K in 2020 to $415K in 2024.
In its own words
We produce and present theatrical productions of the work of Atlantic Canadian theatre artists. We provide training and development assistance to emerging designers. We carry out research and create information to improve accessibility in our sector. We produce an annual theatre festival that brings in artists from across Atlantic Canada and beyond. We run professional development workshops for local artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $415K | $431K | $281K | $20K | — | $8,562 |
| 2023 | $555K | $558K | $466K | $15K | $0 | $25K |
| 2022 | $398K | $405K | $322K | $1,615 | $0 | $27K |
| 2021 | $231K | $198K | $112K | $385 | — | $36K |
| 2020 | $196K | $152K | $131K | $8,679 | $0 | $5,568 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$152K
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 The Eastern Front Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140150772RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.