The Excelsis Group
Charitable organization · Holstein, Ontario · BN 777897521RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($77,193) as filed with the CRA.
The Excelsis Group is a charitable organization based in Holstein, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $78K in revenue and $77K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the organization is to advance the public's appreciation of the arts through the publication and national/international distribution of a literary and visual arts magazine; to advance education by providing a mentorship program dedicated to training young professionals in media traditional and digital content publishing and non-profit development; to promote excellence in the arts industry by organizating and operating short fiction and poetry competitions with merit-based prizes and awards; to advance education by providing a speaker's series featuring discussion on literatur…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78K | $77K | $77K | — | — | -$24K |
| 2023 | $116K | $111K | $107K | — | — | -$25K |
| 2022 | $72K | $115K | $109K | — | — | -$31K |
| 2021 | $115K | $143K | $138K | $1,000 | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $99K | $101K | $94K | — | — | $7,443 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 3 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 positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$2,506
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Callaghan (ceo); Patrick Gossage (director); Vince Mancuso (director); Che Marville (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Excelsis Group’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 777897521RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.