The Foundation of Cinematography
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 765483706RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($50,649) as filed with the CRA.
The Foundation of Cinematography is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $49K in revenue and $51K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations, 100% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $480.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $125K in 2022 to $49K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The Foundation of Cinematography is a charitable organization created to support educational opportunities in cinematography and the camera arts including advancing education by providing workshops classes seminars conferences training programs and educational aids on subjects relating to cinematography and the camera arts to the public; providing scholarships bursaries and other forms of financial assistance to students to attend further training in cinematography and the camera arts; providing gifts to qualified donees who are working to advance education in the camera arts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49K | $51K | $49K | — | $0 | $1,175 |
| 2023 | $108K | $186K | — | — | $185K | $81K |
| 2022 | $125K | $43K | $33K | $0 | $0 | $82K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $480 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gail Picco (director); Susan Saranchuk (director); George Willis (director); Penny Watier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Foundation of Cinematography’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 765483706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.