The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation/La Fondation des Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 133732800RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($455,406) as filed with the CRA.
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation/La Fondation des Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $455K in revenue and $455K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $268K in 2020 to $455K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
In person ceremony at rideau hall in person tribut show at national arts centre canada.(nac) - partnership with national arts centre (nac) & rideau hall - partnership with the national gun board (wgb) who create '...' short film for gazit ggpaa largate - peer assist mgnt duties - engage '...' for nominations for awards on social media - legacy interviews - for education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $455K | $455K | $200K | — | — | $220K |
| 2023 | $436K | $436K | $204K | — | — | $220K |
| 2022 | $401K | — | — | — | — | $220K |
| 2021 | $325K | $325K | $125K | — | — | $355K |
| 2020 | $268K | $268K | $81K | — | — | $217K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$167K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Douglas Knight (chair and ceo); Anik Bissonnette (co-chair); Christopher Deacon (ggpaaf member); Suzanne Guèvremont (ggpaaf member); Michelle Chawla (ggpaaf member); Dean Brinton (director); Jean André Élie (director); Andrew Mosker (director); Stephen Saslove (cpa ca cga/director/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation/La Fondation des Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133732800RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.