The Khyber Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 889081550RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($232,761) as filed with the CRA.
The Khyber Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $230K in revenue and $233K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $168.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operates gallery and performance space runs artist residency program acts as an arts and culture center for the local community
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $230K | $233K | $141 | $669 | — | $77K |
| 2023 | $171K | $201K | $291 | $180 | — | $80K |
| 2022 | $201K | $164K | $158 | $10 | — | $111K |
| 2021 | $183K | $151K | $846 | $17 | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $158K | $156K | $24 | $138 | — | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $168 from 1 charity:
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$132K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leelee Davis (member-at-large); M Wei (member-at-large); Kristin Ness (member- at -large); Gabrielle Frias (member- at -large); Derrick Dixon (member- at -large); Gavin Snow (member- at -large); Kathleen MacDonald (member- at -large); Grey Muldoon (member- at -large); Kadeem Hinch (member- at -large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Khyber Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889081550RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.