The Mascall Dance Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 132059668RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($379,023) as filed with the CRA.
The Mascall Dance Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $399K in revenue and $379K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $178K in 2020 to $399K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
BLOOM: three commissioned choreographers create a 5-minute piece to be combined with tea ceremonies and wine tastings that interprets the dance providing an intimate experience for a small audience. This popular series sells out annually over three spring performances. Privilege at Home brings dance into Metro Vancouver neighborhoods enhancing community connections through events like block parties and anniversaries. Community workshops in collaboration with various festivals including the Heart of the City Festival and reached nearly 400 attendees with our production The Impossible Has Al…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $399K | $379K | $320K | — | — | $88K |
| 2023 | $364K | $364K | $265K | $3,367 | — | $68K |
| 2022 | $296K | — | $225K | $11K | — | $68K |
| 2021 | $297K | $299K | — | — | — | $356 |
| 2020 | $178K | $171K | — | — | — | $2,114 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harvey Meller (chairperson); Lien Le (treasurer); Karen Kurnaedy (secretary); Matalka Lubiw (member at large); Pearl Louie (member at large); Maria Sample (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mascall Dance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132059668RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.