The Necessary Angel Theatre Company
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119246759RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($496,081) as filed with the CRA.
The Necessary Angel Theatre Company is a charitable organization based in Toronto, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $476K in revenue and $496K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 52% from government, 14% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $77K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To promote interest and skill in the arts of theatre and to assist educate and train such students of drama and theatre. - to support associate artists and artistic endeavours related to the theatrical arts. -to produce and bring primarily new theatrical productions to the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $476K | $496K | $335K | $47K | — | $244K |
| 2023 | $494K | $560K | $430K | $43K | — | $264K |
| 2022 | $610K | $651K | $570K | $42K | — | $330K |
| 2021 | $467K | $368K | $187K | $42K | $27K | $396K |
| 2020 | $442K | $449K | $300K | $39K | $500 | $298K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $77K from 6 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$138K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diane Blake (vice chair); Roslyn Kaman (co-treasurer); Boyd Neil (secretary); Mickey Palha (director); Sa'Ad Shah (co-treasurer); Richard Stursberg (chair); Yashoda Ranganathan (director); Nalini Stewart (director); Daniel Weinzweig (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Necessary Angel Theatre Company’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119246759RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.