The Only Animal Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 845261544RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($305,163) as filed with the CRA.
The Only Animal Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $279K in revenue and $305K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government, 43% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $77K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities 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 $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $156K in 2020 to $279K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
• Thousand Year Theatre: is an installation of three interactive botanical stages created by Kendra Fanconi Cody Chancellor and Julie Andreyev & Lara Felsing on the lands of the shíshálh and Skwxwú7mesh in Mt Elphinstone Provincial Park; since July 2023 ? Thousand Year Theatre created by Kendra Fanconi is a featured exhibit at the Rewilding installation at Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa from October 11 2024 to September 8 2025 ? Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing - Phase Two: by Rosemary Georgeson and Lara Aysal a documentary video series with Indigenous knowledge holders and youth shar…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279K | $305K | $204K | — | — | $47K |
| 2023 | $371K | $349K | $257K | — | — | $62K |
| 2022 | $299K | $292K | $213K | — | — | $53K |
| 2021 | $223K | $223K | $150K | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $156K | $156K | $117K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $77K from 4 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$72K
- Mvzeif$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$100
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$100
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$81K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eleanor Stacey (chair); Cara Barter; David Geary; Susan McKenzie (at large); Laura Fukomoto (at large); Julie Andreyev (at large); Pippa Mackie (at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Only Animal Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845261544RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.