The Or Gallery Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 893061333RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,708) as filed with the CRA.
The Or Gallery Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $359K in revenue and $370K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Artistic exhibitions public/gallery outreach artistic education tours and workshops artist books and publications books and publications outreach professional and student mentorships.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $359K | $370K | $244K | $300 | — | $169K |
| 2023 | $359K | $349K | $292K | $53K | — | $179K |
| 2022 | $367K | $343K | $299K | $20K | — | $202K |
| 2021 | $346K | $290K | $263K | $710 | — | $107K |
| 2020 | $254K | $281K | $253K | $1,113 | — | $51K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 2 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Althea Thauberger (director); James Albers (member at large); Jay Pahre (president); Christine Howard-Sandoval (treasurer); Christine Atkinson (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Or Gallery Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893061333RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.