The Ottawa Art Gallery
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 137078960RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,392,637) as filed with the CRA.
The Ottawa Art Gallery is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from government. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $191K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
The presentation interpretation dissemination and acquisition of works of art for the benefit of the community- through exhibitions research public programs publications social media and retail sales of artwork. In 2020 the OAG received its Category 'A' Museum Designation granted by the Canadian Conservation Institute for its new building. This designation allows the gallery to receive Canadian Cultural Property. Programming continued to exemplify the OAG’s drive to collaborate and to approach subject matter through unique strategies in order to stay relevant and build new audiences.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $2.5M | $133K | — | $8,409 |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.9M | $2.9M | $209K | — | $3,679 |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $2.8M | $173K | — | $391K |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $3M | $2.2M | $129K | — | $465K |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3M | $2.3M | $130K | — | $229K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $191K from 13 charities:
- RBC Foundation$50K
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$30K
- Turnbull Family Community Building Foundation$30K
- North Star Foundation$25K
- Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts/Fondation Stonecroft pour les Arts$15K
- The Clematis Foundation$15K
- WCPD Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$7,500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$2,490
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,927
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,615
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,352
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barry Fong (director); Alexandra Badzak (director & ceo); Gabriel Poliquin (director); Guillermo Trejo (director); Vanessa Pilotte (vice-chair); Mark Schaan (chair); Sylvia Dreaver (director); Althia Raj (director); Deborah Duffy (director); Mike Manson (director); Maureen Cunningham (director); Swathi Kappagantula (director); Alik Angaladian (director); Caroline Dupéré-Tremblay (treasurer); Michel Liboiron (director); Donald Kwan (director); Annabelle Cloutier (director); Andy Akangah (director); Katie Lafferty (director); Susan Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ottawa Art Gallery’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137078960RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.