The Port Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 130318330RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,604,750) as filed with the CRA.
The Port Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $84K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities 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 $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.7M in 2020 to $2.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The port theatre society stimulates the artistic cultural and economic activity of central vancouver island through the operation of our 804- seat theatre in the heart of downtown nanaimo bc. We operate the theatre as a rental facility of performances community events seminars and educational conferences. We present exceptional canadian and international performing artists through our own programming the spotlight series which creates access to diverse and authentic experiences. We have a second we cooperate with over 50 service agencies to distribute theatre angels complementary ti…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $987K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $84K from 7 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Clemens (president); Diana Johnstone (director); Nic Przada (treasurer); Travis Sippel (director); Cindy Shantz (director); Liana Appelt (director); Michael Guan (director); Jennifer Millbank (director); Manraj Manhas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Port Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130318330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.