The Portrait Gallery of Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 742961733RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,943) as filed with the CRA.
The Portrait Gallery of Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $69K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,328.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $213K in 2021 to $69K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The Portrait Gallery of Canada (PGC) remains active in its mission to celebrate and share the stories of Canadians through portraiture by continuing to present online exhibitions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $69K | $17K | $30K | — | — | $9,640 |
| 2023 | $188K | $443K | $259K | $49K | $0 | $2,275 |
| 2022 | $506K | $369K | $246K | $24K | $0 | $258K |
| 2021 | $213K | $163K | $138K | $0 | $0 | $120K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,328 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Davis (secretary); Corey Timpson (director); Annie Gérin (director); Michael Wernick (chair); Gina Jones (treasurer); Malea Richardson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Portrait Gallery of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 742961733RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.