The Quickdraw Animation Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 131582074RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($458,046) as filed with the CRA.
The Quickdraw Animation Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $450K in revenue and $458K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Courses & workshops for profession & amateur artists courses & camps for youth giraf animation festival in november various screenings of independent animation in-school animation workshops producation studio & equipment rental production scholarship
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450K | $458K | $366K | — | — | $273K |
| 2023 | $462K | $445K | $356K | — | — | $280K |
| 2022 | $462K | $462K | $369K | — | — | $263K |
| 2021 | $493K | $395K | $316K | — | — | $264K |
| 2020 | $414K | $409K | $328K | — | — | $166K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Cashion (treasurer); Valerie Duncan (officer); Tyler Longmire (president); Sheena Agnew (director); Henry Hays (director); Sarah Gregory (director); Melody Poon (director); Samantha Haslam (vice president); Izuchukwu Igwe (director); Michael Kohlweg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Quickdraw Animation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131582074RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.