The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 898961180RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($152,003) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $140K in revenue and $152K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 68% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,040.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Free literary arts festival and satelite events. Features author readings panels worships & conversations celebrating canadian talent and emerging artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $140K | $152K | $131K | $13K | — | -$36K |
| 2023 | $188K | $211K | $201K | $4,362 | — | -$24K |
| 2022 | $192K | $194K | $188K | — | — | -$1,118 |
| 2021 | $150K | $135K | $128K | — | — | $876 |
| 2020 | $139K | $128K | $90K | — | — | -$14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,040 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary-Ann Yasedjian (president); Todd Wong (vice-president); Taslim Jaffer (secretary); Jacob Butler (treasurer); David Geary (director); Mary Duffy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898961180RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.