The Vancouver Improv Centre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 126177112RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($2,133,516) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Improv Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50 in 2024, the largest being $50 to Claren Academy Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We operate a 186-seat theatre on Granville Island in Vancouver BC with up to nine live performances per week at full capacity. Our core programming is improvised and original and is highly dependent on the input and participation of audience members. Our show formats are developed and created by our ensemble members. We host performances and workshops at our venue for schools within Metro Vancouver and to other schools in the province when the opportunities arise. We run an accessible beginners drop-in workshop every Saturday afternoon and host a full suite of progressive classes on the we…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2M | — | $50 | $805K |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $602K |
| 2022 | $861K | $669K | $623K | — | — | $213K |
| 2021 | $290K | $483K | — | — | — | $11K |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $22K | $105 | $204K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $11K 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$735K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rania Hatzioannou (vice president); Marlon Murr (president); Emma Selinski; Gina Iandiorio; Jarred Bolen (secretary); Diana Sposato; Jim Intihar (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Improv Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126177112RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.