Théatre Bistouri
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 801762105RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($114,382) as filed with the CRA.
Théatre Bistouri is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $126K in revenue and $114K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,691.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $126K in 2024.
In its own words
Contribuer à l'appréciation des arts par le public au moyen de prestations d'oeuvres théâtrales de grande qualité dans les lieux publics.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $126K | $114K | $111K | — | — | $143K |
| 2023 | $256K | $231K | $229K | $1,023 | — | $131K |
| 2022 | $229K | $202K | $198K | $1,216 | — | $106K |
| 2021 | $96K | $84K | $82K | — | — | $78K |
| 2020 | $39K | $20K | $19K | — | — | $67K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,691 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Théatre Bistouri’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801762105RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.