Touchstone Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 126991223RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($659,622) as filed with the CRA.
Touchstone Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $573K in revenue and $660K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,649.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band).
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Society's mandate is to produce develop and present professional Canadian Theatre Productions. The Society fulfills its mandate by producing and presenting a season of Canadian plays by Indigenous newcomer and settler voices and by supporting the development of new Canadian plays and playwrights. Our ongoing programs include: mentoring and supporting emerging playwrights through workshops and masterclasses via our emerging playwrights cohort; our Flying Start program which occurs in 2 phases - Phase 1 focuses on development dramaturgy and workshops with professional actors and ongo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $573K | $660K | $462K | $21K | — | -$1,809 |
| 2023 | $544K | $609K | $401K | $16K | $500 | $84K |
| 2022 | $508K | $553K | $387K | $330 | $545 | $150K |
| 2021 | $419K | $261K | $121K | $6,292 | $1,900 | $195K |
| 2020 | $417K | $403K | $257K | $1,379 | $2,442 | $38K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,649 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,649
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$200K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Sum (president); Leslie Stark (vice president); Mary Elaine McHarg (member at large); Rebecca Frame (secretary); Vince Kanasoot (member at large); Grace Bu (treasurer); Roselle Wu (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Touchstone Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126991223RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.