Turret Arts Space Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 802265926RR0002 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($263,021) as filed with the CRA.
Turret Arts Space Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $263K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 89 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $109 in 2021 to $38K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To advance the public appreciation of the arts by providing a community arts space/hub known as the Khyber Building for the public presentation of art exhibitions films musical theatrical dance and other performances and visual arts productions as well as providing a forum for qualified artists to exhibit present or perform their artistic works through participation in such events thereby creating accessible opportunities for artists and arts organizations working in a variety of artistic disciplines to enhance innovative artistic practices. To advance education by providing educatio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $263K | $127K | $25K | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $762K | $155K | $114K | $9,637 | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $140K | $109K | $55K | — | — | $982K |
| 2021 | $109 | $590 | $590 | — | — | $951K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sobaz Benjamin (president); Justin Reitzel (treasurer); Brielle Leblanc (vice-president); Angela Henderson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Turret Arts Space Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 802265926RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.