Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118919547RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,307,718) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 44% from government. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $178K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The society produces the Vancouver Fringe Festival a 12 day theatre festival each September. The Vancouver Fringe serves as the home for independent performing arts in Vancouver following the Fringe Theatre Movement that spans across North America. Fringe Festivals serve as an inclusive space for all artists whether emerging or established providing a space for them to showcase their work. Artists pay a nominal fee to participate but receive subsidies that cover the remainder of costs. Artists also receive all the profits from ticket sales. This ‘artist-first’ approach fosters an environm…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $94K | — | $129K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $62K | — | — |
| 2022 | $722K | $535K | $171K | $27K | — | $357K |
| 2021 | $775K | $675K | $309K | $78K | — | $170K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $781K | $286K | — | $257K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $178K from 14 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$67K
- Canadahelps Canadon$67K
- Y.P. Heung Foundation$22K
- RBC Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,747
- Vancouver Foundation$2,750
- Deux Mille Foundation$2,500
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,100
- Vancity Community Foundation$500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$100
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$77
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$30
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$450K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee-Lynn Gan (treasurer); Leslie Carty (president); Donna Mathiasen (member at large); Meg Comiskey (member); Joey Levesque (member); Hassan Pardawalla (member); Robb Beggs (member); Alexandra Schuurman (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118919547RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.