Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 851934273RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($391,181) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $391K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $116K.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $786K in 2020 to $38K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Staging a sculpture exhibition starting in october 2005 on public land through out vancouver parks and urban areas which promotes international and national sculptures. The exhibition increases the presence of art in the city of vancouver. The biennale website is specifically designed to educate students and viewers on the sculptures and is continuously updated. Guest/artist speaker lecture series and guided tours are also part of the biennale. An artist residency program where emerging artists are supported with an opportunity for a cultural exchange between nations and artistic discipline…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $391K | $273K | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $56K | $363K | $255K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $802K | $171K | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $749K | $65K | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $786K | $524K | $263K | — | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $116K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barrie Mowatt (director); Murray Nichol (director); Muriel Tsang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851934273RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.