Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 888586104RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($356,543) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 $379K in revenue and $357K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,446.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $180K in 2020 to $379K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Vancouver latin american film festival-with the purpose of educating and advancing the publics understanding and appreciation of latin american cinema. 'best of vlaff' monthly screenings - to provide a forum for the promotion and exhibition of latin american cinema on a year-round basis.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $379K | $357K | $338K | $1,272 | — | $50K |
| 2023 | $210K | $205K | $191K | $1,549 | — | $28K |
| 2022 | $302K | $299K | $275K | $72 | — | $20K |
| 2021 | $238K | $228K | $191K | $1,303 | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $180K | $158K | $129K | $95 | — | $6,329 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,446 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$67K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carmen Henriquez (president); Sidartha Murjani (member); Patricia De la Maza (member); Elvia Lucia Pinilla (secretary); Patricia Ochoa (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Latin American Film Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888586104RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.