Vancouver West Side Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 818497075RR0001 · Arts
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Vancouver West Side Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 21% from government, 35% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $171K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
See mission statement attached the society presents the annual chutzpah & other cultural & artistic performances the theatre is also available for external rentals when not otherwise in use
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | — | $30K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | — | $29K |
| 2022 | $1M | $990K | — | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $664K | $664K | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $171K from 11 charities:
- The Azrieli Foundation$32K
- Diamond Foundation$30K
- Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation$25K
- Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$16K
- Betty Averbach Foundation$7,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,800
- The Dayhu Family Foundation$1,000
- The Zacks Family Charitable Foundation$750
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$381K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Salomon Casseres; Jeffrey Goldberg; Hartley Odwak; Lionel Raber; Zev Shafran; Jill Shore; Nancy Stern; Alvin Wasserman; Jonathan Weisman.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver West Side Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818497075RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.