Vocaleye Descriptive Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 801666702RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($218,070) as filed with the CRA.
Vocaleye Descriptive Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $200K in revenue and $218K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $116K in 2020 to $200K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Live Description Theatre Buddy volunteers Ticket Access Rebate Community Outreach Almost Live Zoom Events Training Programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $200K | $218K | $186K | $6,336 | — | — |
| 2023 | $283K | $283K | $212K | $5,490 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $234K | $233K | $174K | $962 | — | $29K |
| 2021 | $187K | $174K | $152K | $704 | — | — |
| 2020 | $116K | $113K | $88K | $2,219 | — | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Weber (secretary); Kristy Kassie (chair); Shawn Kirkpatrick (director at large); Lynn Zhou (treasurer); Karim Damani (director at large); Susan Vallance (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vocaleye Descriptive Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801666702RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.