Westdale Cinema Group
Charitable organization · Dundas, Ontario · BN 731390324RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,376,188) as filed with the CRA.
Westdale Cinema Group is a charitable organization based in Dundas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 10% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $232K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Restoring and renovating the westdale cinema in hamilton ontario. Community cinema and theatre
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $972K | $6,953 | — | $656K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $981K | $2,043 | — | $882K |
| 2022 | $879K | $970K | $898K | $2,301 | — | $753K |
| 2021 | $749K | $599K | $515K | $1,246 | — | $841K |
| 2020 | $851K | $717K | $670K | $5,209 | — | $690K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $232K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$406K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ed McMahon (director); Mark Tamminga (secretary); Robert Crockford (director); Beth McNally (director); Bernadette Curtis (director); Michael McCurlie (director); Fred Fuchs (director); Marie Phillips (director); Niv Feldman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westdale Cinema Group’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 731390324RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.