York Region Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Aurora, Ontario · BN 898678602RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,088) as filed with the CRA.
York Region Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Aurora, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $13K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $257.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $287K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
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Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $13K | — | $3,624 | — | -$921 |
| 2023 | $251K | $277K | $174K | $35K | — | -$13K |
| 2022 | $575K | $645K | $409K | $138K | — | $12K |
| 2021 | $384K | $338K | $169K | $59K | — | $82K |
| 2020 | $287K | $285K | $35K | $207K | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $257 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$138K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Lusk (member-at-large); Leni Brem (secretary); Jennifer Shelton (member-at-large); Sydney Authors (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from York Region Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898678602RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.