Zuppa Circus Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 863521415RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($237,729) as filed with the CRA.
Zuppa Circus Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $246K in revenue and $238K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% 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 10 names.
In its own words
Halifax based theatre ensemble. Are mandated to a) create theatre that thrives on the exchange between performers and audience and plays with expectations ideas and conventions; and b) encourage the proliferation and wider appreciation of such theatre in nova scotia and elsewhere
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $246K | $238K | $179K | $3,646 | — | $8,871 |
| 2023 | $361K | $383K | $355K | $5,570 | — | $293 |
| 2022 | $400K | $411K | $382K | $3,041 | — | $22K |
| 2021 | $308K | $292K | $270K | $572 | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $315K | $315K | $186K | $827 | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K 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$134K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lalani Raeesa (board chair); Susan Lablanc (secretary); Allison Saunders (member at large); Karen Morash (member at large); Derek Reilly (member at large); Abad Khan (member at large); Dawn Brandes (member at large); Brian Lilley (vice chair); Anika Riopel (member at large); Devon Peavoy (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zuppa Circus Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863521415RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.