ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA
Charitable organizationArts·1040 MOSS ST · VICTORIA, BC · V8V 4P1·BN 108071648RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
78¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
3.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$4.7M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Art Gallery of Greater Victoria?
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Is Art Gallery of Greater Victoria a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108071648RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Art Gallery of Greater Victoria located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1040 MOSS ST, VICTORIA, BC, V8V 4P1. Source.
What does Art Gallery of Greater Victoria do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We are a public art gallery showcasing exhibitions from Canadian contemporary and historical artists international artists and a world-class Asian collection. We house and maintain the largest collection of visual arts in public trust in British Columbia. We provide regular year-round public programming and…" Full program description.
How much of Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Art Gallery of Greater Victoria?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We are a public art gallery showcasing exhibitions from Canadian contemporary and historical artists international artists and a world-class Asian collection. We house and maintain the largest collection of visual arts in public trust in British Columbia. We provide regular year-round public programming and exhibitions to enrich and enhance the visitors' experience to our gallery. We provide educational programs services and experiences to children and youth each year through outreach programs and special family events such as Family Sundays New Extreme Teacher Resource Guides Studi… Show more
We are a public art gallery showcasing exhibitions from Canadian contemporary and historical artists international artists and a world-class Asian collection. We house and maintain the largest collection of visual arts in public trust in British Columbia. We provide regular year-round public programming and exhibitions to enrich and enhance the visitors' experience to our gallery. We provide educational programs services and experiences to children and youth each year through outreach programs and special family events such as Family Sundays New Extreme Teacher Resource Guides Studio classes Encounter and School Tours. We provide in-person and virtual programs and experiences to adults each year through public tours lectures performances and special events. We have a volunteer base of over 400 individuals who help in a variety of ways from administrative tasks to special events and programming and contribute approximately 11 000 hours each year.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 78¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
3.6 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$4.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
30%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
9%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
30%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
62%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $3.5M | 80¢ | 17% | 3.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $6.3M | 87¢ | 11% | 2 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $3.8M | 81¢ | 16% | 3.8 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $4.3M | 79¢ | 18% | 4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $5.4M | 49¢ | 13% | 3.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $4.7M | 78¢ | 20% | 3.6 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- Chai, MonaDirectorarm's length
- Harper, Carol AnnePresidentarm's length
- Jones, DonnaSecretaryarm's length
- Lawless, ChristopherPast Presidentarm's length
- Lortie, PatriciaDirectorarm's length
- Macdonald, NikkiDirectorarm's length
- Gordon, BrianDirectorarm's length
- Pedersen, GregTreasurerarm's length
- Baboula, EvaDirectorarm's length
- Rohani, Laylee2nd Vice Presidentarm's length
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- Coulter, Robert1st Vice Presidentarm's length
- Archer, WhitneyDirectorarm's length
- Burkett, ChuckPresident AGGV Foundationarm's length
- Linzer, SelmaDirectorarm's length
- Rames, RobertDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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