THE GEORGE R. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·111 QUEEN'S PARK · TORONTO, ON · M5S 2C7·BN 108082900RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
56¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
43%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
12.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$16.8M
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 The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art?
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Is The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108082900RR0001. 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 The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 111 QUEEN'S PARK, TORONTO, ON, M5S 2C7. Source.
What does The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Ongoing Programs: Permanent Collection Programs -Sessional Clay Classes -School Programs -Wellness and Mindfulness classes -Family Days -Drop-in Clay Classes -March Break Camps -Summer Camps (16 unique offerings) Community Arts Space 2023: Mark Making Narrating Our Histories…" Full program description.
How much of The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $16.8M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Ongoing Programs: Permanent Collection Programs -Sessional Clay Classes -School Programs -Wellness and Mindfulness classes -Family Days -Drop-in Clay Classes -March Break Camps -Summer Camps (16 unique offerings) Community Arts Space 2023: Mark Making Narrating Our Histories Plaza Programs -Pottery on the Plaza (27 iterations) -Clay Dates (9 iterations) -Sundance Harvest (9 iterations) -Drop-in Clay Classes (9 iterations) -Family Day Sundays (10 iterations) Special Programs -Housewarming: Micro Meets Macro Taking Action o… Show more
Ongoing Programs: Permanent Collection Programs -Sessional Clay Classes -School Programs -Wellness and Mindfulness classes -Family Days -Drop-in Clay Classes -March Break Camps -Summer Camps (16 unique offerings) Community Arts Space 2023: Mark Making Narrating Our Histories Plaza Programs -Pottery on the Plaza (27 iterations) -Clay Dates (9 iterations) -Sundance Harvest (9 iterations) -Drop-in Clay Classes (9 iterations) -Family Day Sundays (10 iterations) Special Programs -Housewarming: Micro Meets Macro Taking Action on Food Insecurity (Special Exhibition Programming) -Housewarming: Figure making with Karine Giboulo (3 iterations Special Exhibition Programming) -Housewarming: Making it Mini (3 iterations Special Exhibition Programming) -Bell Lecture - Chinese Ceramics in Colonial Mexico (Virtual Program) -Helen Gardiner Lecture - All Walks of Life: A Journey with the Alan Shimmerman Collection -Macdonald Lecture - Japanese Ceramics in the Collection of King Charles III -Contemporary Lecture - Nicole Seisler -Wolfe Lecture (Virtual) -Cumming Lecture -Empty Bowls -Getting Animated with Art (2 iterations) Gardiner Curatorial Residency on
New programs
Major Exhibitions -Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me (toured Canada/North America after leaving the Gardiner) -Karine Giboulo: Housewarming -Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects -Permanent Collection Intervention: Mary Anne Barkhouse Lobby Shows -Replicas and Reunions: Ancient and Contemporary Ceramics from Ecuador (Gardiner Curatorial Residency) -Gardiner Award Winner Mel Wright: Love of Strangers -Sheridan College Grad Show Until Next Time -Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories by Heidi Mackenzie -A Letter Home: Ceramics and Painting of Natalka Husar Courtois Gallery Exh… Show more
Major Exhibitions -Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me (toured Canada/North America after leaving the Gardiner) -Karine Giboulo: Housewarming -Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects -Permanent Collection Intervention: Mary Anne Barkhouse Lobby Shows -Replicas and Reunions: Ancient and Contemporary Ceramics from Ecuador (Gardiner Curatorial Residency) -Gardiner Award Winner Mel Wright: Love of Strangers -Sheridan College Grad Show Until Next Time -Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories by Heidi Mackenzie -A Letter Home: Ceramics and Painting of Natalka Husar Courtois Gallery Exhibition (stairwell gallery) -Zachari Logan: The Flourishing Edge International Ceramic Art Fair & Symposium: Toward Future Bodies Talking Earth: Free Public Performance (2 iterations) Inaugural Artist Residency Program
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.
56¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 56¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
43%
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
12.3 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$16.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
3%
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
14%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
3%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $7.4M | 76¢ | 21% | 6.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.2M | 81¢ | 16% | 8.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $7.4M | 81¢ | 17% | 8.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.8M | 84¢ | 15% | 6.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.7M | 74¢ | 23% | 6.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $16.8M | 56¢ | 43% | 12.3 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
26 directors reported · 26 of 26at arm's length
- Appleyard, JamesChairarm's length
- Bain, DanielTrusteearm's length
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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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