ST. THOMAS-ELGIN PUBLIC ART CENTRE
Charitable organizationArts·301 TALBOT ST · ST THOMAS, ON · N5P 1B5·BN 118790369RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
90¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$536K
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 St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre?
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Is St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118790369RR0001. 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 St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 301 TALBOT ST, ST THOMAS, ON, N5P 1B5. Source.
What does St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PRESENT VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS OF LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ART WORKS; PRESERVATION RESEARCH AND EXHIBITION OF PERMANENT COLLECTION; PROVIDE ART CLASSES WORKSHOPS LECTURES AND TOURS; CONSULTING ART FOR THE COMMUNITY; CO-ORDINATE AND EXHIBIT LOCAL STUDENT ART WORK; PROVIDE SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS FOR LOCAL ARTISTS…" Full program description.
How much of St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $536K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PRESENT VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS OF LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ART WORKS; PRESERVATION RESEARCH AND EXHIBITION OF PERMANENT COLLECTION; PROVIDE ART CLASSES WORKSHOPS LECTURES AND TOURS; CONSULTING ART FOR THE COMMUNITY; CO-ORDINATE AND EXHIBIT LOCAL STUDENT ART WORK; PROVIDE SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS FOR LOCAL ARTISTS FROM THE ST. THOMAS AND ELGIN AREA.
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.
90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 90¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
9%
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
1.3 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$536K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)58%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
21%
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
58%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
21%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
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 | $811K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $896K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $825K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $558K | 92¢ | 8% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $487K | 90¢ | 10% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $536K | 90¢ | 9% | 1.3 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
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- BAEHR, SUZANNEPRESIDENTarm's length
- GREEN, BETHANYDIRECTORarm's length
- HO, DANGTREASURERarm's length
- HUBERT, NEILDIRECTORarm's length
- MCCAULLEY, TARADIRECTORarm's length
- MCLARTY PAYSON, STEVENDIRECTORarm's length
- SNETSINGER, ANDREWDIRECTORarm's length
- VREMAN, MEAGHANDIRECTORarm's length
- ALLEN, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
- COUSE, JENNYDIRECTORarm's length
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- MCEVENUE, CALBHDIRECTORarm's length
- ARMSTRONG, JANEDIRECTORarm's length
- MORRELL, KEVINDIRECTORarm's length
- GIGUERE, DOMINIQUEDIRECTORarm's length
- FORTIN-SMITH, SUEDIRECTORarm'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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