ARTS COUNCIL WINDSOR & REGION
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·1942 WYANDOTTE ST E · WINDSOR, ON · N8Y 1E4·BN 118790708RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
60¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
40%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$127K
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
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Is Arts Council Windsor & Region a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118790708RR0001. 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 Arts Council Windsor & Region located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1942 WYANDOTTE ST E, WINDSOR, ON, N8Y 1E4. Source.
What does Arts Council Windsor & Region do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "ACWR Membership Program ACWR partnered with neighbouring businesses to provide members with discounts on goods and services in addition to the resources and services we already provide. Members enjoyed discounted rates on rentals workshops access to online and print resources grant consultation opportunities to…" Full program description.
How much of Arts Council Windsor & Region's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Arts Council Windsor & Region?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $127K (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
ACWR Membership Program ACWR partnered with neighbouring businesses to provide members with discounts on goods and services in addition to the resources and services we already provide. Members enjoyed discounted rates on rentals workshops access to online and print resources grant consultation opportunities to exhibit deals and discounts and more. Currently the ACWR has over 200 active members. ArtSpeak Gallery The ACWR administers the ArtSpeak Gallery a non-curated exhibition space that is accessible to the local arts community. During the 2023-2024 year (July 2023 - June 2024) ov… Show more
ACWR Membership Program ACWR partnered with neighbouring businesses to provide members with discounts on goods and services in addition to the resources and services we already provide. Members enjoyed discounted rates on rentals workshops access to online and print resources grant consultation opportunities to exhibit deals and discounts and more. Currently the ACWR has over 200 active members. ArtSpeak Gallery The ACWR administers the ArtSpeak Gallery a non-curated exhibition space that is accessible to the local arts community. During the 2023-2024 year (July 2023 - June 2024) over 40 different public events and exhibitions by local artists and creatives were organised in the gallery. Some of the exhibitions that took place were: July 2 - July 16 2023 'Windsor Heat 2023' our Summer Member's Show displaying the work of more than 30 local artists. August 6 - 13 2023 'Can't scare me back' by Cole Fortier & Luke Maddaford August 13 - August 27 2023 Colours of Resilience: artwork by those experiencing homelessness. A group exhibition organized by Batool Yahya. October 15 - October 29 2023 Kalina Winska organised by Windsor Printmaker's Forum. December 5 - December 15 2023 'Mistletoe & Snow 2023' our Winter Member's Show. The exhibition included the work of 40 local artists. January 14 - 21 2024 Resurgence (Art & Media Works) by Walkerville High School. May 26 - June 2 2024 Photography by Essex District High School. Vanguard Youth Arts Collective Initiated by ACWR in 2011 the Vanguard Youth Arts Collective is a group of creatively driven youth (ages 15-29) who act as a voice for an emerging generation of the arts within the Windsor-Essex region. This year Vanguard organised a members show at ArtSpeak Gallery along with free community programs at ArtSpeak Art Windsor Essex and Artcite Inc. did outreach and fundraising at Dropped on Drouillard and hosted their own team building activities. ArtsNotes Newsletter ArtsNotes is ACWR weekly guide to the arts in Windsor and Essex County. This is the only comprehensive Arts Cultural and Heritage listing in Windsor and Region. Arts Notes reaches more than 1 000+ subscribers every week.
New programs
Neighbourhood Art Tour (Sep 23 2023). In partnership with Ontario Cultural Days 2023 Festival and in collaboration with the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) ACWR hosted a free arts tour that took participants to experience events at various arts and cultural organizations in five different Windsor neighborhoods. Mary Ann Shadd Cary Bicentennial Celebrations (October 9 - October 14 2023). An exhibit at ArtSpeak Gallery organized by Irene Moore Davis. Activities at the ArtSpeak Gallery (1942 Wyandotte St. E.) included a multimedia installation honouring Mary Ann Shadd Cary's life and… Show more
Neighbourhood Art Tour (Sep 23 2023). In partnership with Ontario Cultural Days 2023 Festival and in collaboration with the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) ACWR hosted a free arts tour that took participants to experience events at various arts and cultural organizations in five different Windsor neighborhoods. Mary Ann Shadd Cary Bicentennial Celebrations (October 9 - October 14 2023). An exhibit at ArtSpeak Gallery organized by Irene Moore Davis. Activities at the ArtSpeak Gallery (1942 Wyandotte St. E.) included a multimedia installation honouring Mary Ann Shadd Cary's life and legacy particularly her efforts in Windsor; and a Liberatory Tea Party consisting of a poetry reading and discussion.
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.
60¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ 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 60¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
40%
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
0.4 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)$127K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
57%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
57%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
39%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $129K | 60¢ | 40% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $119K | 53¢ | 38% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $135K | 62¢ | 38% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $129K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $169K | 73¢ | 27% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $127K | 60¢ | 40% | 0.4 yr |
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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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Service, LauraVice-Presidentarm's length
- Belenkova-Buford, MariaTreasurerarm's length
- Kurcz, CélesteDirectorarm's length
- Safarzadeh, MaryamDirectorarm's length
- Desjardins, Angela DoraSecretaryarm's length
- Maniatis, AndreasDirectorarm's length
- Barnhard, StephanieDirectorarm'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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