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PACIFIC BALLET BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY

Charitable organizationArts·1286 CARTWRIGHT ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6H 3R8·BN 119075364RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

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Cents to cause T1

63¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

31%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.9 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$6.7M

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 Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society?

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Is Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119075364RR0001. 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 Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1286 CARTWRIGHT ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6H 3R8. Source.

What does Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Ballet BC is an internationally acclaimed collaborative and creation-based contemporary ballet company that is a leader and resource in the creation production and education of contemporary dance in Canada. The company's regular performance at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre (QET) in the fall winter and spring…" Full program description.

How much of Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $6.7M (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

Ballet BC is an internationally acclaimed collaborative and creation-based contemporary ballet company that is a leader and resource in the creation production and education of contemporary dance in Canada. The company's regular performance at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre (QET) in the fall winter and spring are supplemented by regional national and international tours. Through a host of public engagement activities Ballet BC shares a wealth of knowledge and expertise with the community - creating personal professional and accessible dance experiences for the broadest possible … Show more

Ballet BC is an internationally acclaimed collaborative and creation-based contemporary ballet company that is a leader and resource in the creation production and education of contemporary dance in Canada. The company's regular performance at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre (QET) in the fall winter and spring are supplemented by regional national and international tours. Through a host of public engagement activities Ballet BC shares a wealth of knowledge and expertise with the community - creating personal professional and accessible dance experiences for the broadest possible public. Community engagement programs include: Artist Salons Previews Studio Visits Pre-Show Chats Adult Dance Classes Student Dress Rehearsals and the Arts For All Program. Programs directed to the professional dance community include: Choreographic Workshops Professional Development Program Artist-in-Residence Program. Ballet BC Annex in collaboration with Arts Umbrella offers an invaluable opportunity for secondary school students to engage in world-class dance and educational programming. The Annex toured schools in Metro Vancouver and throughout BC bringing contemporary dance repertoire professional performances and workshops to young audiences with an interest in the arts

New programs

Ballet BC recently moved into a new facility on Granville Island that provides year-round access to studios for rehearsals and opens the opportunity to share that space for rentals dance and movement classes and to have our junior company rehearse at the same time as our main company when needed. Through a new rental program Ballet BC is able to provide much needed studio space for local artists to develop productions including Kidd Pivot Dance Novella Inverso Productions Arts Umbrella and the Dance Centre Society.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

63¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ 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 63¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

31%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.9 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)

$6.7M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

13%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

22%

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

    13%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    22%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    65%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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.

Similar charities

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length

  • Armstrong, BobVice-President/Secretaryarm's length
  • Gladstone, ArleneDirectorarm's length
  • Heeney, MichaelDirectorarm's length
  • Cundari, LauraPresident and Chairarm's length
  • Nicholson, DonDirector and Treasurerarm's length
  • Akin, LaurenDirectorarm's length
  • Harwood, BarbDirectorarm's length
  • Parker, KateDirectorarm's length
  • Girardin, EliseDirectorarm's length
  • Chan, VivianDirectorarm's length
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  • James, ArleneDirectorarm's length
  • Virani, AliceDirectorarm's length
  • Cunliffe, SamanthaDirectorarm's length
  • Dwyer, JanelleDirectorarm's length
  • Hadley-Beauregard, PaulineDirectorarm'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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