TO LIVE
Charitable organizationArts·1 FRONT ST E · TORONTO, ON · M5E 1B2·BN 119216406RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Under the City of Toronto By-law 177-81 the Board is directed by the City to define the activities of TO Live. 1. To provide theatrical facilities and services of every kind for (i) amusement entertainment and exhibition; (ii) receptions meetings and displays; (iii) educational and cultural activities; and (iv) the performing arts including dramatic theatrical musical and artistic works; 2. To promote the development of its facilities as a centre for amusement entertainment and exhibition; 3. To promote or present meetings receptions or displays; 4. To promote or present ed… Show more
Under the City of Toronto By-law 177-81 the Board is directed by the City to define the activities of TO Live. 1. To provide theatrical facilities and services of every kind for (i) amusement entertainment and exhibition; (ii) receptions meetings and displays; (iii) educational and cultural activities; and (iv) the performing arts including dramatic theatrical musical and artistic works; 2. To promote the development of its facilities as a centre for amusement entertainment and exhibition; 3. To promote or present meetings receptions or displays; 4. To promote or present educational and cultural activities; and 5. To promote produce or present the performing arts including theatrical dramatic musical and artistic works.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)13%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$42.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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)13%
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 ↗
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 | $38.4M | 88¢ | 10% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $16.1M | 80¢ | 18% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $15.6M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $28.5M | 80¢ | 18% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $37.3M | 83¢ | 14% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $42.6M | 85¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| trend |
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)
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- Bernards, PaulDirectorarm's length
- Gafarou, MyriamDirectorarm's length
- Garland, Kevin JDirectorarm's length
- Humayun, Syed MustafaDirectorarm's length
- Lightwala, OwaisDirectorarm's length
- Maracle, Dawn TDirectorarm's length
- Sharpe, Mary KDirectorarm's length
- Smith, Gillian EDirectorarm's length
- Cheng, LilyDirector & City Councillorarm's length
- DeGraw, LoriChairarm's length
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- Lindo, GaveDirectorarm's length
- Moise, ChrisDirector & City Councillorarm's length
- Jaffe, Terri-LynnDirectorarm's length
- Noshin, WasifaDirectorarm's length
- Astl, Brian CDirectorarm's length
- Citizen, RobynDirectorarm's length
- Fletcher, PaulaMayor's Designatearm's length
- Yoon, SunyoungDirectorarm'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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