DEFINITELY SUPERIOR ART GALLERY OF THUNDER BAY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 21015 RPO GRANDVIEW · THUNDER BAY, ON · P7A 8A7·BN 121287767RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
To present to the public visual art exhibitions and multi-diciplinary activities such as artists film/video screenings media arts installations off site public artworks and interventions performance art contemporary dance interdisciplinary art experimental sound/audit music youth art mentorship/education literary events book publishing artist workshops and lectures in order to provide non-commercial artists living in Northwestern Ontario with increased opportunities for the research /development production presentation promotion and dissemination of their artwork and provide exp… Show more
To present to the public visual art exhibitions and multi-diciplinary activities such as artists film/video screenings media arts installations off site public artworks and interventions performance art contemporary dance interdisciplinary art experimental sound/audit music youth art mentorship/education literary events book publishing artist workshops and lectures in order to provide non-commercial artists living in Northwestern Ontario with increased opportunities for the research /development production presentation promotion and dissemination of their artwork and provide exposure for such artwork and to encourage and promote public interest and support for the visual and performing arts in Northwestern Ontario. Programs offered are divided into the following categories: (1) Investigation: curatorial work towards the development of exhibitions events and activities; (2) Demonstration: lectures and workshops intended to educate artists and the general public about various areas of art practice; (3) Presentation: bringing artists; work to the public in the form of visual art exhibitions events activities publishing of books/zines and literary readings multidisciplinary performances and broadcast of film/video art; (4) Youth Art Education: art education and mentorship of youth 14-29 through research/workshop and production encouraging them to bring practical collective art projects into fruition.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)—
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)—
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)$456K
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)61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $353K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $409K | 61¢ | 39% | 1.2 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $542K | 45¢ | 55% | 1.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $388K | 38¢ | 43% | 2.9 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $392K | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $456K | — | — | — |
| 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Hoston, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Wragg, PeterPresidentarm's length
- Cosgrove, JulieDirector Treasurerarm's length
- Miller, TiffanySecretaryarm's length
- King, MartinDirectorarm's length
- Viallant, JakeDirectorarm's length
- Belmore, RebeccaDirectorarm'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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