SCHOOL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: OTTAWA
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·77 PAMILLA ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1S 3K7·BN 827301672RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$570K
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 School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa?
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Is School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 827301672RR0001. 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 School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 77 PAMILLA ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1S 3K7. Source.
What does School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "SPAO is primarily operated as a full-time vocational college diploma program (the Photographic Arts and Production Program) for which we are a registered Private Career College through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. In service of our primary function SPAO also generates revenue through…" Full program description.
How much of School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $570K (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
SPAO is primarily operated as a full-time vocational college diploma program (the Photographic Arts and Production Program) for which we are a registered Private Career College through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. In service of our primary function SPAO also generates revenue through fundraising as well as other non-vocational educational offerings in photography and the photographic arts which include part-time classes workshops private mentoring free classes for youth and an artist residency. We also distribute bursaries and awards supporting photographic … Show more
SPAO is primarily operated as a full-time vocational college diploma program (the Photographic Arts and Production Program) for which we are a registered Private Career College through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development. In service of our primary function SPAO also generates revenue through fundraising as well as other non-vocational educational offerings in photography and the photographic arts which include part-time classes workshops private mentoring free classes for youth and an artist residency. We also distribute bursaries and awards supporting photographic advancement and education. SPAO also operates a visual art gallery as well as various exhibition and lecture partnership programming that is free and open to the public. In 2023 SPAO launched phase 1 of a major public art installation project in collaboration with our local BIA.
New programs
In 2024 SPAO launched phase 2 of a major public art installation project in collaboration with our local BIA.
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.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
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
0.5 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)$570K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
12%
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
9%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
12%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
80%
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 | $526K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $424K | 92¢ | 8% | 1.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $467K | 94¢ | 6% | 1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $458K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $588K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $570K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.5 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)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Blake, TerrenceTreasurerarm's length
- Soloway, AllisonTreasurerarm's length
- Palamar, WilliamSecretaryarm's length
- Simpson, PeterDirectorarm's length
- Hobin, JonathanEx-officioarm's length
- Desclouds, TimDirectorarm's length
- Gauch, PatrickChairarm's length
- Barr, PatriciaDirectorarm's length
- Murray, ZacharyDirectorarm's length
- Duberry, EvelynDirectorarm's length
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- Jones, TimothyDirectorarm's length
- Berrington, StephanieDirectorarm's length
- Wilkinson-Naidoo, AlexiaDirectorarm's length
- Thériault, RémiDirectorarm's length
- Talavera, AlexandreDirectorarm's length
- Passafiume, TaniaDirectorarm'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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