THE ONLY ANIMAL THEATRE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 18525 RPO WEST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6Z 0B3·BN 845261544RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
67¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
33%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$279K
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 The Only Animal Theatre Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 845261544RR0001. 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 The Only Animal Theatre Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 18525 RPO WEST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6Z 0B3. Source.
What does The Only Animal Theatre Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "• Thousand Year Theatre: is an installation of three interactive botanical stages created by Kendra Fanconi Cody Chancellor and Julie Andreyev & Lara Felsing on the lands of the shíshálh and Skwxwú7mesh in Mt Elphinstone Provincial Park; since July 2023 ? Thousand Year Theatre created by Kendra Fanconi is a…" Full program description.
How much of The Only Animal Theatre Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 67¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Only Animal Theatre Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $279K (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
• Thousand Year Theatre: is an installation of three interactive botanical stages created by Kendra Fanconi Cody Chancellor and Julie Andreyev & Lara Felsing on the lands of the shíshálh and Skwxwú7mesh in Mt Elphinstone Provincial Park; since July 2023 ? Thousand Year Theatre created by Kendra Fanconi is a featured exhibit at the Rewilding installation at Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa from October 11 2024 to September 8 2025 ? Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing - Phase Two: by Rosemary Georgeson and Lara Aysal a documentary video series with Indigenous knowledge holders and youth shar… Show more
• Thousand Year Theatre: is an installation of three interactive botanical stages created by Kendra Fanconi Cody Chancellor and Julie Andreyev & Lara Felsing on the lands of the shíshálh and Skwxwú7mesh in Mt Elphinstone Provincial Park; since July 2023 ? Thousand Year Theatre created by Kendra Fanconi is a featured exhibit at the Rewilding installation at Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa from October 11 2024 to September 8 2025 ? Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing - Phase Two: by Rosemary Georgeson and Lara Aysal a documentary video series with Indigenous knowledge holders and youth sharing perspectives on climate; Yellow House Arts Centre Galiano (Sept 2025) ? Irresistible Worlds: a national education initiative on the role of the artist in society during the climate crisis. 40 artists 8 facilitators over 3 days In partnership with National Arts Centre Canadian Climate Challenge Mass Culture and Metcalf Foundation. ? Slow Socials: an ongoing series of gatherings that invite communities to connect through relaxed textile creation environmental sound/music and conversation. Participants learn natural dyeing techniques and using simple rope aka ‘cordage’ from natural fibres including fabric scraps and garden waste. ? Autumn Winter Spring Summer (AWSS): a growing audio and textile installation inspired by seasonal colour predictions for the autumn-winter and spring-summer seasons.
New programs
• Slow Socials: Around Sound: Centered around artist talks with Q & A’s and open discussion with composer/performers produced in partnership with Music on Main. • Listening in Relation: A research project in collaboration with educator Julie Andreyev alongside faculty and students at Emily Carr University and the Canadian Ass’n for Sound Ecology to explore how listening sound-making and land-based material art practices can help foster care for more-than-human lifeworlds. Participants join us in sound walks improvisation workshops a reading group natural dye workshops and botanical prin… Show more
• Slow Socials: Around Sound: Centered around artist talks with Q & A’s and open discussion with composer/performers produced in partnership with Music on Main. • Listening in Relation: A research project in collaboration with educator Julie Andreyev alongside faculty and students at Emily Carr University and the Canadian Ass’n for Sound Ecology to explore how listening sound-making and land-based material art practices can help foster care for more-than-human lifeworlds. Participants join us in sound walks improvisation workshops a reading group natural dye workshops and botanical printmaking and more. • Slow Social Club: Brings together people from local communities across disciplines and lifestyles to 'slow down' by engaging in botanical artistic practices environmental readings and sound-based practices (including soundwalks and improvised music). Offered in partnership with The Roundhouse Community Centre Unit/Pitt Gallery and Gordon Neighbourhood house. • Public Programming Residency @ FLEET Studios in Edmonds Park Burnaby featuring Vancouver-based visual/textile artists Sena Cleave Tristan Sober-Boldgett Ysabel Gana and sound/media artists Toni-Leah C. Yake and Anju Singh and scholar/performance artist Julia Ulehla. • Soil to Stage: KIOSK Project in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Arts Council a series of community engaged events culminating in two performances - January to September 2025 • Slow Social Alchemy Project investigates the challenge of nourishing our mutual relationships with the more-than-human world through socially engaged sound and visual arts practice from March -October 2025; featuring Vancouver visual/textile artists Sena Cleave Tristan Sober-Boldgett Ysabel Gana; and sound/media artists Toni-Leah C. Yake Anju Singh and Julia Ulehla; Fleet Studio
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.
67¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 67¢ 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 67¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
33%
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
0.8 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)$279K
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 ↗
50%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
50%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $129K | 72¢ | 26% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $156K | 75¢ | 25% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $223K | 67¢ | 33% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $299K | 73¢ | 26% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $371K | 73¢ | 27% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $279K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.8 yr |
| trend |
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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
- Stacey, EleanorChairarm's length
- Barter, Caraarm's length
- Geary, Davidarm's length
- McKenzie, Susanat largearm's length
- Fukomoto, Lauraat largearm's length
- Andreyev, Julieat largearm's length
- Mackie, Pippaat largearm'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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