ARTHOUSE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·115 GEORGE STREET 522 · OAKVILLE, ON · L6J 0A2·BN 858682651RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
79¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$514K
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 Arthouse for Children and Youth a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 858682651RR0001. 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 Arthouse for Children and Youth located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 115 GEORGE STREET 522, OAKVILLE, ON, L6J 0A2. Source.
What does Arthouse for Children and Youth do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "ArtHouse is a Halton-based charitable organization that offers free programs to vulnerable children and youth from 7-17 most particularly to individuals from families who may not have access to arts-related activities. Since 2009 Arthouse has provided 875 programs to 11 743 participants at 90 locations throughout…" Full program description.
How much of Arthouse for Children and Youth's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Arthouse for Children and Youth?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $514K (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
ArtHouse is a Halton-based charitable organization that offers free programs to vulnerable children and youth from 7-17 most particularly to individuals from families who may not have access to arts-related activities. Since 2009 Arthouse has provided 875 programs to 11 743 participants at 90 locations throughout Burlington Halton Hills Milton and Oakville. Program Focus: Neighbourhood communities (e.g. subsidized housing cooperatives and hub programs) Agency partnerships (e.g. Rock CAS and HMC) High School alternative learning programs.
New programs
During Fiscal 2024 ArtHouse ran fully live programming at 23 cost free sites throughout Halton. In addition to ongoing art-based programming ArtHouse has placed a strong emphasis on the art of cooking programs engaging young people in the education of healthy eating creative recipes and the opportunity to dine together. ArtHouse also continued with its 'Pathways to Possibilities' project with innovative workshops that offer youth ages 12-17 insights into career options.
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.
79¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ 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 79¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
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
0.7 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)$514K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)15%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
19%
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
15%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
19%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $436K | 77¢ | 14% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $465K | 75¢ | 18% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $535K | 77¢ | 16% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $414K | 74¢ | 17% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $467K | 74¢ | 19% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $514K | 79¢ | 15% | 0.7 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- BLATCHFORD, TINAPAST CHAIRarm's length
- MCGILLVRAY, HELENMEMBERarm's length
- MATCHAM, KEITHCHAIR-FINANCEarm's length
- OSWALD, MARIECHAIR OF BOARDarm's length
- MCGREGOR, MELANIEMEMBERarm's length
- KENNEDY, LESLEYMEMBERarm's length
- Pace, LeonardChair Fundraisingarm'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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