C THE VISUAL ARTS FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 5 STN B · TORONTO, ON · M5T 2T2·BN 886431162RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
81¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
19%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$526K
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 C the Visual Arts Foundation?
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Is C the Visual Arts Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 886431162RR0001. 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 C the Visual Arts Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 5 STN B, TORONTO, ON, M5T 2T2. Source.
What does C the Visual Arts Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "C The Visual Arts Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established to present ideas advance education and document contemporary visual art and artist culture. Our main activity is publishing C Magazine an international art periodical devoted to educating the public and promoting critical discussion…" Full program description.
How much of C the Visual Arts Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is C the Visual Arts Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $526K (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
C The Visual Arts Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established to present ideas advance education and document contemporary visual art and artist culture. Our main activity is publishing C Magazine an international art periodical devoted to educating the public and promoting critical discussion about contemporary art through in-depth essays and art criticism interviews artist projects and reviews. Based in Toronto with contributors from across the country and around the world C Magazine is published three times per year in print in April (Spring) August (Autumn) and… Show more
C The Visual Arts Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established to present ideas advance education and document contemporary visual art and artist culture. Our main activity is publishing C Magazine an international art periodical devoted to educating the public and promoting critical discussion about contemporary art through in-depth essays and art criticism interviews artist projects and reviews. Based in Toronto with contributors from across the country and around the world C Magazine is published three times per year in print in April (Spring) August (Autumn) and December (Winter) as well as online.
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.
81¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ 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 81¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
19%
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
0.2 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)$526K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
51%
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
8%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
51%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
41%
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 | $443K | 71¢ | 29% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $493K | 83¢ | 19% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $522K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $476K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $645K | 77¢ | 23% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $526K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.2 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
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Liao, KarieDirectorarm's length
- Serles, FraserChairarm's length
- Bastien, TaironeDirectorarm's length
- Wilkinson, JayneVice Chairarm's length
- Heng Lu, HenryDirectorarm's length
- Wang, SarahDirectorarm's length
- Grant, StephenDirectorarm's length
- Chaisson, CaitlinDirectorarm's length
- Edmonson, TessDirectorarm's length
- Dhillon, KimDirectorarm's length
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- Walburger, NatalieDirectorarm's length
- Ramlochan, JanineDirectorarm's length
- De Paula, KadijaDirectorarm's length
- Farquharson, Rachel AnneDirectorarm's length
- Knelman, SaraDirectorarm's length
- Waddell, JustinDirectorarm'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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