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Ottawa Arts Council / Counseil des arts d'Ottawa

Charitable organizationArts·2 DALY AVE · OTTAWA, ON · K1N 6E2·BN 888127669RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-02-28

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

PROMOTION OF LOCAL ARTS ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING A BILLNGUAL WEBSITE THAT FEATURES AND PROFILES ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL ARTS AWARDS; NETWORKING MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS; DISTRIBUTION OF A MONTHLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER; PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH REPORTS; ADVOCACY AND ADVISORY SERVICES.

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)

47¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 47¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

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)

53%

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)

0.8 yr

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)

$382K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

1%

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)

65%

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-02-28$339K58¢42%1.1 yr
2020-02-28$324K56¢44%1.2 yr
2021-02-28$384K47¢53%1.2 yr
2022-02-28$282K48¢52%1.8 yr
2023-02-28$359K44¢56%1.1 yr
2024-02-28$382K47¢53%0.8 yr
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

16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length

  • KWONG, JAMIEPRESIDENTarm's length
  • DUALEH, WARISVICE -RESIDENTarm's length
  • DE BAEREMAKER, KALENEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
  • SCHRAM, JOSHCO-TREASURERarm's length
  • BERRINGTON, STEPHSECRETARYarm's length
  • BRASCOUPE, MAIRIDIRECTORarm's length
  • SHANNON, KIRKDIRECTORarm's length
  • BRUGGER, ANNE-MARIEDIRECTORarm's length
  • HENDERSON, ROBDIRECTORarm's length
  • HONG, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
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  • JOHNSON, CHRISDIRECTORarm's length
  • PUJDAK, DANIELDIRECTORarm's length
  • AKAGBUOSU, LILYDIRECTORarm's length
  • METCALFE, ISABELDIRECTORarm's length
  • GEHANI, CHICO-TREASURERarm's length
  • DUNDAS, JEANELLEDIRECTORarm'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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