Canada Council For The Arts

Canada, Outside U.S.
Tax-exempt since June 1962
EIN: 98-6000843

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Arts Council/Agency (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible by treaty (foreign organization).

Revenue

$342M (2023)

Expenses

$334M (2023)

Total Assets

$476M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$175M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Revenue

$342,003,304

Expenses

$334,323,979

Net Income

$7,679,325

Net Assets

$301,817,229

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$320,259,515	93.6%
Program Services	$1,426,492	0.4%
Investment Income	$15,217,173	4.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,100,124	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,906,083	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$24,175,834	7.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$476,396,078
Total Liabilities	$174,578,849
Net Assets	$301,817,229

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Simon Brault (Director And Ceo)	$337,863	$0	$0
Michelle Chawla Ghadban (Director Spa)	$193,733	$0	$0
Carolyn Warren (Director Agp)	$184,185	$0	$0
Joanne Larocque Poirier (Chief Of Staff And Corporate Secretary)	$172,197	$0	$0
Carole Boileau (Cfo And Chief Security Officer)	$159,629	$0	$0
Lise Ann Johnson (Deputy Director General, Arts Granting Programs)	$152,170	$0	$0
Aime Dontigny (Director Engage And Sustain)	$145,011	$0	$0
Alexis Andrew (Director, Granting Program Operations)	$141,832	$0	$0
Caroline Lussier (Director, Arts Promotions)	$141,430	$0	$0
Gabriel Zamfir Enache (Director, Research, Measurement And Data Analytics)	$140,955	$0	$0
Tania Kingsberry (Cfo And Chief Security Officer)	$76,920	$0	$0
Jesse Wente (Chair, Board)	$10,840	$0	$0
Ingrid Leong (Board Member)	$6,584	$0	$0
Karl Schwonik (Board Member)	$6,155	$0	$0
Ben Nind (Board Member)	$5,786	$0	$0
Marie Pier Germain (Vice Chair Board)	$5,633	$0	$0
Jennifer Dorner (Board Member)	$5,233	$0	$0
Gaetane Verna (Board Member)	$5,049	$0	$0
Kim Spencer Nairn (Member Of The Board Of Directors)	$4,895	$0	$0
Cheryl Hickman (Board Member)	$4,557	$0	$0
Irfhan Rawji (Board Member)	$3,675	$0	$0
Stephane Moraille (Board Member)	$921	$0	$0
Charlie Wall Andrews (Board Member)	$830	$0	$0
Eva Jacobs (Cfo And Chief Security Officer Efffective March 2023)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Aug. 23, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Revenue

$445,300,810

Expenses

$424,373,207

Net Income

$20,927,603

Net Assets

$316,743,161

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$407,239,383	91.5%
Program Services	$1,256,693	0.3%
Investment Income	$30,482,972	6.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$6,321,762	1.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,453,071	0.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$24,907,529	5.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$525,244,006
Total Liabilities	$208,500,845
Net Assets	$316,743,161

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Simon Brault (Director And Ceo)	$275,540	$0	$0
Michelle Chawla Ghadban (Director Spa)	$146,530	$0	$0
Carolyn Warren (Director Agp)	$146,530	$0	$0
Steven Loft (Former Director)	$138,259	$0	$0
Joanne Larocque Poirier (Chief Of Staff And Corporate Secretary)	$130,966	$0	$0
Carole Boileau (Cfo And Chief Security Officer)	$126,239	$0	$0
Aime Dontigny (Director Engage And Sustain)	$120,857	$0	$0
Lise Ann Johnson (Deputy Director General, Arts Granting Programs)	$120,177	$0	$0
Gabriel Zamfir Enache (Director, Research, Measurement And Data Analytics)	$118,957	$0	$0
Thien Thong Huynh (Project Director)	$112,578	$0	$0
Jesse Wente (Chair, Board)	$10,238	$0	$0
Karl Schwonik (Board Member)	$6,169	$0	$0
Kim Spencer Nairn (Board Member)	$5,456	$0	$0
Gaetane Verna (Board Member)	$4,937	$0	$0
Ben Nind (Board Member)	$4,915	$0	$0
Cheryl Hickman (Board Member)	$4,430	$0	$0
Jennifer Dorner (Board Member)	$4,046	$0	$0
Beverly K Foy (Board Member)	$2,528	$0	$0
Yann Martel (Board Member)	$1,219	$0	$0
Nathalie Bondil (Vice Chair, Board)	$442	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Revenue

$351,991,886

Expenses

$337,028,322

Net Income

$14,963,564

Net Assets

$294,308,760

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$324,259,352	92.1%
Program Services	$1,271,677	0.4%
Investment Income	$23,288,096	6.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,172,761	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,503,151	0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$23,365,275	6.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$451,728,089
Total Liabilities	$157,419,329
Net Assets	$294,308,760

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Simon Brault (Director And Ceo)	$255,874	$0	$0
Michelle Chawla Ghadban (Director Spa)	$149,279	$0	$0
Carolyn Warren (Director Agp)	$143,732	$0	$0
Joanne Larocque Poirier (Chief Of Staff And Corporate Secretary)	$127,276	$0	$0
Sebastien Goupil (Secretary General Ccunesco)	$123,984	$0	$0
Carole Boileau (Cfo And Chief Security Officer)	$119,502	$0	$0
Youssef El Jai (Director Arts Across Canada And Arts Abroad Pro)	$112,122	$0	$0
Denise St Jean (Director Information Technology And Information)	$109,255	$0	$0
Aime Dontigny (Director Engage And Sustain)	$108,591	$0	$0
Tara Lapointe (Director Outreach)	$106,592	$0	$0
Elizabeth Mackinnon (Former Director)	$94,684	$0	$0
Jesse Wente (Chair, Board)	$6,973	$0	$0
Beverly K Foy (Board Member)	$5,664	$0	$0
Ben Nind (Board Member)	$4,927	$0	$0
Karl Schwonik (Board Member)	$4,927	$0	$0
Kim Spencer Nairn (Board Member)	$4,927	$0	$0
Pierre Lassonde (Board Member)	$4,773	$0	$0
Jennifer Dorner (Board Member)	$4,742	$0	$0
Yann Martel (Board Member)	$4,558	$0	$0
Nathalie Bondil (Vice Chair, Board)	$4,539	$0	$0
Cheryl Hickman (Board Member)	$4,189	$0	$0
Gaetane Verna (Board Member)	$1,341	$0	$0

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Revenue

$271,436,582

Expenses

$257,096,807

Net Income

$14,339,775

Net Assets

$243,094,497

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$246,352,684	90.8%
Program Services	$1,393,466	0.5%
Investment Income	$17,807,659	6.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,882,773	2.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,461,774	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$21,404,905	8.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$336,589,779
Total Liabilities	$93,495,282
Net Assets	$243,094,497

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Revenue

$236,886,591

Expenses

$236,352,361

Net Income

$534,230

Net Assets

$255,395,715

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$223,288,441	94.3%
Program Services	$1,358,062	0.6%
Investment Income	$10,305,116	4.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,934,972	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,751,787	0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,601,367	8.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$361,936,532
Total Liabilities	$106,540,817
Net Assets	$255,395,715

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Revenue

$244,375,763

Expenses

Net Income

$244,375,763

Net Assets

$252,645,768

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$201,423,785	82.4%
Program Services	$1,267,693	0.5%
Investment Income	$40,415,812	16.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,268,473	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$358,770,485
Total Liabilities	$106,124,717
Net Assets	$252,645,768

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Revenue

$183,403,404

Expenses

$179,713,636

Net Income

$3,689,768

Net Assets

$230,733,437

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$169,573,827	92.5%
Program Services	$1,101,673	0.6%
Investment Income	$11,335,194	6.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,392,710	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,783,622	1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,037,421	8.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$323,223,680
Total Liabilities	$92,490,243
Net Assets	$230,733,437

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Revenue

$157,093,866

Expenses

$148,076,128

Net Income

$9,017,738

Net Assets

$214,005,471

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$138,905,173	88.4%
Program Services	$1,046,606	0.7%
Investment Income	$15,767,701	10.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,374,386	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,392,547	0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,768,595	10.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$275,328,373
Total Liabilities	$61,322,902
Net Assets	$214,005,471

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Revenue

$172,180,470

Expenses

$169,708,583

Net Income

$2,471,887

Net Assets

$256,071,817

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$159,956,227	92.9%
Program Services	$1,242,087	0.7%
Investment Income	$9,679,501	5.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,302,655	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,462,815	0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$18,686,204	11.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$329,683,247
Total Liabilities	$73,611,430
Net Assets	$256,071,817

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Revenue

$182,691,041

Expenses

$182,717,613

Net Income

-$26,572

Net Assets

$260,004,173

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$172,693,326	94.5%
Program Services	$1,439,633	0.8%
Investment Income	$6,972,303	3.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,585,779	0.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$337,394,174
Total Liabilities	$77,390,001
Net Assets	$260,004,173

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Revenue

$197,229,296

Expenses

$191,241,235

Net Income

$5,988,061

Net Assets

$246,729,744

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$181,060,929	91.8%
Program Services	$1,643,919	0.8%
Investment Income	$12,287,919	6.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,236,529	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,456,841	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$19,611,647	10.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$309,282,607
Total Liabilities	$62,552,863
Net Assets	$246,729,744

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Revenue

$188,170,415

Expenses

$194,212,248

Net Income

-$6,041,833

Net Assets

$210,191,052

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$178,979,984	95.1%
Program Services	$1,878,242	1.0%
Investment Income	$5,281,630	2.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,030,559	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,194,506	1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,035,218	10.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$270,712,196
Total Liabilities	$60,521,144
Net Assets	$210,191,052

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

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Revenue $342M (2023)

Expenses $334M (2023)

Total Assets $476M (2023)

Total Liabilities $175M (2023)

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Revenue

$342M (2023)

Expenses

$334M (2023)

Total Assets

$476M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$175M (2023)

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