VancouverWho gets paidGrants · 2012
Cultural grants
In 2012 the City of Vancouver made 228 cultural grants totalling $10.3M; the largest went to Vancouver Art Gallery ($2.2M).
Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2012.
$10.3M
in grants, 2012
By year, 2011–2025
$11.5M in 2011 · $11.3M in 2025
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Recipients, 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery$2.2MVancouver Symphony Society$1.2MVancouver Museum Society$758kH R MacMillan Space Centre Society$519kVancouver Maritime Museum$400kVancouver Opera Association$316kVancouver Playhouse Theatre Co.$251kVancouver East Cultural Centre$174kShow 205 more
Ballet BC$162kThe Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society$155kChildren's Festival (CIAYA)$127kVantage Point$124kCoastal Jazz & Blues Society$109kA. S. T. C. Science World Society$96kPacific Ballet Society$93kPush Festival Society$86kVancouver Folk Music Festival Society$80kThe Dance Centre$73kVancouver Bach Choir$72kFirehall Theatre Society$70kVancouver Chamber Choir$68kContemporary Art Gallery Society of BC$67kVancity Community Foundation$63kVancouver International Writers Festival Soc$62kElectric Company Theatre Society$59kGreen Thumb Theatre$58kVancouver Summer Festival Society$50kVancouver International Film Festival Society$50kVancouver International Fringe Festival$50kCineworks Indep. Filmmakers Society$46kThe Gr. Vanc Alliance for Arts & Culture$45kWestern Front Society$45kVancouver Academy of Music$42kPlaywright's Theatre Centre$38kGrunt-Visible Arts Society$37kVancouver Intl Ctr for Contemporary Asian Art$37kTurning Point Ensemble Society$35kVancouver Moving Theatre Society$35kAxis Theatre Society$34kVancouver Society For Early Music$34kTouchstone Theatre Society$34kCarousel Theatre Society$32kNeworld Theatre Society$32kVancouver New Music Society$32kDancing On The Edge Festival Society$31kSatellite Video Exchange Society$31kRumble Productions Society$30kCanadian Music Centre BC$30kFriends of Chamber Music$29kI. E. Artspeak Gallery Society$29kNorman Rothstein Theatre$29kO R Gallery Society$29kBard On The Beach Theatre Society$28kTheatre La Seizieme$28kVancouver Out On Screen Film & Video Soc$28kBoca Del Lupo Theatre Society$27kMusic On Main Society$26kCaravan World Rhythms Society$25kKidd Pivot Performing Arts Society$25kMusic In The Morning Concert Society$25kPacific Assocn of Artist Run Centre (PAARC)$25kVancouver Co-Operative Radio$25kHeadlines Theatre Co. Society$24kVancouver International Dance Festival$24kRuby Slippers Productions Society$23kTheatre Replacement Society$22kMusica Intima Society$21kDiwali Celebration Society$20kEdam Performing Arts Society$20kPink Ink Theatre Productions Association$20kVancouver Pride Society$20kGallery Gachet$19kWen Wei Dance Society$19kCentre Cultural Francophone De Vanc.$18kOther Sights For Artists' Projects$18kPacific Baroque Orchestra Society$18kPowell Street Festival Society$18kWord on the Street Festival$18kPitt Society for Art and Critical Awareness$18kPublic Dreams Society$18kCeltic Fest Vancouver Society$17kChinese Benevolent Assn of Vancouver$17kThe Documentary Media Society$17kHealth Arts Society$17kKokoro Dance Theatre Society$17kLeaky Heaven Performance Society$17kVancouver Cantata Society$17kPacific Theatre$16kReel To Real International Film Festival$16kFillip/Projectile Publishing$15kInternational Arts Initiatives$15kJoe Ink Performance Society$15kRedshift Music Society$15kUp In The Air Theatre Society$15k221A Artist Run Centre$14kBattery Opera Performing Arts$14kUrban Ink Productions$14kVancouver Latin American Film Society$14kVancouver Access Artists Run Centre$14kCraft Council of British Columbia$13kKaren Jamieson Dance Society$13kMalaspina Printmakers' Society$13kPride In Art Society$13kCar Free Vancouver Society$13kGreater Van. Professional Theatre Alliance$13kStill Moon Arts Society$13kThe Only Animal Theatre Society$12kPound Of Flesh Theatre$12kWestern Theatre Conspiracy Arts Society$12kChildren's Arts Umbrella Association$11kNew Orchestra Workshop Society$11kRadix Theatre Society$11kSolo Collective Theatre Society$11kTomorrow Collective Arts Society$11kThe 605 Collective Dance Society$11kArts In Action Society$10kCo. Erasga Dance Society$10kEastside Culture Crawl Society$10kFull Circle: First Nations Performance Society$10kHastings Community Association$10kJewish Community Centre of Gr. Vancouver$10kMiscellaneous Productions Society$10kNew Forms Media Society$10kRealwheels Society$10kSecret Lantern Society$10kTheatre Terrific Society$10kVancouver Hack Space (VHS)$10kVancouver Pro Musica Society$10kVancouver Recital Society$10kMandala Arts And Culture Society$9kMascall Dance Society$9kSubterrain Literary Collective Society$9kAeriosa Dance Society$9kFalse Creek Watershed Society$9kAccordian Noir Society$8kBlackbird Theatrical Society$8kOut Innerspace Dance Theatre$8kRoundhouse Community Centre Association$8kSouth Asian Family Association$8kStanding Wave Society$8kSunset Community Association$8kVancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra$8kSouth Hill (Fraser Street) Bus. Association$8kMarpole Oakridge Family Place Society$8kMount Pleasant NHBD House$8kVancouver International Song Institute (VISI)$8kThe Virtual Stage Arts Society$8kCraning Neck Theatre$7kHard Rubber New Music Society$7kLes Productions Figlio Society$7kMarta Marta Hop Society$7kOn Main On The Cutting Edge Prodn. Soc$7kRough House Productions$7kVancouver Asian Film Festival Society$7kVancouver Adapted Music Society$7kVancouver Jewish Film Festival$7kCollingwood NHBD House Society$6kComm. Arts Council of Vanc. & Fearless$6kFugue Theatre$6kMigrante BC - Filipino Society$6kNative Daughters Of BC$6kUzume Taiko Drum Group Society$6kVancouver Asian Canadian Theatre$6kVancouver Intl Bhangra Celebration Soc$6kVancouver Tap Dance Society$6kVetta Chamber Music & Recital Society$6kStreet Corner Media Foundation$6kAtira Women's Resource Society$5kAsian Canadian Special Events Association$5kBritannia Community Svcs Centre$5kIndian Summer Arts Society$5kITSAZOO Productions Society$5kJudith Marcuse Projects Society$5kLatincouver Business & Cultural Society$5kLittle Mountain NHBD House Society$5kMagazine Association of BC$5kMortal Coil Performance Society$5kSad Magazine Publishing Society$5kScreaming Weenie Productions$5kTheatre Melee Society$5kTigermilk Collective Society$5kTomoe Arts Society$5kVan Dyke March And Festival Society$5kVancouver Cherry Blossom Festival$5kVancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Soc$5kVancouver Seniors' Singing Club Association$5kVancouver Theatresports League$5kPandora's Collective Outreach Society$5kVancouver Society Of Storytelling$5kVancouver Wooden Boat Society$5kAsian Canadian Writer's Workshop (ACWW)$4kB.C. Chinese Music Association$4kBarking Sphinx Performance Society$4kDTES Women's Centre Association$4kMade in BC - Dance on Tour Society$4kNeighbourhood Care Intl. Association$4kVancouver Cantonese Opera$4kVancouver Community Gamelan Society$4kEnvironmental Youth Alliance$4kSouth Hill Neighbours Society$4kVancouver Metis Association$4kVancouver Chopin Society$3kKitsilano Neighbourhood House$3kSeniors Research Grp. of Chinese Opera & Music$3kWest End Seniors' Network$3kChinese Community Policing Centre$3kCarnegie Community Ctr Association$3kCity Opera Vancouver$3kTwenty-Something Theatre$3kCrab - Water For Life Society$2kVancouver Area Cycling Coalition$2kGordon Neighbourhood House$2kDunbar Residents Association$1kAbout these figures
$213,530 in 2012 went to recipients whose names could be a person's; they are counted here and not named.