Art With Impact Canada

Registered Name: Art With Impact Canada

Business No: 803846724RR0001

Art With Impact Canada promotes mental wellness by creating space for young people to learn and connect through art and media.

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Art With Impact Canada (AWIC) is committed to a future where artists are revered as cultural icons of courage and change, enabling young people to communicate freely and fearlessly about their mental health. We leverage the short films in our ground-breaking mental health winning film library to create safe spaces for college and university students to talk openly and honestly about wellness.

100% of your donation goes towards creating spaces for meaningful dialogue and connecting young people to mental health resources.

Our primary program streams:

OLIVE Film Collection - Each month AWIC awards upcoming social justice filmmakers with $1,000 cash prizes for short films submitted on the topic of mental health. Films are added to our diverse, online library and featured at campuses throughout North America!

Movies for Mental Health - Leverages the power of our short film library to engage university and college students on the topic of mental health. Workshops are hosted across the country and connect students directly to community-based resources through panels. #Movies4MentalHealth

Our Bodies, Our Minds - Uses theatre and embodied activities to explore the mental health impacts of sexual violence and develop tools for supporting survivors and building community. #OurBodiesOurMinds

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What people are saying

We need to take every opportunity to make space for mental health and illness destigmatization conversations and your group's support of the Movies 4 Mental Health event is a prime example of our community getting behind these sensitive conversations

Kevin Friese, Director of Health + Wellness at University of Alberta

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Gina E donated $50.00!
Thank you for giving insight, helping and impacting those be more aware on menta...
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Gianina L donated $35.00!
May this token of support make a difference and inspire hope, growth, and creati...
Mehran R donated!
Art is important to mental health. Canada needs its creativity.
Mary-kay L donated $100.00!
All the best!

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REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS

2967 Dundas St. W. #454

Toronto, ON, M6P 1Z2

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Our Impact

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Young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group. Because of this, AWIC targets our stigma reduction efforts to post-secondary students, where early intervention and prevention are imperative to ensure healthy coping mechanisms throughout adulthood and a contribute towards a fulfilled and healthy academic experience.

The primary goals of our work:

To combat stigma around mental illness in the forms of perceived cultural stigma, internalized cultural stigma and self-stigma so that students are more able to reach out for help when they need it.
To remove internal barriers (I’m strong enough) to seeking support for mental wellness.
To remove external barriers (I don’t know where or how to reach out) to seeking support for mental wellness.
To connect students with useful, accessible, and concrete resources in their communities - both campus and wider.

Our results

5826

Number of students impactedAmount of students who attended M4MH events from 2015-2021, not including community service providers and students learning about our programs via campus marketing + online engagement!

Amount of films in our mental health film libraryThe OLIVE Film Collection is the world's most diverse library of short films about mental health

74%

Students more likely to seek helpStudents not already in therapy reporting an increased likelihood of seeking support for their well-being after participating in one of our workshops

97%

Students who learned something newStudents reported an increased understanding of issues related to mental health after M4MH

AWIC's unique programs use short film to more easily enable students to discuss mental illness and encourage early intervention

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Testimonials

"I just wanted to say THANK YOU for organizing this event. My students really enjoyed it – learned a lot from it & it opened their eyes in many ways. " testimonial 43

Jan Marie GrahamProfessor, Department of Nursing, Brandon University

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Revenue and Expenses by Year ($)

Reporting Period End Date: 2023-07-31

As a young charity Art With Impact Canada continues to maintain a diverse funding strategy to ensure the longevity of our programs and organization. Our strategy includes individual donors through two annual campaigns, unique fundraising events, and corporate engagement and foundation support, which contribute towards making our programs accessible to students.

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part-time employees

$58,496

total compensation for all employees

$2,700

professional & consulting fees

Scrappy is our middle name! With a team of one full time staff member, three contract educators, and guidance from our E.D. we've managed to directly impact over 4,500 students and visit 5 postsecondary campuses within our first five years of programs.

*Based on the information Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) provides to CanadaHelps

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