Abbotsford Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 123327165RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($302,446) as filed with the CRA.
Abbotsford Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $276K in revenue and $302K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2023, the largest being $2,000 to The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Kariton gallery - provides a resource for local artists to exhibit and sell their work. Arty awards – an event to celebrate and highlight the achievements and contributions of local artists community fraser valley concert series – provides opportunities for local artists to perform in relaxed and casual atmospheres while the community enjoys various musical genres. Art of marketing – pr artists on how to market their w aboriginal arts and culture day – a community event to celebrate first nations heritage of the region. Artist in residence – a residency program where artists work from the gall…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $276K | $302K | $298K | — | — | $14K |
| 2023 | $294K | $340K | $334K | — | $2,000 | $40K |
| 2022 | $227K | $287K | $282K | — | $1,000 | $87K |
| 2021 | $218K | $251K | $246K | — | $263 | $145K |
| 2020 | $291K | $166K | $161K | — | $1,000 | $177K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$175K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Levy (president); Anoop Dhaliwal (director); Kyler Pierce (director); Joe Johnson (director); Rebekah Brackett (director); Qahraman Yousef (director); Ryan McLeary (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Abbotsford Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123327165RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.