Arts Council of Surrey
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 118790690RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($456,087) as filed with the CRA.
Arts Council of Surrey is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. 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 $415K in revenue and $456K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,227.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Arts 200 serires arts fact - theatre art in the city studio tour spotlight new letter youth theater program fusion festival
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $415K | $456K | $452K | — | — | $53K |
| 2023 | $447K | $451K | $450K | — | — | $95K |
| 2022 | $498K | $485K | $482K | — | — | $97K |
| 2021 | $476K | $468K | $464K | — | — | $88K |
| 2020 | $403K | $409K | $404K | — | — | $80K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,227 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marc Pelech (director); Ken Bradshaw (director); Melanie Minty (director); Carol Girardi (president); Maxine Howchin (vice president); Wendy Mould (treasurer); Helmut Gruntorad (director); Ellie King (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arts Council of Surrey’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118790690RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.