Arts Council of the Central Okanagan
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118978543RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($92,264) as filed with the CRA.
Arts Council of the Central Okanagan is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $190K in revenue and $92K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $112K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
A. Artscape - art displays in public venues to promote local artists and to provide free access to the public. The main exhibition space is the artsco community gallery located in the rotary centre for the arts. B. Honor in the arts - achievement recognition for student artists within school district 23. C. Kelowna civic art awards - recognize individuals and groups in the central okanagan for their outstanding achievement in the arts for their significant contributions to the arts or for their noteworthy support of the arts. D. Professional development for arts - workshops for artists in…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $190K | $92K | $86K | — | — | $187K |
| 2023 | $151K | $100K | $94K | $1,444 | — | $89K |
| 2022 | $83K | $59K | $57K | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $80K | $67K | — | — | — | $17K |
| 2020 | $150K | $158K | $47K | — | — | $4,335 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $112K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$7,780
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Faye Craven (board member); Max Walker (board member); Phil Ashman (board president); Victoria Verge (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arts Council of the Central Okanagan’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118978543RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.