Carving on the Edge Festival Society
Publicly funded institution · Tofino, British Columbia · BN 845245133RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($100,353) as filed with the CRA.
Carving on the Edge Festival Society is a charitable organization based in Tofino, 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 $61K in revenue and $100K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,750.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We deliver a festival carving workshops artist talks and educational workshops on cultural themes engaging volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61K | $100K | — | — | — | $9,414 |
| 2023 | $55K | $52K | $26K | — | — | $49K |
| 2022 | $297K | $287K | $254K | — | — | $46K |
| 2021 | $186K | — | — | — | — | -$7,655 |
| 2020 | $81K | $76K | — | — | — | -$87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,750 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norma Dryden (treasurer); Joe David (director at large); Joseph Martin (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Carving on the Edge Festival Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845245133RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.