Chester Art Centre Association
Charitable organization · Chester, Nova Scotia · BN 832872964RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($177,258) as filed with the CRA.
Chester Art Centre Association is a charitable organization based in Chester, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $195K in revenue and $177K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations, 23% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $95K in 2020 to $195K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The chester art centre provides year-round community art exhibitions classes lectures and workshops for youth and adults in chester.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $195K | $177K | $133K | $18K | — | $588K |
| 2023 | $321K | $297K | $98K | $16K | — | $570K |
| 2022 | $311K | $271K | $72K | $57K | — | $547K |
| 2021 | $292K | $240K | $66K | $56K | — | $507K |
| 2020 | $95K | $108K | $17K | $5,020 | — | $455K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$67K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stewart Gordon (chair); Manny Blair (vice chair); Cindy Strecko (secretary); Gordon Shupe (treasurer); Victoria McGregor (board member); Janet Creaser (board member); Bunch Fraser (board member); Audrey Nicoll (board member); Emily Petly-Jones (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chester Art Centre Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832872964RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.