Columbia Valley Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Invermere, British Columbia · BN 131915852RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($122,913) as filed with the CRA.
Columbia Valley Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Invermere, 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $123K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,765.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Operation of the Pynelogs Cultural Centre which includes an Art Gallery meeting areas small office gift shop and a seasonal cafe/tea room. Gallery showings are held on a regular basis for local artists from up and down the Columbia Valley. Various performances and concerts are held within the Pynelogs building at the local community center and other venues. From the late fall through to early spring the Arts Council presents screening of selected films from the Toronto International Film Festival.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $123K | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $182K | $270K | $38K | $2,041 | — | $116K |
| 2022 | $286K | — | — | — | — | $204K |
| 2021 | $259K | — | — | — | — | $139K |
| 2020 | $169K | — | — | — | — | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,765 from 3 charities:
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 positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$30K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Munn (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Columbia Valley Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131915852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.