Evergreen Cultural Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 893668491RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,276,183) as filed with the CRA.
Evergreen Cultural Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, 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 $2.2M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The purposes of the society are: (a) to manage operate and maintain the evergreen cultural centre located at pinetree way and guildford way in coquitlam british columbia (b) to provide a focal point for excellence and spirit in the arts through creation development presentation appreciation and participation in a wide range of cultural activities in the coquitlam area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $1.9M | — | — | $639K |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2.5M | $997K | — | — | $671K |
| 2022 | $2M | $2.1M | $656K | — | — | $980K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $359K | — | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $413K | — | — | $708K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jill Cook (president); Merv Evdokimenko (vice president); Julia Lomonosova (secretary); Patrick O'Neill (director); Andrea Isea Galindo (director); Marion Anderson (director); Robert Tanaka (director); John Stubbs (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Evergreen Cultural Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893668491RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.