Fernie and District Arts Council
Charitable organization · Fernie, British Columbia · BN 124758558RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($510,865) as filed with the CRA.
Fernie and District Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Fernie, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $492K in revenue and $511K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 99% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Fernie and district arts council currently holds and annual concert series flim series film festival houses 7 guilds holds workshops theatre events and maintains a gallery exhibit space. We also co-host bi-ennial festivals and special events. School tours and art rental programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $492K | $511K | $190K | $115K | — | $211K |
| 2023 | $451K | $468K | $122K | $147K | — | $230K |
| 2022 | $262K | $399K | $90K | $42K | — | $247K |
| 2021 | $445K | $303K | $60K | $42K | — | $468K |
| 2020 | $346K | $526K | $98K | $91K | — | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$103K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tara Higgins (vice president); Rivka Landsberg (secretary & co-chair); Dave McBeath (director at large); Laura Loewen (treasurer); Randal Macnair (director at large); Jacquelin Impey (director at large); Niall Jones (director at large); Denise Baughan (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fernie and District Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 124758558RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.