Gimli Film Festival Inc.
Charitable organization · Gimli, Manitoba · BN 863795050RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($541,262) as filed with the CRA.
Gimli Film Festival Inc. is a charitable organization based in Gimli, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $430K in revenue and $541K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The gimli film festival produces a five day film festival which includes an outdoor beach and indoor venues showcasing canadian and international independent film.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $430K | $541K | $400K | $51K | — | $60K |
| 2023 | $412K | $459K | $439K | — | — | $172K |
| 2022 | $436K | $403K | $307K | $2,165 | — | $219K |
| 2021 | $425K | $381K | $346K | — | — | $186K |
| 2020 | $358K | $362K | $298K | $1,035 | — | $142K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle Aitkenhead (treasurer); Norma Bailey (member); Lynn Chalmers (member); Lila Goodspeed (member); Janis Johnson (president); Syndi Prokopich (member); Devan Towers (vice chair); Kendra Towers-Lussier (secretary); Terry MacLeod (member); Joey Loewen (member); Linda McEwan (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gimli Film Festival Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863795050RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.