Island Arts Centre Society (Artspring)
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 132864414RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,093,671) as filed with the CRA.
Island Arts Centre Society (Artspring) is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $997K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 15% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $144K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $521K in 2020 to $997K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Island arts centre society owns and operates a community arts centre on salt spring island bc. In carrying out its mandate 'artspring' is made available to the community sponsors community events and presents education and entertainment activities to support the advancement of the performing visual and creative arts and crafts on salt spring island. To build operate maintain and promote artspring as a facility comprised of a theatre gallery display space and workshop space for those engaged in the performing visual and creative arts and crafts as well as for other groups and individ…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $997K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $11K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $787K | $773K | $7,344 | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $766K | $713K | $696K | $9,479 | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $494K | $526K | $510K | $9,088 | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $521K | $574K | $557K | $7,597 | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $144K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$509K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathryn Cernauskas (director); Sandra Heath (president); David Secord (director); Robert Steinbach (director); Susan Tinker (secretary); Michael Wall (director); Ron Dyck (treasurer); Fiona Walls (director); Sheila Elworthy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Island Arts Centre Society (Artspring)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132864414RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.