Kay Meek Arts Society
Charitable organization · West Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119296010RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,120,240) as filed with the CRA.
Kay Meek Arts Society is a charitable organization based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $112K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The purposes set forth in the constitution include: 'increase and broaden the opportunities for west vancouver citizens to enjoy and participate in performing arts; to create construct staff and support an arts centre; to promote encourage and raise community awareness for the performing arts.'
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.4M | $37K | — | $274K |
| 2023 | $2M | $2M | $1.4M | $37K | — | $311K |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.2M | $60K | — | $253K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $864K | $21K | — | $193K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $42K | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $112K from 7 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 positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$723K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Johnny Earl (director); Jo Andrea Hoegg (director); Linda Kathryn Jones (director); Harin Kaluaratchi (director); Andy Krawczyk (chair); Robert Macdougall (director); Madison Mailey (director); Victoria Mendes (director); Mark Von Marksfeld (director); Laurence Wang (treasurer); Yajing ( Chichi) Wang (director); Oliver Zihlmann (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kay Meek Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119296010RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.