Kelowna Ballet Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 855746244RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,040,375) as filed with the CRA.
Kelowna Ballet Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $658K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The kelowna ballet society known as 'ballet kelowna' is an award-winning creation-based professional dance company delivering compelling and inspiring performances locally nationally and internationally. The society's mandate is to encourage promote and develop canadian dancers and choreographers and offer opportunities for these artists to display their skills on a local national and international level.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $871K | $17K | — | $180K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $902K | $13K | — | $202K |
| 2022 | $866K | $824K | $609K | $12K | — | $180K |
| 2021 | $505K | $503K | $372K | $3,774 | — | $138K |
| 2020 | $658K | $664K | $502K | $8,101 | — | $136K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$181K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samantha Ferguson (president); Kate Cumming (treasurer); Deborah Owram (secretary); Leona Baxter (director); Jasmine Patrick (director); Jonathan Voigt (director); Sharon Miller.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kelowna Ballet Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855746244RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.