Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council
Charitable organization · Maple Ridge, British Columbia · BN 107663312RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,602,600) as filed with the CRA.
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $4,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Maple Ridge Choral Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The society continued to increase operational capacity in programs providing 614 activities that saw 56 642 attendees the act presents series of live performing arts continued to grow with 44 presentations of diverse disciplines resulting in 22% increase with attendance and welcoming 1 017 first time ticket buyers. The art gallery offered five professionally curated exhibitions and enhancement activities featuring works by 184 visual artists welcoming 6 265 visitors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $1.4M | $13K | $152K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $1.1M | $27K | $56K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2M | $999K | $12K | $153K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.4M | $646K | $1,726 | $66K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2M | $856K | $16K | $107K | $429K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,000 to 4 qualified donees:
- Maple Ridge Choral Society$2,000
- Emerald Pig Theatrical Society$1,500
- The Maple Ridge Historical Society$500
- City of Maple Ridge—
Received $16K from 4 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 positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharen Sandhu (president); Loretta Griffin Jarvis (vice president); Christine Abercrombie (treasurer); Sarah Thompson (secretary); Justine Marchand (director); Karl Doering (director); Gary Cleave (director); Duncan Stefurka (director); Lesley Cameron (director); Myriah McGill (director); Terryl Plotnikoff (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107663312RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.