Nicola Valley Community Arts Council
Charitable organization · Merritt, British Columbia · BN 886671254RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($185,802) as filed with the CRA.
Nicola Valley Community Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Merritt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $135K in revenue and $186K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 15% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,575.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $87K in 2020 to $135K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Gallery artisans gift shop public art work crafty kids and literacy programs for children art trailer (mobile studio) art and soul
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $135K | $186K | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $226K | — | $208K | — | — | $103K |
| 2022 | $185K | $178K | — | — | — | $87K |
| 2021 | $157K | $114K | $110K | — | — | $109K |
| 2020 | $87K | $78K | $77K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,575 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,575
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$37K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kerstin Auer (director); Mary Lynn Cox (director vice president); Silke Fligge (director); Angela Ho (director); Marilyn Kelly (director secretary); Joanne Massey (director); Sarah Molnar (director); Sharon Pawliuk (director); Mischelle Pierce (director president); Barbara Sayles (director treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nicola Valley Community Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886671254RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.