Okanagan Military Tattoo Society
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 815519442RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($323,023) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Military Tattoo Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $291K in revenue and $323K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 32% from government, 6% from other charities.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $73K in 2020 to $291K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the Society is to advance the public's appreciation of the arts through the production of the Okanagan Military Tattoo including a variety of artistic musical and military performance of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Tattoo was held on May 25 and 26 2024 in Vernon BC.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $291K | $323K | $323K | — | — | $64K |
| 2023 | $313K | $330K | $330K | $0 | $0 | $96K |
| 2022 | $255K | $261K | $261K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $64K | $34K | $28K | — | — | $118K |
| 2020 | $73K | $36K | $30K | — | — | $89K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norman Crerar (president); Derek Hall (vice president); Warren Burgess (director); Arne Anderson (treasurer); Jim Bailey (director); Ron Reitsma (director); Sheila Easson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Military Tattoo Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815519442RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.