Okotoks Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Okotoks, Alberta · BN 107793713RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,975) as filed with the CRA.
Okotoks Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Okotoks, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9,215 in revenue and $31K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Canadahelps Canadon. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,257 in 2020 to $9,215 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Free noon hour music programs featuring local artists. Sponsorship of local theatre productions (including those at local high schools) and not for profit art galleries. Sponsorship of local artist conferences. Sponsorship of a local 'artist in residence' program showcasing a local artist who offered free to the public demonstrations over several months.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,215 | $31K | $16K | — | $8,223 | $37K |
| 2023 | $70K | $38K | $21K | — | $12K | $59K |
| 2022 | $21K | $31K | $18K | — | $5,000 | $20K |
| 2021 | $2,241 | $9,833 | $6,043 | — | $2,000 | $36K |
| 2020 | $5,257 | $14K | $5,351 | — | $4,400 | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Russell Thomas (president); Lindsay Corbet (secretary); Dale Fea (director); Kelly Flood (director); Neil Bantleman (vice president); Dale Deglow (director); Jerry Epp (treasurer); Tanya Zakarow (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okotoks Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107793713RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.