Peterborough Folk Festival
Charitable organization · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 858651375RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($236,533) as filed with the CRA.
Peterborough Folk Festival is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $202K in revenue and $237K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 30% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $202K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The peterborough folk festival's mandate is to foster the artistic and professional development of local culture. The organization produces performing arts festival to educate and advance the public's understanding and appreciation of performing arts and to educate artists through participation in such festivals and related workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $202K | $237K | — | $188K | — | $74K |
| 2023 | $243K | $223K | — | $199K | — | $91K |
| 2022 | $145K | $181K | — | $167K | — | $71K |
| 2021 | $205K | $79K | — | — | — | $107K |
| 2020 | $37K | $7,424 | — | — | — | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rob Davis (chair); Megan Wells (vice-chair); Rebecca Schillemat (secretary); Krissy Edwards (treasurer); Carol Lawless (director at large); Tanya Nye (director at large); Lyn Giles (director at large); Emma Macdonald (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peterborough Folk Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858651375RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.