Prince George Folkfest Society
Publicly funded institution · Prince George, British Columbia · BN 874913403RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($394,006) as filed with the CRA.
Prince George Folkfest Society is a charitable organization based in Prince George, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $431K in revenue and $394K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $50K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Presentation of a nine-day multi-genre live music festival featuring Canadian and International musicians performing in front of a live audience in various venues. The music was diverse inclusive of all ages cultures and gender identities. Festival events included ticketed evening concerts and free daytime workshops and mini-concerts making the festival accessible to patrons of all socioeconomic backgrounds. The festival engaged approximately 88 volunteers contributing about 3440 volunteer hours.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $431K | $394K | $394K | $0 | $0 | $129K |
| 2023 | $409K | $393K | $393K | $0 | $0 | $92K |
| 2022 | $306K | $294K | $294K | $0 | $0 | $76K |
| 2021 | $167K | $178K | $168K | — | $10K | $64K |
| 2020 | $323K | $309K | $309K | — | — | $75K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$122K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prince George Folkfest Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874913403RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.