Ptarmigan Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Pender Island, British Columbia · BN 128369782RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($331,762) as filed with the CRA.
Ptarmigan Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Pender Island, 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $290K in revenue and $332K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from government, 17% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Ptarmigan's purpose is to provide creative opportunities for our island communities through education and engagement in the arts. We nurture creativity in our island communities by providing creative artistic opportunities to emerging and established artists community members of all ages and abilities and our island visitors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $290K | $332K | — | $52K | — | $56K |
| 2023 | $355K | $381K | $299K | — | — | $98K |
| 2022 | $333K | $385K | $234K | — | — | $101K |
| 2021 | $70K | $85K | $21K | — | — | $153K |
| 2020 | $215K | $166K | $85K | — | — | $95K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $51K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$162K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Brent Marsden (chair); Vicki Dutton (vice chair); Sarah Smith (secretary/treasurer); Wendy Gardner (director); Laura Vilness (director); Monica Bennett (director); Rutger Kamphuis (director); Elizabeth Beattie (director); Heather Read (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ptarmigan Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128369782RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.