Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society
Charitable organization · Creemore, Ontario · BN 845780618RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($76,597) as filed with the CRA.
Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Creemore, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $87K in revenue and $77K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 44% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $7,134.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $87K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Promoted arts in Creemore and surrounding area including: providing arts instruction in the local public school for grades 4 to 8 (approximately 150 students); a community art show where local people each submit a piece of art in a standard format (approximately 160 submissions); Creemore Festival of the Arts (some 5000 attendees) including marquee shows by artists a retrospective on a beloved local artist 50+ artists displaying their art in local businesses and on local porches 20+ artisans in a market two concerts by well known indigenous musicians (Tom Wilson and Aysanabee) Bhangr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87K | $77K | $71K | — | $1,250 | $32K |
| 2023 | $55K | $62K | $54K | — | $62K | $19K |
| 2022 | $17K | $24K | — | — | $1,000 | $26K |
| 2021 | $16K | $13K | $12K | — | $1,000 | $33K |
| 2020 | $19K | $22K | $20K | — | — | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,134 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,134
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nadine Melemis (chair); Gary Walters (treasurer); Mary Katharine Lynde (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845780618RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.