Red Deer Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 107878761RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($250,811) as filed with the CRA.
Red Deer Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Red Deer, Alberta, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $251K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $113K in 2020 to $240K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Red Deer Arts Council is an arts service organization working with visual literary and performing member artists and local cultural organizations to enhance our community through arts and culture. Our Vision is of a vibrant thriving community that celebrates and nurtures arts and creativity in Central Alberta. Our Mission Statement is to inspire support and stimulate arts and culture in Red Deer through education advocacy and programming. Visual Arts: We operate a Public Art Gallery in the city’s library exhibiting local and regional works and promoting monthly art gallery opening…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $251K | $95K | $4,502 | — | $18K |
| 2023 | $238K | $239K | $49K | — | $9,200 | $28K |
| 2022 | $175K | $201K | $76K | — | — | $20K |
| 2021 | $116K | $123K | $61K | $3,194 | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $113K | $106K | $39K | $1,968 | — | $5,259 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 5 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$81K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marnie Blair (vice-chair); Kevin Enright (treasurer); Jason O'Connor (director); Kelvin Christensen (vice-chair); Annie Burik (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Red Deer Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107878761RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.