Salt Spring Arts Council
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 128744190RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($715,209) as filed with the CRA.
Salt Spring Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $714K in revenue and $715K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 35% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $399K in 2020 to $714K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The salt spring arts council (ssac) fosters community vitality through the arts. We program exhibits performances events and a range of arts education to build appreciation in the arts and encourage artists and audience engagement. Artcraft gallery and sale the spring art show and special exhibits all include a range or demonstrations artist talks panels and events to build appreciation in the arts and encourage engagement between artists and audiences in a range of arts practice. Juried exhibits promote excellence in the visual arts through presentation and by awarding merit-based pri…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $714K | $715K | $635K | $973 | — | $505K |
| 2023 | $602K | $585K | $523K | $655 | — | $505K |
| 2022 | $609K | $595K | $492K | $1,720 | — | $488K |
| 2021 | $544K | $517K | $383K | — | — | $474K |
| 2020 | $399K | $346K | $251K | — | — | $447K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$263K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Julie Kemble (chairman); Deborah Osborne (vice-chairman); Robert Pingle (secretary); Jennifer Maksymetz (director); Eric Dempster (treasurer); Angela Dione (director); Andrea Little (director); Alexandra Montgomery (director); Susan Palmer (director); Paula Palyga (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Salt Spring Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128744190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.