Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan · BN 889508420RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($343,497) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc. is a charitable organization based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $294K in revenue and $343K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,332.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. 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 7 names.
In its own words
An annual literary festival held in july of each year. This festival brings authors from across canada to moose jaw sk to present literary works to festival goers. This festival also hosts workshops and other celebrations of the literary arts throughout the year
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $294K | $343K | $321K | $4,885 | — | $237K |
| 2023 | $372K | $336K | $321K | $136 | — | $287K |
| 2022 | $344K | $274K | $262K | $336 | — | $251K |
| 2021 | $354K | $188K | $21K | $35 | — | $181K |
| 2020 | $279K | $276K | $258K | $10K | — | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,332 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$176K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Meredith Hagel (vice chair); Jean McIllrath (member at large); Kari Ruiter (chair); Shelley Ruecker (member at large); Angie Abdou (member at large); Lisa Fisher (member at large); Gordon Edgar (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889508420RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.