Semiahmoo Arts Society
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 119227957RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($773,227) as filed with the CRA.
Semiahmoo Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $692K in revenue and $773K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,302.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $222K in 2020 to $692K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We are an arts charity organization providing arts and culture services to south surrey and white rock. We create sustainable employment for local arts instructors bu offering afforable quality art education for all ages. This includes watercolor acrylic multi-media art pottery drawing classes and performing arts. We manage a premium pottery drawing classes and performing art. We manage a premium pottery space providing studio space glazes firing and outdoor opportunities to potters. We partner with the city of white rock and city of surrey to provide exhibition opportunities for arti…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $692K | $773K | $681K | $671 | — | $112K |
| 2023 | $642K | $587K | $495K | — | — | $193K |
| 2022 | $389K | $342K | $297K | — | — | $138K |
| 2021 | $303K | $307K | $66K | — | — | $91K |
| 2020 | $222K | $213K | $48K | — | — | $95K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,302 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$465K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Noy (director); Helmut Gruntorad (director); Stephanie Beck (director/ president); Michele Partridge (direcotr/vice presiden); Elaine Cheung (secretary/treasurer); Dawn Robirtis (director); Scarlett Ballantyne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Semiahmoo Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119227957RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.