Skeena Diversity Society
Publicly funded institution · Terrace, British Columbia · BN 807477278RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($632,993) as filed with the CRA.
Skeena Diversity Society is a charitable organization based in Terrace, British Columbia, 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 $758K in revenue and $633K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $164K in 2020 to $758K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Support for local artists immigrant programs and services youth engagement programs cross cultural events
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $758K | $633K | $628K | — | — | $447K |
| 2023 | $512K | $461K | $456K | — | — | $323K |
| 2022 | $392K | $347K | $342K | — | — | $272K |
| 2021 | $278K | $250K | $244K | — | — | $227K |
| 2020 | $164K | $147K | $143K | — | — | $198K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$438K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorna Taft (chair); Jane Dickson (vice chair); Estelle Mitchell (secretary); Ulrike Hecker (treasurer); Colin Elliott (director); Walsham Tenshak (director); Reanna Osborne (director); Robert Baker (director); Mohamad Shabib (director); Kam Siemens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Skeena Diversity Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807477278RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.