Sooke Fine Arts Society
Charitable organization · Sooke, British Columbia · BN 852375765RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($649,064) as filed with the CRA.
Sooke Fine Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Sooke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $691K in revenue and $649K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,595.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. 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
Planning and preparation for annual 11 day public fine arts festival held in the community of sooke british columbia. The festival includes art displays programs and activities showcasing a wide variety of art and education events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $691K | $649K | $548K | $44K | — | $159K |
| 2023 | $488K | $518K | $471K | $12K | — | $117K |
| 2022 | $293K | $290K | $238K | $18K | $5,555 | $147K |
| 2021 | $291K | $277K | $224K | $17K | $4,607 | $144K |
| 2020 | $484K | $494K | $430K | $28K | $4,204 | $130K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,595 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$130K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shayna Chamitoff (director); Janet Evans (vice president); Margaret-Elizabeth Schell (director); Katherine Sutherland (president); Gundhild Tennese (director); Alison McKay (director); Robin Middleton (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sooke Fine Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852375765RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.