Sooke Folk Music Society
Charitable organization · Sooke, British Columbia · BN 811393875RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,290) as filed with the CRA.
Sooke Folk Music Society is a charitable organization based in Sooke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
Compared with 87 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,290 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Harmony Project Society of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To provide support for community arts and culture by offering free or inexpensive venues for individuals to create and entertain with folk music. Monthly coffe house gatherings host open stage opportunities for beginner and experienced musicians to perform their music in front of a live audience. The coffee house features performers who share their journeys in music and the history of their music with the gathering.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $1,290 | — | — | $1,290 | — |
| 2023 | $6,486 | $5,917 | $4,905 | — | $1,012 | $3,364 |
| 2022 | $4,607 | $5,273 | $5,048 | — | $225 | $2,795 |
| 2021 | $2,979 | $4,556 | $4,556 | — | $1,423 | $3,460 |
| 2020 | $5,105 | $3,852 | $3,852 | — | — | $5,037 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,290 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $24 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Brewer (president); Amy Gillard (treasurer); Grant Jamieson (director); Nellie Taylor (secretary); Willis Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sooke Folk Music Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811393875RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.