Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 107995698RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,120,110) as filed with the CRA.
Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The gallery leases a building for the purpose of operating an art gallery. The southern alberta art gallery exhibits the work of contemporary visual artists for the enjoyment of the public. The gallery also published catalogue throughout canada. A monthly newsletter is sent out to promote exhibitions and events. Art related programs such as films video series exhibition openingsare open to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $466K | $191K | — | $545K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $458K | $203K | — | $465K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | — | $424K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $974K | — | — | — | $418K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $715K | $76K | — | $591K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$462K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melissa Arseniuk (past chair); Stephanie Hogan (treasurer); Raquel Austin (chair); Martha Mathurin-Moe (director); Stephen Onyango (director); Joan Pommen (director); Joanne Stober (director); Cam Slomp (director); Scott Gillespie (director); Moya Johnson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107995698RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.