Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Swift Current, Saskatchewan · BN 861638583RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($168,814) as filed with the CRA.
Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc. is a charitable organization based in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $164K in revenue and $169K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,810.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $249K in 2020 to $164K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide a venue to support artistic talent in southwest saskatchewan. Provide the opportunity for people in southwest saskatchewan to appreciate and view the arts
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164K | $169K | $144K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $170K | $290K | $260K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $424K | $432K | $410K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $242K | $299K | $278K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $249K | $328K | $297K | — | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,810 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trish Ayrey (director); Hugh Henry (vice president); Kim Houghtaling (director); Bob Jamieson (secretary); Larry Lamont (director); Bruce McArthur (president); Elizabeth Stock (director); Gwen Uher (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861638583RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.