Studio9 Independent School of the Arts Society
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 871860276RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,094,292) as filed with the CRA.
Studio9 Independent School of the Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,413.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Studio 9 provides school for grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 that focuses on integrating the arts into all curriculum and teaching enhanced arts subjects in a project-based collaborative manner. We value the use of imagination student integrity and mentoring students in a way that allows them to take initiative in their learning.
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 | $747K | $9,267 | — | $922K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $853K | $30K | — | $632K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $787K | $41K | — | $664K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $720K | $34K | — | $584K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $568K | $34K | — | $462K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,413 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,413
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$676K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Purnell (chair); Jeanette Deshayes (secretary); Zoe Armer (treasurer and secretary); Rhonda Wynsouw (director); Leanne Clark (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Studio9 Independent School of the Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871860276RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.