Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Charitable organization · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 119206142RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($341,295) as filed with the CRA.
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is a charitable organization based in Sechelt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $338K in revenue and $341K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 29% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $63K in 2024, the largest being $63K to Sunshine Coast Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $185K in 2020 to $338K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Organizes an annual literary festival featuring Canadian writers of diverse cultures genres and styles from all regions of the country with a commitment to the presentation of Indigenous artists. Works closely with the local school district to bring Canadian writers into classrooms to promote literacy and students’ development as readers and writers. Coordinates and supports financially the annual publication of an adjudicated anthology of writing by Sunshine Coast elementary and secondary school students. Organizes writing workshops for adults children and youth. Works with other community …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $338K | $341K | $108K | $5,558 | $63K | $102K |
| 2023 | $326K | $331K | $114K | $7,844 | $57K | $105K |
| 2022 | $262K | $304K | $108K | $5,038 | $14K | $110K |
| 2021 | $304K | $270K | $52K | $598 | $86K | $161K |
| 2020 | $185K | $185K | $13K | $750 | $53K | $118K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $63K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $48K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janice Webb (treasurer); Sean Eckford (vice-president); Maggie Schell (president); Bev Craig (director); Laura Maddalozzo (director); Anna Comfort O'Keeffe (director); Candace Elder (director); Colleen Hourigan (director); Miriam Nichols (director); Zoe Royer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119206142RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.