The Art Farm Society
Publicly funded institution · Gibsons, British Columbia · BN 808423016RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($672,157) as filed with the CRA.
The Art Farm Society is a charitable organization based in Gibsons, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $674K in revenue and $672K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 81% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Ongoing charitable activities -Theatre and Film: The Rainforest Circus - Intelligence Visual Art exhibitions and Installations: Copper Circle Structured Learning Activities for children and youth: Little Hands Buffalo Thunder Drum Structured Learning Activities for Adults: Who Cares? Lunch and Learns Research Initiatives: Who Cares? Cultivating a community of Elder Care on the Sunshine Coast S-kwikwal Initiative Exhibitions: Who Cares? Listening Tree Presentations: Who Cares? Seniors Planning Table
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $674K | $672K | $532K | $519 | — | $113K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$407K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joanne Norris (president); Rebecca Till (vice president); Darren Franko (treasurer); Catherine Dunlop (director); Terence Van Der Woude (director); Heather Dawson (director); Rajan Shinger (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Art Farm Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808423016RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.