The Arts Council of New Westminster
Publicly funded institution · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 108071788RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($386,179) as filed with the CRA.
The Arts Council of New Westminster is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $321K in revenue and $386K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,348.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. 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 8 names.
In its own words
Provides a number of programs for people of all ages to experience art in many forms. Provides public access to art through the delivery of the arts education program the arts outreach program and the arts enhancement program including monthly art exhibitions showcasing the work of local artists artisan markets concert series film series festivals indigenous artist talks and digital/online and hands-on workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $321K | $386K | $366K | — | — | $89K |
| 2023 | $378K | $329K | $234K | $370 | — | $154K |
| 2022 | $278K | $265K | $199K | $5,979 | $177 | $105K |
| 2021 | $220K | $208K | $154K | $833 | $1,225 | $92K |
| 2020 | $321K | $276K | $216K | $348 | $679 | $80K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,348 from 2 charities:
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$161K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Vivian (director and secretary); Dawn Dutrizac-Larose (director and vice-president); Alexandra Mayr (director); Tim Varro (director); Wendy Lum (director); Kenna Hoskins (director and president); Colleen Maybin (director); Mishel Arrieta (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Arts Council of New Westminster’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108071788RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.