The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts
Charitable organization · Collingwood, Ontario · BN 119216281RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($190,439) as filed with the CRA.
The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts is a charitable organization based in Collingwood, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $151K in revenue and $190K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from government, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $69K in 2020 to $151K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Promotion of arts in the area 2. Juried art shows & juried photo shows 3. Educational programming 4. Visiting artists 5. Awards programming 6. Gift shows
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $151K | $190K | $72K | $61K | — | $20K |
| 2023 | $82K | $181K | $86K | $29K | — | $79K |
| 2022 | $94K | $168K | $72K | $41K | — | $177K |
| 2021 | $146K | $134K | $57K | $34K | — | $251K |
| 2020 | $69K | $179K | $71K | $51K | — | $239K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 6 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$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Morrison (past chair); Judy Scopes (secretary); Karin Modotto (chair); Linda Unsworth (vice chair); Patricia Andrew (treasurer); Carol Alitalia (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216281RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.