The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 123403503RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,394,139) as filed with the CRA.
The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 45% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $513K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Vancouver international jazz festival year-round jazz concerts and related educational programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2.4M | $2M | $148K | — | $924K |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.8M | $65K | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $2.5M | $1.6M | $25K | — | $914K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $936K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $513K | $1.4M | $1.2M | $63K | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $126K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$335K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Meredith Bates (board co-chair); Karen Dar Woon (board co-chair); John Whyte; Barbara Kaminsky; Shora Parvaresh; Julia Ulehla; Hyosub Kim.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123403503RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.