The Federation of British Columbia Writers
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 127661718RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($422,704) as filed with the CRA.
The Federation of British Columbia Writers is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $382K in revenue and $423K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $129K in 2020 to $382K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Periodical – wordworks a journal also available to the public online which includes notices of new books in bc paid articles on aspects of writing and professionalism for literary artists and news about community events across the province. Our voices our stories-a program that brings indigenous and other students together to write their families’ histories. Publication of the stories then is done professionally and made available to the public. Seminars and workshops – open to the general public with a view to educating writers and offering them opportunities for a wider distribution of…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $382K | $423K | $408K | — | — | -$17K |
| 2023 | $335K | $323K | $263K | — | — | $25K |
| 2022 | $223K | $254K | $197K | — | — | $14K |
| 2021 | $228K | $191K | $144K | — | — | $45K |
| 2020 | $129K | $124K | — | — | — | $8,579 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $71 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$136K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Genevieve Wynand (director); Katherine Wagner (president); Wiley Yo (director); Glenn Mori (treasurer); Suzanne Venuta (treasurer); Kristen Mah (secretary); Lea Love (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Federation of British Columbia Writers’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127661718RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.