The Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Association
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 129799458RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($266,754) as filed with the CRA.
The Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Association is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $239K in revenue and $267K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 5% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% 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.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $60K in 2020 to $239K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The society annually conducts a performing arts festival serving the Greater Victoria area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $239K | $267K | $137K | — | — | $194K |
| 2023 | $247K | $199K | $111K | $0 | $0 | $302K |
| 2022 | $210K | $189K | $145K | $4,405 | — | $181K |
| 2021 | $159K | $111K | $89K | $967 | — | $158K |
| 2020 | $60K | $87K | $30K | $744 | — | $111K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $35K from 8 charities:
- The Quail Rock Foundation$10K
- The Victoria Foundation$8,033
- Sheldon Gilmour Foundation$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,264
- BenefAction Foundation$1,500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,015
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$134
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
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bill Devey (president); Carolyn Fumalle (section head liaison); Jane Gardiner (vice president); Elizabeth Willis (volunteers portfolio); Jaqueline Dawes (grants portfolio); Kristina Stevens (member at large); Barbara Eadie (member at large); Kristen Kristiansen (treasurer); Michelle Atamanchuk (fundraising).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129799458RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.