The Nanaimo Festival Heritage/theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 119261139RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($217,194) as filed with the CRA.
The Nanaimo Festival Heritage/theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, 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 $176K in revenue and $217K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,508.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Fringe flicks emerging voices mainstage just kidding
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $176K | $217K | — | — | — | -$20K |
| 2023 | $231K | $245K | — | — | — | $24K |
| 2022 | $208K | $198K | — | — | — | $36K |
| 2021 | $142K | $113K | — | — | — | $28K |
| 2020 | $175K | $156K | — | — | — | -$1,237 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,508 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,508
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$44K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Graham Pike (president); Cindy Shantz (director); Cathy Dyck (director); Lorne Hill (treasurer); Heather Pastro (secretary); Sue Castell (director); Ross Mackay (vice president); Fred Jacklin (director); Elverna Edwards-Mailloux (director); Michel Woolner (director); Michael Cade (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Nanaimo Festival Heritage/theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119261139RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.