The Old School House Arts Centre
Charitable organization · Qualicum Beach, British Columbia · BN 119106763RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($279,915) as filed with the CRA.
The Old School House Arts Centre is a charitable organization based in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $268K in revenue and $280K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $170K in 2020 to $268K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operates an art gallery with exhibitions a volunteer-staffed gifit shop child and adult art classes musical presentation programs and special events. Rents studios to in-house artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $268K | $280K | $165K | $25K | — | $37K |
| 2023 | $295K | $443K | $269K | $33K | — | $49K |
| 2022 | $414K | $412K | $241K | $58K | — | $197K |
| 2021 | $230K | $256K | $173K | $31K | — | $195K |
| 2020 | $170K | $242K | $152K | $11K | — | $211K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 5 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$98K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Lewis (director); Elizabeth Parsons (president); Peggie Terry (director); Thea Stavroff (director); John Poyser (vice president); Anna-Leigh Diering (treasurer); Tracy Ford (director); Jeremy Perkins (director); Mischa Oak (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Old School House Arts Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119106763RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.