The Saskatchewan Craft Council
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 107955650RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($863,324) as filed with the CRA.
The Saskatchewan Craft Council is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $781K in revenue and $863K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $74K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The saskatchewan craft council (scc) invites and connects the world to experience excellence in saskatchewan craft. It is a membership non-profit organization dedicated to supporting contemporary craft artists and the creation and marketing of saskatchewan contemporary craft. It connect craft lovers to craft artists. Its ongoing programs include: a public gallery showcasing six exhibitions of contemporary craft; the scc fine craft boutique; dimensions canada's longest running juried craft exhibition and gala awards; artist talks; artist and public workshops; professional development experienc…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $781K | $863K | $692K | — | — | $452K |
| 2023 | $719K | $835K | $726K | $13K | $355 | $559K |
| 2022 | $828K | $771K | $676K | $12K | — | $650K |
| 2021 | $683K | $618K | $541K | $9,665 | — | $593K |
| 2020 | $783K | $839K | $690K | $11K | — | $528K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $74K from 2 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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$523K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Hoppe (chairperson); Lori Steward (secretary); Andrew Wiebe (audit committee chair); Terri Ekvall (director); David Freeman (director); Lenneke Verweij (director); Eric Cline (vice chairperson); Reagan Lowe (director); Donna Stockdale (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Saskatchewan Craft Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107955650RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.