The West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Charitable organization · West Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119295947RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($279,724) as filed with the CRA.
The West Vancouver Community Arts Council is a charitable organization based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $265K in revenue and $280K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operates the silk purse a multi-use facility in west vancouver used for art exhibitions workshops concerts and special events. Curates and installs art exhibitions at the kay meek arts centre. Supports local artists and musicians through the presentation of annual exhibitions and concert series: on-going classical concert series; summer jazz waves; rising start. Community engagement programs include: creative voices first thursdays art walk in partnership with local galleries and singing by the sea. Present an annual collaborative community art project commissioning a local artist to des…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $265K | $280K | $249K | $8,102 | — | $67K |
| 2023 | $256K | $251K | $172K | $742 | — | $83K |
| 2022 | $227K | $194K | $164K | $5,385 | — | $78K |
| 2021 | $190K | $159K | $131K | $4,887 | — | $45K |
| 2020 | $200K | $196K | $168K | $6,537 | — | $14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 6 charities:
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
- Total compensation, all staff$147K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christina Sultan (treasurer); Catherine Schachtel (president); Jacquie Wilkinson (director); Maryam Geesing (director); Freydis Welland (secretary); Elizabeth Lewis (director); Shevy Levy (vice-president); Jennifer Pickering (director); Sue Daniel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The West Vancouver Community Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119295947RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.