West Kootenay Regional Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 119294114RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($812,575) as filed with the CRA.
West Kootenay Regional Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Nelson, 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 $812K in revenue and $813K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% 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.
It reported gifts to 26 qualified donees totalling $116K in 2024, the largest being $17K to The Art Starts in Schools Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Act as a resource centre for the regional arts community; promote and amplify the work of Kootenay artists and cultural organizations through social media our monthly newsletter and online searchable event listings; publish and distribute ARTiculate magazine highlighting regional arts culture and heritage; facilitate workshops and other learning opportunities about professional practices for artists and cultural workers; participate in regional committees and conversations related to community cultural development; host the Columbia Basin Culture Tour – a free self-guided opportunity to vis…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $812K | $813K | $376K | — | $383K | $12K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $345K | — | $759K | $12K |
| 2022 | $859K | $858K | $742K | — | — | $13K |
| 2021 | $778K | $775K | $625K | — | — | $12K |
| 2020 | $758K | $752K | $593K | — | — | $8,723 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $116K to 26 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Art Starts in Schools Society$17K
- Kimberley Arts Council - Centre 64$12K
- Fernie and District Arts Council$12K
- Slocan Lake Arts Council (society)$9,650
- SQx Danza$9,520
- Revelstoke Arts Council$7,600
- Rural Alternatives Research and Training Society$7,217
- Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society$7,168
- The Kootenay Gallery of Art History and Science Society$6,955
- The Cranbrook and District Arts Council$6,682
- Langham Cultural Society$6,678
- Association des Francophones des Kootenays Ouest$2,840
- Nelson Civic Theatre Society$2,500
- Symphony of the Kootenays Association$2,500
- The Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library$1,780
- Kaslo and District Public Library Association$1,090
- Columbia Valley Arts Council$641
- Fernie & District Historical Society$546
- Rossland Historical Museum and Archives Association$390
- The Rossland Light Opera Players$320
- Castlegar Sculpturewalk Society$300
- Steamboat Mtn. Music Society$300
- The Greater Trail Area Creative Activities Centre Society for the Visual Arts$279
- Kootenay Kids Society$150
- J.B. Fletcher Restoration Society$144
Received $25K from 3 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$162K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carol Palladino (president); Vicky Jones (director); Louise Ferguson (director); Laura White (president); Mariafernanda Fernandez Romero (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Kootenay Regional Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119294114RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.