Westport Arts Council
Charitable organization · Westport, Ontario · BN 825407521RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($43,842) as filed with the CRA.
Westport Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Westport, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $42K in revenue and $44K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,000.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $42K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Annually the Westport Arts Council runs Music Westport on the 3rd Saturday in August which is an outdoor free music event which includes bands and kids activities. There is 'Art on the Street' where local artists paint Muskoka chairs based on the annual theme chosen. Workshops/camps are run for kids to learn and experience different types of art and learn new skills. A few art workshops were introduced in 2024 for adults. There is also an outdoor Christmas Market in November for local vendors to showcase their art for sale. Some Kind of Choir had both a winter and fall session in 2024 with…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42K | $44K | $40K | — | $2,000 | $31K |
| 2023 | $47K | $41K | $1,425 | — | $0 | $33K |
| 2022 | $27K | $21K | $18K | — | — | $27K |
| 2021 | $12K | $13K | $9,319 | — | — | $21K |
| 2020 | $14K | — | $13K | — | — | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adele Arsenault (treasurer); Robin Jones (chairperson); Jeannette Kenney (secretary); Diane Graham-Lynn (director); Carrie King (director); Linda Minnelli (vice chair); Mona Kennedy (director); Sue Villeneuve (director); Corrine Rikkelman (director); Susan Todd (director); Patricia McParland (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westport Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825407521RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.