Whistler Arts Council
Publicly funded institution · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 123160707RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,260,755) as filed with the CRA.
Whistler Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Whistler, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Arts whistler live!-live annual performance series including music dance comedy & theatre at maury young arts centre (myac); - whistler children's festival-returned to live in-person performances & activities over the may long weekend. - the gallery art & photo exhibitions of regional artists - authentic gift shop-artisan shop in lobby of myac featuring local artisan goods; - anonymous art show; community art exhibit for everyone from expert to beginner artists. - art on the lake: arts festival with live visual artists musicians & art installed on alia lake; - community wide strategic and…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $333K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $276K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $238K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $894K | — | — | $338K |
| 2020 | $1M | $983K | $894K | — | — | $314K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$798K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shelagh Thiessen (past chair); Joan Richoz (director); Jeannette Bruce (rmow appointee); Kimberley Stanger (director); Jesse Morden (rmow appointee); Elizabeth Peacock (chair); Bradley Nichols (cc appointee); Murray Hunt (director); Theresa Lerose (treasurer); Katie Williamson (director); Lindsay Graham (director); Nina Martin (director); Chris Patrick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whistler Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123160707RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.