THE BOWEN ISLAND ARTS COUNCIL
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 211 · BOWEN ISLAND, BC · V0N 1G0·BN 141050989RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
78¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$311K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Bowen Island Arts Council?
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Is The Bowen Island Arts Council a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 141050989RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Bowen Island Arts Council located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 211, BOWEN ISLAND, BC, V0N 1G0. Source.
What does The Bowen Island Arts Council do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "ARTS ADVOCACY AND DELIVERY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF THE GALLERY @ COVE COMMONS AN ARTS FACILITY FEATURING ARTWORKS ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ARTISANS AND…" Full program description.
How much of The Bowen Island Arts Council's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Bowen Island Arts Council?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $311K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
ARTS ADVOCACY AND DELIVERY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF THE GALLERY @ COVE COMMONS AN ARTS FACILITY FEATURING ARTWORKS ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ARTISANS AND THEIR WORK. WE PRODUCE AND COORDINATE PERFORMANCE AND LITERARY SERIES ARTS AND CULTURAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES PUBLIC ART PROJECTS PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FIRST NATIONS THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURAL. WE ARE AN ADVIS… Show more
ARTS ADVOCACY AND DELIVERY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF THE GALLERY @ COVE COMMONS AN ARTS FACILITY FEATURING ARTWORKS ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ARTISANS AND THEIR WORK. WE PRODUCE AND COORDINATE PERFORMANCE AND LITERARY SERIES ARTS AND CULTURAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES PUBLIC ART PROJECTS PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FIRST NATIONS THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURAL. WE ARE AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN MATTERS CONCERNING ARTS AND CULTURE ON BOWEN ISLAND AND ARE TASKED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTURAL MASTER PLAN A BYLAW OF THE BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY. WE ARE ACTIVE IN CREATING AWARENESS ABOUT OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE. OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS LARGELY DUE TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS WHO FILL APPROXIMATELY 150 ROLES AND DONATE 5 000 HOURS OF TIME TOWARDS THE DELIVERY OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 78¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.6 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$311K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
42%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
42%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
56%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $245K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $225K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $261K | 76¢ | 24% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $344K | 79¢ | 21% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $265K | 79¢ | 21% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $311K | 78¢ | 22% | 0.6 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- GLOOR, ROBCHAIR/PRESIDENTarm's length
- POLLARD, DAVETREASURERarm's length
- FAIRBANK, CYNTHIADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- SHI, FEIDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- LOTENBERG, GAIL MARCIADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- SIDDAL, JONATHA CRAIGDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- VALLEE, PAULDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- NESBITT, JAMESVICE CHAIRarm's length
- THIRA, SHARONDIRECTORarm's length
- ULRICH, SHARISECRETARYarm's length
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- VON BERCKEL, AUBINDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- BELLUK, LOISDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- THOMAS-PETER, KATEDIRECTORarm's length
- COWPER, DANIELDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- HARVEY, SHANNONDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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