RYGA FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 1217 · SUMMERLAND, BC · V0H 1Z0·BN 781417126RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
53¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$70K
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 Ryga Festival Society?
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Is Ryga Festival Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 781417126RR0001. 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 Ryga Festival Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1217, SUMMERLAND, BC, V0H 1Z0. Source.
What does Ryga Festival Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVAL (MAINLY WORDS THEATRE MUSIC) IN SUMMERLAND BC SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH 24 2024. PRE- AND POST-FESTIVAL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING 2024 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ARTISTS KEEP FESTIVAL BRAND AWARENESS OUTSIDE FESTIVAL DATES AND BRING ARTS PERFORMANCE TO THE SOUTH…" Full program description.
How much of Ryga Festival Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 53¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Ryga Festival Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $70K (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
THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVAL (MAINLY WORDS THEATRE MUSIC) IN SUMMERLAND BC SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH 24 2024. PRE- AND POST-FESTIVAL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING 2024 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ARTISTS KEEP FESTIVAL BRAND AWARENESS OUTSIDE FESTIVAL DATES AND BRING ARTS PERFORMANCE TO THE SOUTH OKANAGAN. PROGRAMMING REVOLVED AROUND THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE RYGA ARTS FESTIVAL OF BRINGING ATTENTION TO UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED VOICES AND PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS. THIS INCLUDED THEATRE PERFORMANCES WRITING WORKSHOPS LIVE MUSIC MUSIC WORKSHOPS AUT… Show more
THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVAL (MAINLY WORDS THEATRE MUSIC) IN SUMMERLAND BC SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH 24 2024. PRE- AND POST-FESTIVAL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING 2024 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ARTISTS KEEP FESTIVAL BRAND AWARENESS OUTSIDE FESTIVAL DATES AND BRING ARTS PERFORMANCE TO THE SOUTH OKANAGAN. PROGRAMMING REVOLVED AROUND THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE RYGA ARTS FESTIVAL OF BRINGING ATTENTION TO UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED VOICES AND PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS. THIS INCLUDED THEATRE PERFORMANCES WRITING WORKSHOPS LIVE MUSIC MUSIC WORKSHOPS AUTHOR READINGS SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. EVERY YEAR SEVERAL EVENTS AT THE FESTIVAL ARE FREE TO ATTEND OR PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN. RYGA FESTIVAL ENGAGED MANY VOLUNTEERS AND ONE CANADA SUMMER JOBS SUMMER STUDENT A GENERAL MANAGER CONTRACTOR. THE RYGA ARTS FESTIVAL IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
New programs
NEW WORKS BY CANADIAN CREATORS WERE PRESENTED AND PERFORMED AT THE 2024 FESTIVAL. IN RESPONSE TO AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM THE 2023 FESTIVAL MUSIC THEATRE AND WRITING WORKSHOPS WERE EXPANDED.
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.
53¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 53¢ 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 53¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
9%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$70K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)12%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
64%
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
12%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
64%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
24%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $71K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $52K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $91K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $94K | 71¢ | 29% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $94K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $70K | 53¢ | 9% | — |
| 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
9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length
- ATWATER, DORTHEAVICE-PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- BASSETT, DAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- COCKRALL, JENNIFER ATREASURERarm's length
- HAY, PETER MDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MEIKLEJOHN, CALVINPRESIDENTarm's length
- MCKAY, CAROLINE MSECRETARYarm's length
- SCHUMACHER, JANPAST SECRETARY/CURRENT DIRECTOarm's length
- WONG-JULIANI, DONNADIRECTORarm's length
- STANSFIELD, KIMDirectorarm'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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