OKOTOKS FILM SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·38 ELMA ST W · OKOTOKS, AB · T1S 1J7·BN 785409863RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Bringing a world of culture entertainment and artists to Okotoks while celebrating those already here. The Society is a group of board directors with the goal of making Okotoks and the surrounding area a viable and attractive place for film creation. They work to educate and connect local filmmakers while providing the opportunity for filmmakers and the public alike to take an active part in film culture. Pushing for innovation in both filmmaking and in film watching the Okotoks Film Society is here to answer questions and provide programing to encourage professional development. The Okoto… Show more
Bringing a world of culture entertainment and artists to Okotoks while celebrating those already here. The Society is a group of board directors with the goal of making Okotoks and the surrounding area a viable and attractive place for film creation. They work to educate and connect local filmmakers while providing the opportunity for filmmakers and the public alike to take an active part in film culture. Pushing for innovation in both filmmaking and in film watching the Okotoks Film Society is here to answer questions and provide programing to encourage professional development. The Okotoks Film Society currently hosts two festivals (The Okotoks Film Festival and the Okotoks Festive Film Festival) A 4-month mentorship program that supports and educates local filmmakers in the creation of a short film Educational programs for Youth with our Next-Gen Youth Film Screening and Program (which includes providing industry mentorship of young filmmakers) two filmmaking challenges open to all skill levels and film interest and a number of Film Screening events including National Canadian Film Day and the Oscar Nominated Short Films. We also partner with groups and businesses to aid in providing these film experiences past partners include the Calgary Japanese Cultural Association Calgary Justice Film Festival AGEC Hub Town Brewing and Ireri-Mexican Latino & Cross-Cultural Society. We also ran a haunted house at HubTown Brewing in October.
New programs
New in the 2023-2024 seasons we began the Pop-Up Flicks a free event that allows audiences to attend screenings of short film packages in the park. This allowed us to expand our support for film artists and provide local audiences with more unique films. We embarked on our Strategic plan and set up the future of the society. This includes more events to train and work with the public in filmmaking. As part of this we are completing a research program in 2025 to learn about and expand our audience.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)34%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$54K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)67%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-31 | $46K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2023-07-31 | $43K | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2024-07-31 | $54K | 66¢ | 34% | 1.6 yr |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Rose, Brendan BRPresidentarm's length
- Duke, AlyshaVice-Presidentarm's length
- Fea, BrianTreasurerarm's length
- Plett (Hoyer), ClaireSecretaryarm's length
- Lepp, ScottDirectorarm's length
- Thorbjornson, CassandraDirectorarm's length
- Brown, WynnDirectorarm'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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