PURPLE HILLS ARTS AND HERITAGE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·10 CAROLINE ST E · CREEMORE, ON · L0M 1G0·BN 845780618RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Promoted arts in Creemore and surrounding area including: providing arts instruction in the local public school for grades 4 to 8 (approximately 150 students); a community art show where local people each submit a piece of art in a standard format (approximately 160 submissions); Creemore Festival of the Arts (some 5000 attendees) including marquee shows by artists a retrospective on a beloved local artist 50+ artists displaying their art in local businesses and on local porches 20+ artisans in a market two concerts by well known indigenous musicians (Tom Wilson and Aysanabee) Bhangr… Show more
Promoted arts in Creemore and surrounding area including: providing arts instruction in the local public school for grades 4 to 8 (approximately 150 students); a community art show where local people each submit a piece of art in a standard format (approximately 160 submissions); Creemore Festival of the Arts (some 5000 attendees) including marquee shows by artists a retrospective on a beloved local artist 50+ artists displaying their art in local businesses and on local porches 20+ artisans in a market two concerts by well known indigenous musicians (Tom Wilson and Aysanabee) Bhangra performance and instruction by Gurdeep Pandur; provide scholarships to local public and high school students; float in local Santa Claus Parade Live Karaoke fundraiser
New programs
Promoted Chamber music concert (80 attendees); An evening of indigenous music and poetry for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (70 attendees)
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)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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)6%
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)—
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)$87K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
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)44%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $53K | — | — | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $19K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $16K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $17K | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $55K | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-31 | $87K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 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)
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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 4 of 6at arm's length
- Melemis, NadineChairnot at arm's length
- Walters, GaryTreasurernot at arm's length
- Lynde, Mary KatharineVice-Chairarm's length
- Hill, AndrewSecretaryarm's length
- Marcoux, PierrePresidentarm's length
- Melemis, NadineVice-Presidentarm'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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