LAKE COUNTRY ART GALLERY SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·10356A BOTTOM WOOD LAKE RD · LAKE COUNTRY, BC · V4V 1T9·BN 852535665RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Mandate: Lake Country Art Gallery informs and builds community through enriching and sometimes challenging exhibitions. It offers diverse inclusive programming and gives space to artists in varied artistic practices. It is accessible engages the local community and beyond and fulfils its role with a strong contemporary voice. Housed in two buildings the Gallery presented six exhibitions in 2024 along with related programs and a small library of donated art books and journals for reference study and sale. 2024 exhibitions featured 107 artists including three curated shows by six career… Show more
Mandate: Lake Country Art Gallery informs and builds community through enriching and sometimes challenging exhibitions. It offers diverse inclusive programming and gives space to artists in varied artistic practices. It is accessible engages the local community and beyond and fulfils its role with a strong contemporary voice. Housed in two buildings the Gallery presented six exhibitions in 2024 along with related programs and a small library of donated art books and journals for reference study and sale. 2024 exhibitions featured 107 artists including three curated shows by six career artists paid full CARFAC fees a UBC Okanagan MFA thesis show for two emerging artists and two community exhibitions with over 99 local artists. Each was supported by interpretive tours presentations and interactive public programs reaching 1 357 participants. The second building (Art House) contains workshop space and artists’ studios. Weekly and seasonal classes served children youth seniors and adults with diverse abilities including After School Art adaptive art programs an open-access collage club drop-in art for at-risk teens and arts for adults with acquired brain injuries. Seasonal offerings included spring/summer camps and one-off workshops. Outreach extended to municipal events and a community mural project at the local skatepark. In 2024 LCAG recorded 13 267 engagements welcoming 11 910 visitors and 1 357 participants in additional activities. We are supported by 200 members 1 064 newsletter subscribers 6 738 social media followers (Facebook: 3 223; Instagram: 3 515) and 9 051 unique website visitors generating 18 968 page views. Operations are overseen by 10 Directors staffed by 2.5 FTE employees (Manager Curator and Community Engagement/Youth Educator) and supported by 5 seasonal contractors. Volunteers (50) contributed over 2 000 hours in roles including Gallery Hosting event assistance and committee work. Strategic priorities in 2024 focused on financial sustainability and strengthening access to the arts for all members of our community.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)—
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)$245K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
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)53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $196K | 62¢ | 19% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $181K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $218K | 67¢ | 15% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $231K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $234K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $245K | — | — | — |
| 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- McCoubrey, Sharon LPresidentarm's length
- Wise, AnneRecording Secretaryarm's length
- Ahmadzadegan, MoozhanDirectorarm's length
- Hansen, AngelaDirectorarm's length
- THIRNBECK, SARADIRECTORarm's length
- DOLLAR, DAVIDDIRECTOR - TREASURERarm's length
- Wakefield, VictoriaDirectorarm's length
- Peter, HannahDirector-Youth Representativearm's length
- McEwan, JamieDirectorarm'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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