PRINCE GEORGE FOLKFEST SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 2185 · PRINCE GEORGE, BC · V2N 2J6·BN 874913403RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Presentation of a nine-day multi-genre live music festival featuring Canadian and International musicians performing in front of a live audience in various venues. The music was diverse inclusive of all ages cultures and gender identities. Festival events included ticketed evening concerts and free daytime workshops and mini-concerts making the festival accessible to patrons of all socioeconomic backgrounds. The festival engaged approximately 88 volunteers contributing about 3440 volunteer hours.
New programs
PGFFS presented a two day event concert in Oct 2023 (Dak'et Shun Inli - Music in the Fall) celebrating Indigenous and BIPOC art culture and musicians. The presentation featured a ticketed evening concert on Oct 21 and two free daytime workshops on October 22 a school theatre focusing on a school-age audience. The event engaged 16 volunteers contributing approximately 90 volunteer hours. PGFFS also presented a concert event in the spring (Coldsnap Presents The Fugitives). The presentation featured a ticketed evening concert on April 7. The event engaged 14 volunteers contributing approx… Show more
PGFFS presented a two day event concert in Oct 2023 (Dak'et Shun Inli - Music in the Fall) celebrating Indigenous and BIPOC art culture and musicians. The presentation featured a ticketed evening concert on Oct 21 and two free daytime workshops on October 22 a school theatre focusing on a school-age audience. The event engaged 16 volunteers contributing approximately 90 volunteer hours. PGFFS also presented a concert event in the spring (Coldsnap Presents The Fugitives). The presentation featured a ticketed evening concert on April 7. The event engaged 14 volunteers contributing approximately 79 volunteer hours.
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)100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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)0%
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)0.4 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)$431K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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)58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $271K | 100¢ | — | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $323K | 100¢ | — | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $167K | 100¢ | — | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $306K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $409K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $431K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.4 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
9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length
- Meiklem, ElissaDirectorarm's length
- Watt, RobertDirectorarm's length
- Jago, AidylDirectorarm's length
- Eakin, ElizabethDirectorarm's length
- Lampert, LeahDirectornot at arm's length
- Ortynsky, JohnDirectorarm's length
- Wolfe, Dwight ScottDirectorarm's length
- Goudy, GlenDirectornot at arm's length
- Fillier, BobDirectorarm'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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