NEW BRUNSWICK HIGHLAND GAMES AND SCOTTISH FESTIVAL INC.
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 1491 STN A · FREDERICTON, NB · E3B 5G2·BN 887092500RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Since 1981 the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival has been working to advance knowledge of the Scottish / Celtic culture and heritage in New Brunswick. The festival programming includes workshops (Gaelic language Scottish rituals whisky tasting highland dance for kids introduction to bagpipes etc.) Scottish foods Celtic music performances pipe band and highland dance competitions genealogy children's entertainment and Scottish athletic competitions. The festival attracts visitors from Canada the United States and overseas and encourages attendees who claim wish to claim or sim… Show more
Since 1981 the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival has been working to advance knowledge of the Scottish / Celtic culture and heritage in New Brunswick. The festival programming includes workshops (Gaelic language Scottish rituals whisky tasting highland dance for kids introduction to bagpipes etc.) Scottish foods Celtic music performances pipe band and highland dance competitions genealogy children's entertainment and Scottish athletic competitions. The festival attracts visitors from Canada the United States and overseas and encourages attendees who claim wish to claim or simply enjoy Scottish heritage to 'Be a Scot for the Weekend'. Visitors are encouraged to participate in workshops cheer on competitors and immerse themselves in Scottish culture.
New programs
The organization has a core 20 volunteer planning committee members and counts on the participation of over 150 volunteers on the Festival weekend. The NB Highland Games celebrated its 41th anniversary in 2024 with a free concert featuring ECMA and Juno award winning artists The East Pointers in downtown Fredericton. The festival also featured performances by 35 local Celtic artists and brought in well-known artists from Nova Scotia and Ontario for headlining acts. The Festival also features hundreds of pipe band musicians athletes and dancers who attend the festival to compete in their resp… Show more
The organization has a core 20 volunteer planning committee members and counts on the participation of over 150 volunteers on the Festival weekend. The NB Highland Games celebrated its 41th anniversary in 2024 with a free concert featuring ECMA and Juno award winning artists The East Pointers in downtown Fredericton. The festival also featured performances by 35 local Celtic artists and brought in well-known artists from Nova Scotia and Ontario for headlining acts. The Festival also features hundreds of pipe band musicians athletes and dancers who attend the festival to compete in their respective specialties. We are working to integrate the Festival into the Downtown core of Fredericton with our headlining kickoff concert taking place there and a new partnership to bring small Celtic music shows to local pubs in the week leading up to the Festival.
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)95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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)5%
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)0.9 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)$265K
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)52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $196K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $39K | 53¢ | 47% | 11.3 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $0K | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $235K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $227K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $265K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.9 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)
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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 2 of 6at arm's length
- Gallant, ChristopherPast-Presidentnot at arm's length
- Macfarlane, AlannaVice-Presidentarm's length
- Cashin, PeterVice-Presidentnot at arm's length
- Hovey, KelseyTreasurernot at arm's length
- MacLean, ShirleySecretarynot at arm's length
- Patterson, DevinPresidentarm'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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