CALGARY OPERA ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationArts·1315-7 STREET SW · CALGARY, AB · T2R 1A5·BN 118823830RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
60¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
40%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$5.3M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Calgary Opera Association?
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Is Calgary Opera Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118823830RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Calgary Opera Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1315-7 STREET SW, CALGARY, AB, T2R 1A5. Source.
What does Calgary Opera Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "In FY24 Calgary Opera produced three main stage productions (including a Calgary premiere) a holiday production and a virtual School Tour viewed by more than 47 500 students. The organization’s McPhee Artist Development Program returned for its 17th year providing extensive training and exceptional performance…" Full program description.
How much of Calgary Opera Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Calgary Opera Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $5.3M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
In FY24 Calgary Opera produced three main stage productions (including a Calgary premiere) a holiday production and a virtual School Tour viewed by more than 47 500 students. The organization’s McPhee Artist Development Program returned for its 17th year providing extensive training and exceptional performance opportunities for eight young singers. Calgary Opera also continued to offer impactful education and community engagement programming through the programs Let’s Create an Opera Community Ambassadors Opera 212 Students Only Dress Rehearsal and Masterclasses. 230 volunteers (includ… Show more
In FY24 Calgary Opera produced three main stage productions (including a Calgary premiere) a holiday production and a virtual School Tour viewed by more than 47 500 students. The organization’s McPhee Artist Development Program returned for its 17th year providing extensive training and exceptional performance opportunities for eight young singers. Calgary Opera also continued to offer impactful education and community engagement programming through the programs Let’s Create an Opera Community Ambassadors Opera 212 Students Only Dress Rehearsal and Masterclasses. 230 volunteers (including its 17 Board Members) working more than 1400 hours assisted Calgary Opera to offer these programs.
New programs
Calgary Opera added several new events and activities in FY24 including 10 performances in Calgary Stampede’s Grandstand Show for over 120 000 people. An additional 1100 individuals attended other new activities offered. These included an event for Calgary’s Chinook Blast festival that featured performances of 'story play-alongs' using stories commissioned by Calgary Opera from artists of Zambian Indian Ukrainian and Cree backgrounds a Cabaret the late night opera party and immersive experience Wonderland and an added matinee performance of The Elixir of Love on the Southern Alberta Jubil… Show more
Calgary Opera added several new events and activities in FY24 including 10 performances in Calgary Stampede’s Grandstand Show for over 120 000 people. An additional 1100 individuals attended other new activities offered. These included an event for Calgary’s Chinook Blast festival that featured performances of 'story play-alongs' using stories commissioned by Calgary Opera from artists of Zambian Indian Ukrainian and Cree backgrounds a Cabaret the late night opera party and immersive experience Wonderland and an added matinee performance of The Elixir of Love on the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium stage featuring singers from the company’s McPhee Artist Development Program in four lead roles.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
60¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 60¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
40%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.8 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$5.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
35%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
26%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
35%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
38%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $5.1M | 68¢ | 32% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $5.0M | 69¢ | 31% | 1.2 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $3.8M | 53¢ | 47% | 3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $4.6M | 58¢ | 42% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $4.8M | 59¢ | 41% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $5.3M | 60¢ | 40% | 0.8 yr |
| trend |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 16 of 17at arm's length
- PYKE, JACQUELINEarm's length
- ANTONY, TINAarm's length
- MCKINNON, LACHLINChairarm's length
- GOLINOWSKI, CRAIGTREASURER CHAIR FINANCE COMMIarm's length
- EDIE, DONALDarm's length
- JOHANSSON, CHRISTELarm's length
- RAYMOND, Margaretarm's length
- WRIGHT, JERILYNarm's length
- HUNTER, SHARIEarm's length
- SUMAR, NUREENarm's length
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- HITI, MIRELAarm's length
- JETHA, JALALCorporate Secretaryarm's length
- HALL, AMANDAarm's length
- WESTMAN, KIMBERLYarm's length
- KAHANE, JEFFREYarm's length
- Loughlean, Michaelarm's length
- ARIANE, YOUNG
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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