LACOMBE AND DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 5236 · LACOMBE, AB · T4L 1W9·BN 118988534RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
85¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$18K
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 Lacombe and District Music Festival Association?
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Is Lacombe and District Music Festival Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118988534RR0001. 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 Lacombe and District Music Festival Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 5236, LACOMBE, AB, T4L 1W9. Source.
What does Lacombe and District Music Festival Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE STAGE AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MARCH/APRIL OF EACH YEAR FOR ALMOST 300 PARTICIPATES. CASH AWARDS AROUND $6000 .00 ARE PRESENTED TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPATES WHO RECEIVE HIGH GRADES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATORS. RECOMMENDED PARTICIPATES GO ON TO PROVINCIALS PUT ON BY THE ALBERTA MUSIC FESTIVAL" Full program description.
How much of Lacombe and District Music Festival Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Lacombe and District Music Festival Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $18K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE STAGE AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MARCH/APRIL OF EACH YEAR FOR ALMOST 300 PARTICIPATES. CASH AWARDS AROUND $6000 .00 ARE PRESENTED TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPATES WHO RECEIVE HIGH GRADES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL ADJUDICATORS. RECOMMENDED PARTICIPATES GO ON TO PROVINCIALS PUT ON BY THE ALBERTA MUSIC FESTIVAL
New programs
ASSOC. MUSICIANS/DANCERS COMPETE IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES PIANO STRINGS ORCHESTRA SPEECH BAND INSTRUMENTAL VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE AND GUITAR. THERE ARE 14 VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO PLAN THIS EVENT ALONG WITH THE HELP OF 40+ VOLUNTEERS TO STAGE THIS EVENT. WELL OVER 1000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS WORK GO INTO STAGING 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 85¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$18K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)34%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
34%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $24K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $13K | 70¢ | 30% | — |
| 2021-08-31 | $1K | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $12K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $13K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2024-08-31 | $18K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
14 directors reported
- VEENEMA, TRUDYPRESIDENT
- PARKER, ALLIESECRETARY
- SALOMONS, TRUDYTREASURER
- JOULSTON, JUDYADJUDICATORS DIRECTOR
- ELDER, EMILYAWARDS DIRECTOR
- BELL, STEPHENAWARDS DIRECTOR
- EISSES, JOANOFFICE DIRECTOR/GENERAL
- START, NORMFACILITIES
- MCNEILL, KARYNVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
- BARTOLAY, NICOLEPROVINCIEL ENTRIES DIRECT
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- MULDER, MAMIEDATA ENTRY/SCHEDULING
- CUFF, ARLENEDANCE LIASON
- MCCAIG, JACQUELINECOMMITTEE MEMBER
- BOWMAN, MELENACOMMITTEE MEMBER
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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