THE EDMONTON FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 4130 STN SOUTH CRO · EDMONTON, AB · T6E 4T2·BN 128941226RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-01-31
Cents to cause T1
75¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$7.0M
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 The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society?
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Is The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 128941226RR0001. 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 The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 4130 STN SOUTH CRO, EDMONTON, AB, T6E 4T2. Source.
What does The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is a four day festival of music held each year in early August in Edmonton’s scenic river valley. This annual event has been in operation since 1980 and is committed to being accessible for all members of the community and to excellence in programming. Seniors (80+) and Children are…" Full program description.
How much of The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $7.0M (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
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is a four day festival of music held each year in early August in Edmonton’s scenic river valley. This annual event has been in operation since 1980 and is committed to being accessible for all members of the community and to excellence in programming. Seniors (80+) and Children are admitted at no charge while Youth Young Adults and Seniors all have discounted pass prices. An additional 2500 tickets are distributed to local Social Service Agencies and community members at no charge. Our event prides itself on being community driven and we are supported b… Show more
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is a four day festival of music held each year in early August in Edmonton’s scenic river valley. This annual event has been in operation since 1980 and is committed to being accessible for all members of the community and to excellence in programming. Seniors (80+) and Children are admitted at no charge while Youth Young Adults and Seniors all have discounted pass prices. An additional 2500 tickets are distributed to local Social Service Agencies and community members at no charge. Our event prides itself on being community driven and we are supported by an essential volunteer base of over 2 600 volunteers who contribute more than 80 000 hours to ensure that our event runs smoothly every year.
New programs
The Society commissioned a professional Accessibility audit of the festival grounds and website during the 2023 festival. The recommendations for accessibility improvements that fall within the festival's purview as opposed to the City of Edmonton's responsibility have begun to be addressed and will continue to be implemented over the next five years. The festival is also bringing back the re-useable plate program to reduce waste and the amount of compostable single use containers at the festival site once again. This program was halted during the Covid Pandemic and will run for patrons aga… Show more
The Society commissioned a professional Accessibility audit of the festival grounds and website during the 2023 festival. The recommendations for accessibility improvements that fall within the festival's purview as opposed to the City of Edmonton's responsibility have begun to be addressed and will continue to be implemented over the next five years. The festival is also bringing back the re-useable plate program to reduce waste and the amount of compostable single use containers at the festival site once again. This program was halted during the Covid Pandemic and will run for patrons again in 2024.
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.
75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ 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 75¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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
0.5 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)$7.0M
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 ↗
16%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-31 | $4.8M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-01-31 | $5.7M | 79¢ | 22% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-01-31 | $1.6M | 39¢ | 61% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-01-31 | $1.6M | 40¢ | 61% | 2.3 yr |
| 2023-01-31 | $6.9M | 74¢ | 27% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-01-31 | $7.0M | 75¢ | 4% | 0.5 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Holt, GordonDirectorarm's length
- Shewchuk, MeredithDirectorarm's length
- McCormick, CameronChairarm's length
- Turner, ShamairDirectorarm's length
- Walker, DrewSecretaryarm's length
- Stirling, BridgetTreasurerarm's length
- Day, JillDirectorarm's length
- Hughes, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- MacGillivray, MarilynVice Chairarm'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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