ALBERTA PLAYWRIGHTS' NETWORK SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·203 - 2725 12 ST NE · CALGARY, AB · T2E 7J2·BN 130874829RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
50¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
50%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$168K
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 Alberta Playwrights' Network Society?
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Is Alberta Playwrights' Network Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 130874829RR0001. 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 Alberta Playwrights' Network Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 203 - 2725 12 ST NE, CALGARY, AB, T2E 7J2. Source.
What does Alberta Playwrights' Network Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Playwright and play development through advocacy mentorship education and outreach. Programming assistance and partnerships with theatre organizations/producers. Providing dramaturgical and play development resources. Playwriting classes and professional development seminars for playwrights at all levels (beginner…" Full program description.
How much of Alberta Playwrights' Network Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 50¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Alberta Playwrights' Network Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $168K (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
Playwright and play development through advocacy mentorship education and outreach. Programming assistance and partnerships with theatre organizations/producers. Providing dramaturgical and play development resources. Playwriting classes and professional development seminars for playwrights at all levels (beginner to professional). Our charitable work takes the form of providing the above programming to individuals at well below the market value for those services. Our organization uses our revenues to subsidize programming and services for our membership to make certain that they remain acc… Show more
Playwright and play development through advocacy mentorship education and outreach. Programming assistance and partnerships with theatre organizations/producers. Providing dramaturgical and play development resources. Playwriting classes and professional development seminars for playwrights at all levels (beginner to professional). Our charitable work takes the form of providing the above programming to individuals at well below the market value for those services. Our organization uses our revenues to subsidize programming and services for our membership to make certain that they remain accessible for any and all. As a provincial organization our focus remains providing high quality services at incredibly accessible rates for artists and theatre creators in Alberta. Prologue - introduction to playwriting Act One - one-on-one dramaturgical play reading service Wordshed - professional play development workshopping RBC Emerging Artist Playwright Mentorship Program Alberta Playwriting Competition - presented in association with Theatre Alberta YOUth Riot - LBTQ2S+ Teen playwriting course Script Salon - play reading series in Edmonton National New Play Catalogue Partnerships with small theatre companies EDMONten - 10 minute play festival 1000 Monkeys (Calgary) - 10 minute play festival IBPOC Writers in Residence program Advocacy
New programs
Alexandra Writers' Centre - partnership where we provided 'Introduction to Playwriting' and 'Advanced Playwriting' Courses.
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.
50¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 50¢ 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 50¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
50%
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
2.1 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$168K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)12%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
62%
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
12%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
62%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
26%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $171K | 39¢ | 46% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $142K | 49¢ | 51% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $200K | 45¢ | 55% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $163K | 51¢ | 49% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $167K | 53¢ | 47% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $168K | 50¢ | 50% | 2.1 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
- Murphy, AndreaPresidentarm's length
- Jaworska, AldonaSecretaryarm's length
- Bishop, MichaelDirector At Largearm's length
- Maillie, Tereasa MTreasurerarm's length
- Bradley, Kira DDirector At Largearm's length
- Lang, PamelaDirector At Largearm's length
- Hudson, Alyssa JDirector At Largearm's length
- Wouters, TeresaTreasurerarm's length
- Wissink, BrianDirector At Largearm'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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