HARVEST JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL INC.
Charitable organizationArts·105 - 346 QUEEN ST · FREDERICTON, NB · E3B 1B2·BN 138679055RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$2.5M
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
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Common questions
How do I donate to Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Inc.?
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Is Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 138679055RR0001. 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 Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 105 - 346 QUEEN ST, FREDERICTON, NB, E3B 1B2. Source.
What does Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The organization continued the promotion of jazz and blues within the City of Fredericton some of our key outreach initiatives included our popular Blues in the Schools program which involves sending clinicians to schools around the Fredericton area. This program brings the best components of Harvest directly into…" Full program description.
How big is Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.5M (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 organization continued the promotion of jazz and blues within the City of Fredericton some of our key outreach initiatives included our popular Blues in the Schools program which involves sending clinicians to schools around the Fredericton area. This program brings the best components of Harvest directly into the schools and it is creating young music lovers throughout our city. Our School Music Grants program Funds instrument purchases instrument repair sheet music and unique instruction experiences for students. During the festival we also held various complimentary family events co… Show more
The organization continued the promotion of jazz and blues within the City of Fredericton some of our key outreach initiatives included our popular Blues in the Schools program which involves sending clinicians to schools around the Fredericton area. This program brings the best components of Harvest directly into the schools and it is creating young music lovers throughout our city. Our School Music Grants program Funds instrument purchases instrument repair sheet music and unique instruction experiences for students. During the festival we also held various complimentary family events combining music with education an instrument petting zoo workshops and arts and crafts.
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.
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Not computable from this filing.
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
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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)$2.5M
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 ↗
10%
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
10%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
90%
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 | $2.2M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $336K | 84¢ | 16% | 2.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.8M | 97¢ | 3% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.2M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.2M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.5M | — | 4% | — |
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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)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Critchley, KenChairarm's length
- Staeben, BrentMusic Programming Chairarm's length
- Little, ChristineVolunteer Directorarm's length
- Porter, KevinDirector of Sponsorshiparm's length
- Sullivan, RyanPast Chairarm's length
- Nobes, DeborahVice Chair/Director of Comm.arm's length
- Dion, ShannonTreasurerarm's length
- Wong Chong, KarinaSecretaryarm's length
- Caldwell, AdamFestival Experience Chairarm's length
- Sharpe, AmyBair Chair (Sales & Services)arm's length
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- Mercer, ShelbyPatron Experience Chairarm's length
- Atkins, AlanInfrastructure Chairarm's length
- Smith, DeidreSafer Spacesarm'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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