BRAVO NIAGARA! FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Charitable organizationArts·3 RAMPART ST · NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON · L0S 1J0·BN 804203636RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$981K
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 Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts?
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Is Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 804203636RR0001. 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 Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3 RAMPART ST, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON, L0S 1J0. Source.
What does Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Bravo Niagara! presents concerts featuring Canadian and international artists in various venues and public spaces throughout the Niagara region including Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines. The programming is supported by 15 community volunteers who collectively donated approximately 3 000 hours per year…" Full program description.
How much of Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $981K (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
Bravo Niagara! presents concerts featuring Canadian and international artists in various venues and public spaces throughout the Niagara region including Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines. The programming is supported by 15 community volunteers who collectively donated approximately 3 000 hours per year. Bravo Niagara! provides opportunities for young emerging artists to participate in educational performance opportunities master classes and workshops with renowned artists. Bravo Niagara! produces performing arts festivals and concert series in the Niagara region’s shoulder sea… Show more
Bravo Niagara! presents concerts featuring Canadian and international artists in various venues and public spaces throughout the Niagara region including Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines. The programming is supported by 15 community volunteers who collectively donated approximately 3 000 hours per year. Bravo Niagara! provides opportunities for young emerging artists to participate in educational performance opportunities master classes and workshops with renowned artists. Bravo Niagara! produces performing arts festivals and concert series in the Niagara region’s shoulder seasons which provides further opportunities for the public to access high quality professional artistic experiences. The programming spans a wide range of musical genres including classical chamber opera jazz and pop. Bravo Niagara! is a culturally diverse organization and is committed to presenting diverse artists and artistic programming. Through its various presentations Bravo Niagara! offers free educational outreach opportunities and affordably priced concerts. Bravo Niagara! also produces and commissions new multidisciplinary works featuring original music and ballet.
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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
0.9 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)$981K
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 ↗
18%
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
18%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
70%
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 | $440K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $124K | 88¢ | 12% | 1.8 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $248K | 82¢ | 18% | 1.7 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $488K | 91¢ | 9% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $616K | 92¢ | 8% | 1.7 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $981K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.9 yr |
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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
15 directors reported · 12 of 15at arm's length
- Mori, ChristinePresidentnot at arm's length
- Voelkel, MikeDirectorarm's length
- Filippi, StephanieVice Chairarm's length
- Placken, JerryDirectornot at arm's length
- Ivri, RochelleDirectorarm's length
- Appel, CarolDirectorarm's length
- Bruce, DarrenTreasurerarm's length
- Spieldenner, AlexisExecutive Directornot at arm's length
- Novak, NicoletteDirectorarm's length
- Robertson, ChrisDirectorarm's length
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- Adachi, DianaChairman of the boardarm's length
- Widdicombe, DougDirectorarm's length
- Filippi, StephanieChairarm's length
- MacLean, CandaceDirectorarm's length
- Haddad, Mary JoDirectorarm'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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