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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.9 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| trend |
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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