Opera Five Inc.
Charitable organizationArts·3-31 SHERBOURNE ST N · TORONTO, ON · M4W 2T3·BN 814936738RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Opera 5 was founded with the goal of finding new operatic audiences and pushing boundaries through mixed-media performances and re-envisioning performance practice in opera. Opera 5 became a Not-for-profit Corporation and was granted Charitable Status on July 15th 2013 with a mandate to promote Canadian professionals in the Operatic world through opera performances including the premiere of Canadian written operas and to find and educate new opera audiences to enjoy the medium. 1) Through the pandemic Opera 5 in partnership with Gazelle Automations wrote and produced 9 episodes for … Show more
Opera 5 was founded with the goal of finding new operatic audiences and pushing boundaries through mixed-media performances and re-envisioning performance practice in opera. Opera 5 became a Not-for-profit Corporation and was granted Charitable Status on July 15th 2013 with a mandate to promote Canadian professionals in the Operatic world through opera performances including the premiere of Canadian written operas and to find and educate new opera audiences to enjoy the medium. 1) Through the pandemic Opera 5 in partnership with Gazelle Automations wrote and produced 9 episodes for our web-series called 'Threepenny Submarine.' www.threepennysubmarine.com) This web-series introduces children and their families to the wonderful world of opera through a pair of puppets Lydian and Iona in their deep-sea adventures in the Threepenny Submarine. The project is employing young Canadian Operatic professionals and musicians to perform the music for the episodes as well as film and puppet professionals and is also commissioning new Canadian music for the final two episodes. These episodes were released on November 1 2023 online to watch for free at any time. The series received its international premiere in May 2024 when it was featured at O. Festival in Rotterdam Netherlands. O. Festival is a new music festival.
New programs
2) Opera 5’s return to the stage presenting 'The Turn of the Screw' by Benjamin Britten at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto to sold out audiences in June 2024. This show featured an all Canadian cast the full chamber ensemble and a stunning visual designs and concept. 3) Opera 5 presented a new program this season as well the Portfolio Artist Internship in partnership with Opera McGill at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Seven paid interns participated as a secondary cast in The Turn of the Screw and all were assigned secondary roles in production design and administra… Show more
2) Opera 5’s return to the stage presenting 'The Turn of the Screw' by Benjamin Britten at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto to sold out audiences in June 2024. This show featured an all Canadian cast the full chamber ensemble and a stunning visual designs and concept. 3) Opera 5 presented a new program this season as well the Portfolio Artist Internship in partnership with Opera McGill at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Seven paid interns participated as a secondary cast in The Turn of the Screw and all were assigned secondary roles in production design and administration to gain skills to build a sustainable career in the arts. This program also provided the professional debut for these young artists for a performance of 'The Turn of the Screw'
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)96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 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)$107K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)80%
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)0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $65K | 92¢ | 5% | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $128K | 90¢ | 10% | — |
| 2021-06-30 | $104K | 96¢ | 4% | 2.5 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $137K | 94¢ | 6% | 4.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $145K | 93¢ | 7% | 3.1 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $107K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.6 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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- HOFF, GEORGESECRETARYarm's length
- LYON, AMELIADIRECTORarm's length
- MATTHEWS, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- NOVAK, VICTORIAPRESIDENTarm's length
- GORDON, CATHERINEDIRECTORarm's length
- Johnston, AidanDirectorarm'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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