THE DOWNSTAGE PERFORMACE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·205 8TH AVENUE SE 2ND FLOOR · CALGARY, AB · T2G 0K9·BN 856625835RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
76¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$399K
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
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Is The Downstage Performace Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 856625835RR0001. 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 The Downstage Performace Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 205 8TH AVENUE SE 2ND FLOOR, CALGARY, AB, T2G 0K9. Source.
What does The Downstage Performace Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1) Production of live and digital theatre performances: usually approximately 5 productions for public consumption with 15 to 20 live and digital performances. 2) Creation of socially-engaged performances: process highly-engaged with current questions facing our community. 3) Post-performance discussions: Each…" Full program description.
How much of The Downstage Performace Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 76¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Downstage Performace Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $399K (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
1) Production of live and digital theatre performances: usually approximately 5 productions for public consumption with 15 to 20 live and digital performances. 2) Creation of socially-engaged performances: process highly-engaged with current questions facing our community. 3) Post-performance discussions: Each performance is followed by a facilitated discussion to encourage dialogue between audience members. 4) Curating a theatre venue: Engagement with a wider artistic community meeting community need for performance space. 5) Community outreach initiatives: seek to engage communities aff… Show more
1) Production of live and digital theatre performances: usually approximately 5 productions for public consumption with 15 to 20 live and digital performances. 2) Creation of socially-engaged performances: process highly-engaged with current questions facing our community. 3) Post-performance discussions: Each performance is followed by a facilitated discussion to encourage dialogue between audience members. 4) Curating a theatre venue: Engagement with a wider artistic community meeting community need for performance space. 5) Community outreach initiatives: seek to engage communities affected by the themes of shows we produce. 6) Volunteer engagement: board of directors casino fundraisers and various responsibilities at shows. Typically engage about 50 volunteers annually. 7) New work development program: facilitating the creation of new work from a diverse range of artists through various types of support. 8) Pay-It-Forward program: no-cost ticketing program aimed at removing cost barrier to access for audience members. 9) Theatrical Skills for Professional Progress: projects wherein theatrical skills are applied for the purpose of affecting tangible social impact in the community especially via supporting professional development opportunities and support for emerging artists by providing professional and educational learning opportunities.
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.
76¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 76¢ 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 76¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2%
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
0.5 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)$399K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
31%
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
26%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
31%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
44%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $267K | 61¢ | 39% | 1.3 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $315K | 63¢ | 37% | 1.5 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $301K | 41¢ | 59% | 3.4 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $269K | 40¢ | 60% | 2.4 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $328K | 40¢ | 60% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $399K | 76¢ | 2% | 0.5 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)
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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Towns Lewis, Ashley KJSecretary/Treasurerarm's length
- Dashti, Maryam ADirectorarm's length
- Waschuk, Katherine GDirectorarm's length
- Knox, MatthewDirectorarm's length
- Voon, JermynVice Presidentarm's length
- Sheppard, MaureenPresidentarm's length
- Daniela, GalindoDirectorarm's length
- Kanji, AlyshaChairarm's length
- Sheppard, BrooklynVice-Chairarm's length
- Armstrong, ChristineTreasurerarm's length
- Coughlan, LarissaDirectorarm'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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