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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)76¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 76¢ 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)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.5 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)$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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| 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
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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