LADYSMITH LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·4985 CHRISTIE ROAD · LADYSMITH, BC · V9G 1A2·BN 862443306RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$104K
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 Ladysmith Little Theatre Society?
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Is Ladysmith Little Theatre Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 862443306RR0001. 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 Ladysmith Little Theatre Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4985 CHRISTIE ROAD, LADYSMITH, BC, V9G 1A2. Source.
What does Ladysmith Little Theatre Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Ladysmith Little Theatre (LLT) Board members stakeholders and affiliates are ALL volunteers and are driven to provide quality live theatre and artistic performances for ages 6 and above in an engaging safe secure healthy and stimulating environment of excellence with communications governance facility…" Full program description.
How much of Ladysmith Little Theatre Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Ladysmith Little Theatre Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $104K (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
Ladysmith Little Theatre (LLT) Board members stakeholders and affiliates are ALL volunteers and are driven to provide quality live theatre and artistic performances for ages 6 and above in an engaging safe secure healthy and stimulating environment of excellence with communications governance facility management and high standards of customer service Purposes of the LLT Society are 1. To educate and increase the public understanding and appreciation of the arts particularly live theatre with individuals and theatre groups in Ladysmith area. 2. To produce performing arts festivals… Show more
Ladysmith Little Theatre (LLT) Board members stakeholders and affiliates are ALL volunteers and are driven to provide quality live theatre and artistic performances for ages 6 and above in an engaging safe secure healthy and stimulating environment of excellence with communications governance facility management and high standards of customer service Purposes of the LLT Society are 1. To educate and increase the public understanding and appreciation of the arts particularly live theatre with individuals and theatre groups in Ladysmith area. 2. To produce performing arts festivals for the purpose of entertaining educating and advancing the public's quality of life understanding and appreciation of performing arts. Society will educate artists through participation in such festivals and related workshop 3. To serve and represent community theatre groups in Ladysmith and the surrounding area in order to benefit cultural growth and quality of life for citizens of all ages. Board and theatre members will foster guide develop organize and will administer arts events in co-operation with the community
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.4 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)$104K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
21%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
21%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | $92K | 90¢ | — | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-07-31 | $66K | 58¢ | 42% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-07-31 | $24K | 58¢ | 47% | 2.4 yr |
| 2022-07-31 | $23K | 59¢ | 41% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-07-31 | $65K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-07-31 | $104K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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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
9 directors reported · 0 of 9at arm's length
- HARMAN, CHARLESDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MASON, BRUCEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- DOUGHERTY, ANNETREASURERnot at arm's length
- DIETRICH, MICHAELSECRETARYnot at arm's length
- BROOKS, THEODOREPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- BZDEL, LYNDONVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- KEMPPI, CHRISTINEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- GRAND, PatriciaDirectornot at arm's length
- HEIDE, GregoryDirectornot at arm'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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