ALBERTA INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationArts·214 - 4441 76 AVE SE · CALGARY, AB · T2C 2G8·BN 871189619RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$174K
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
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Is Alberta International Band Festival Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 871189619RR0001. 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 Alberta International Band Festival Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 214 - 4441 76 AVE SE, CALGARY, AB, T2C 2G8. Source.
What does Alberta International Band Festival Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "In 1971 Mr. John Nikel had a vision for a band festival that would provide an opportunity for young Albertans to perform and learn in a positive educational environment. This vision resulting in the first Alberta International band Festival (then the Alberta Stage Band Festival) with 8 jazz bands performing in the…" Full program description.
How much of Alberta International Band Festival Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Alberta International Band Festival Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $174K (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
In 1971 Mr. John Nikel had a vision for a band festival that would provide an opportunity for young Albertans to perform and learn in a positive educational environment. This vision resulting in the first Alberta International band Festival (then the Alberta Stage Band Festival) with 8 jazz bands performing in the first year. Now some 54 years later the Festival annually host more than 300 school and community-based concert and jazz bands in both Edmonton and Calgary. The Alberta International Band Festivals is recognized for its commitment to education by bringing in world-class adjudica… Show more
In 1971 Mr. John Nikel had a vision for a band festival that would provide an opportunity for young Albertans to perform and learn in a positive educational environment. This vision resulting in the first Alberta International band Festival (then the Alberta Stage Band Festival) with 8 jazz bands performing in the first year. Now some 54 years later the Festival annually host more than 300 school and community-based concert and jazz bands in both Edmonton and Calgary. The Alberta International Band Festivals is recognized for its commitment to education by bringing in world-class adjudicators to work with festival participants and allowing ensembles to perform in excellent performance venues. In keeping with the original vision of Mr. Nikel the festival continues to be managed by volunteers mostly band directors in both Edmonton and Calgary as a not-for-profit venture. Welcome to the Calgary Alberta International Band Festival - 'Where young Albertans learn to play and play to learn.' We're excited to announce that 2026 will be our 55th year! The Alberta International Band Festivals (Northern Alberta and Southern Alberta) are run by volunteers. The festival is a charitable organization dedicated to providing a performance platform for junior high/middle school high school and community bands. The Festivals are held each year in Calgary and Edmonton. Organizers are committed to providing participants with a valuable and stimulating educational experience in a non-competitive atmosphere as either a concert band or a jazz ensemble.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
1.1 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)$174K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
2%
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
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
2%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
95%
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 | $166K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-07-31 | $141K | 91¢ | 11% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-07-31 | $13K | 59¢ | 41% | — |
| 2022-07-31 | $66K | 74¢ | 14% | — |
| 2023-07-31 | $116K | 90¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-07-31 | $174K | 93¢ | 5% | 1.1 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Jewitt, MikeVice Presidentarm's length
- Woods, JimSecretaryarm's length
- Bennett, LylePresidentarm's length
- Speers, RobVice Presidentarm's length
- Gleadall, SuzanneTreasurerarm'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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