SPIRITUS CHAMBER CHOIR AND PERFORMING ARTS ENSEMBLE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·1315 7 ST SW · CALGARY, AB · T2R 1A5·BN 875727513RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$100K
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 Spiritus Chamber Choir and Performing Arts Ensemble Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 875727513RR0001. 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 Spiritus Chamber Choir and Performing Arts Ensemble Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1315 7 ST SW, CALGARY, AB, T2R 1A5. Source.
What does Spiritus Chamber Choir and Performing Arts Ensemble Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Spiritus Chamber Choir delivered a program of four public concerts during the 2023-2024 fiscal period: 'Of the People' (Christ Church Elbow Park Calgary AB November 5 2023); 'Of the Heavens' (Christ Church Elbow Park December 9 and 10 2023); 'Of the Earth' (Knox United Church Calgary AB March 3 2024); and 'Of…" Full program description.
How much of Spiritus Chamber Choir and Performing Arts Ensemble Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Spiritus Chamber Choir and Performing Arts Ensemble Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $100K (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
Spiritus Chamber Choir delivered a program of four public concerts during the 2023-2024 fiscal period: 'Of the People' (Christ Church Elbow Park Calgary AB November 5 2023); 'Of the Heavens' (Christ Church Elbow Park December 9 and 10 2023); 'Of the Earth' (Knox United Church Calgary AB March 3 2024); and 'Of the Soul' (Christ Church Elbow Park Calgary AB May 25 2024). Spiritus also performed as a guest of other arts organizations in Alberta: 'Concert for Humanity' (guests of Calgary Civic Symphony Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary AB October 22 2024); 'Kantorei Choral Festival' … Show more
Spiritus Chamber Choir delivered a program of four public concerts during the 2023-2024 fiscal period: 'Of the People' (Christ Church Elbow Park Calgary AB November 5 2023); 'Of the Heavens' (Christ Church Elbow Park December 9 and 10 2023); 'Of the Earth' (Knox United Church Calgary AB March 3 2024); and 'Of the Soul' (Christ Church Elbow Park Calgary AB May 25 2024). Spiritus also performed as a guest of other arts organizations in Alberta: 'Concert for Humanity' (guests of Calgary Civic Symphony Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary AB October 22 2024); 'Kantorei Choral Festival' (guests of Mount Royal Kantorei Bella Concert Hall Calgary AB April 21 2024); and 'Connect Create' (guests of Chronos Vocal Ensemble McDougall United Church Edmonton AB May 24 2024).
New programs
In the 2023-2024 season Spiritus initiated a new program - the Spirit Vocal Ensemble - aimed at providing youth aged 18-30 a venue to perform high-calibre choral music. This is a historically underserved demographic for choral arts in Calgary. Spirit performed publicly three times during the 2022-2023 fiscal year: as guests of Spiritus Chamber Choir at the 'Of the Heavens' concert (Christ Church Elbow Park December 9 and 10 2023); as guests of the University of Calgary Chamber Choir (Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall Calgary AB March 16 2024); and as guests of the Out of the Blue Chorus at the 'A S… Show more
In the 2023-2024 season Spiritus initiated a new program - the Spirit Vocal Ensemble - aimed at providing youth aged 18-30 a venue to perform high-calibre choral music. This is a historically underserved demographic for choral arts in Calgary. Spirit performed publicly three times during the 2022-2023 fiscal year: as guests of Spiritus Chamber Choir at the 'Of the Heavens' concert (Christ Church Elbow Park December 9 and 10 2023); as guests of the University of Calgary Chamber Choir (Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall Calgary AB March 16 2024); and as guests of the Out of the Blue Chorus at the 'A Spring Concert' show (Grace Presbyterian Church Calgary AB June 7 2024).
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$100K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
18%
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
8%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $113K | 77¢ | 23% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $107K | 65¢ | 35% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $49K | 73¢ | 27% | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $58K | 81¢ | 19% | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $72K | 77¢ | 23% | — |
| 2024-06-30 | $100K | 80¢ | 20% | — |
| 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Cortens, EvanTreasurerarm's length
- Di Filippo, KevinSecretaryarm's length
- Hryciw, KattDirectorarm's length
- Amiot, VolodymyrPresidentarm's length
- Harvie, BriVice-Presidentarm's length
- Morgan, AllanDirectorarm's length
- Sarah, McLeanDirectorarm'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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