KORORA CHOIR ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 68110 · RPO BONNIE DOON SHO · EDMONTON, AB · T6C 4N6·BN 885849893RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$647K
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 Korora Choir Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 885849893RR0001. 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 Korora Choir Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 68110, RPO BONNIE DOON SHO, EDMONTON, AB, T6C 4N6. Source.
What does Korora Choir Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Our 28th season was an active one with numerous artistic highlights including: • Retreats for Korora Oran Shumayela and Vacilando choirs • ChandraTala workshop with David Wilson • Korora and Shumayela tours to Saskatchewan Oran tour to Yellowknife • Hosting the Vancouver Youth Choir and Corazon in November in…" Full program description.
How much of Korora Choir Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Korora Choir Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $647K (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
Our 28th season was an active one with numerous artistic highlights including: • Retreats for Korora Oran Shumayela and Vacilando choirs • ChandraTala workshop with David Wilson • Korora and Shumayela tours to Saskatchewan Oran tour to Yellowknife • Hosting the Vancouver Youth Choir and Corazon in November in Edmonton. Performances in the civic remembrance days ceremonies • Our annual Wintersong (with Celtara) Songquest Journey and Stories (with Melanie DeMore) Concerts • Numerous performances with the ESO • Live morning show broadcast performance on CBC Radio 1 • Hosting Youth Sing in O… Show more
Our 28th season was an active one with numerous artistic highlights including: • Retreats for Korora Oran Shumayela and Vacilando choirs • ChandraTala workshop with David Wilson • Korora and Shumayela tours to Saskatchewan Oran tour to Yellowknife • Hosting the Vancouver Youth Choir and Corazon in November in Edmonton. Performances in the civic remembrance days ceremonies • Our annual Wintersong (with Celtara) Songquest Journey and Stories (with Melanie DeMore) Concerts • Numerous performances with the ESO • Live morning show broadcast performance on CBC Radio 1 • Hosting Youth Sing in October and 2 Connections Concerts with 5 high schools in the spring. • ChandraTala performance in Skirts-a-Fire • Korora performing at the showcase for the Edmonton Cantando Festival. • Korora featured at the Harbour Voices International festival in Newfoundland • A new commissioned work by Jen and John McMillan
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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
0.3 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)$647K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
83%
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 | $789K | — | — | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $607K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $450K | 70¢ | 30% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $464K | 75¢ | 25% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $537K | 78¢ | 22% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $647K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.3 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Pei, Winston HMember at Largearm's length
- Kasper, JoAnne GSecretaryarm's length
- Li, DannyTreasurerarm's length
- Walker, Lorna PMember at largearm's length
- Grinde, Elita DPresidentarm's length
- Karbonik, Lyndi CMember at largearm's length
- Corcoran, CaraMember-at-largearm's length
- Sills, JudyMember-at-largearm's length
- Lair, MargaretMember-at-largearm'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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