CALGARY BACH SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 30032 · 6455 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH · CALGARY, AB · T2H 2V8·BN 887977049RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$123K
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 Calgary Bach Society?
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Is Calgary Bach Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 887977049RR0001. 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 Calgary Bach Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 30032, 6455 MACLEOD TRAIL SOUTH, CALGARY, AB, T2H 2V8. Source.
What does Calgary Bach Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Calgary Bach Choir is a dynamic organization which now offers a three-concert season with professional musicians and soloists for Calgary audiences. We promote an appreciation and enjoyment of classical music to the general public with a focus on the Baroque period (1600-1750) and the music of Johann Sebastian…" Full program description.
How much of Calgary Bach Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Calgary Bach Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $123K (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
The Calgary Bach Choir is a dynamic organization which now offers a three-concert season with professional musicians and soloists for Calgary audiences. We promote an appreciation and enjoyment of classical music to the general public with a focus on the Baroque period (1600-1750) and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach his musical predecessors contemporaries and heirs. We strive for musical excellence in our performances. We are an inclusive choral community with adult choristers from all walks of life who share a passion for the music we sing. We offer our members when possible choral… Show more
The Calgary Bach Choir is a dynamic organization which now offers a three-concert season with professional musicians and soloists for Calgary audiences. We promote an appreciation and enjoyment of classical music to the general public with a focus on the Baroque period (1600-1750) and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach his musical predecessors contemporaries and heirs. We strive for musical excellence in our performances. We are an inclusive choral community with adult choristers from all walks of life who share a passion for the music we sing. We offer our members when possible choral workshops with guest clinicians to develop their musical abilities.
New programs
In 2023-2024 we built on the previous season of presenting three concerts. 'Bach & Charpentier' in November 2023 featured choir chamber orchestra and soloists performing music by J. S. Bach Daquin Corrette and Charpentier. 'Brightly Shines the Morning Star' in March 2024 presented music by J. S. Bach C. P. E. Bach and Telemann for choir soloists and chamber orchestra. 'Elemental Light' was a co-production with the chamber strings group Kensington Sinfonia in June 2023 and included works by Seidle Gjeilo and Handel.
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.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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)$123K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
12%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
12%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
87%
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 | $97K | — | 5% | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $32K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2021-06-30 | $11K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $22K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $114K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2024-06-30 | $123K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Isaac, Janet HelenTreasurerarm's length
- Wong, ShelleyDirectorarm's length
- Epstein, MarciaDirectorarm's length
- Brown, Elwyn J.Directorarm's length
- Terry, EdwardsArtistic Director - Ex Officioarm's length
- Hutchison, LaurenSecretaryarm's length
- Latter, CarolPresidentarm's length
- Kenyon, Diane EVice-Presidentarm'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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