BJP Music Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 746812874RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($73,067) as filed with the CRA.
BJP Music Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $104K in revenue and $73K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from government, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $86K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2021 to $104K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To build community through music enriching audiences and artists by providing accessible jazz venues performances and educational programs and opportunities that recognize respect and promote the artistic economic and wholistic value value of creative works diversity and gender pay equity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $104K | $73K | $25K | $2,731 | — | $46K |
| 2023 | $61K | $45K | $41K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $144K | $150K | $117K | $411 | — | $11K |
| 2021 | $37K | $23K | $11K | — | $0 | $8,794 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $86K from 3 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$79K
- Place2Give Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,077
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$23K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jodi Lucas (chair); Celine Peterson (secretary); Tiro Clarke (vice-president); Elizabeth Buck (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from BJP Music Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 746812874RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.