Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts
Charitable organization · Niagara on the Lake, Ontario · BN 804203636RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($834,526) as filed with the CRA.
Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts is a charitable organization based in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $981K in revenue and $835K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 18% from government, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $124K in 2020 to $981K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Bravo Niagara! presents concerts featuring Canadian and international artists in various venues and public spaces throughout the Niagara region including Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines. The programming is supported by 15 community volunteers who collectively donated approximately 3 000 hours per year. Bravo Niagara! provides opportunities for young emerging artists to participate in educational performance opportunities master classes and workshops with renowned artists. Bravo Niagara! produces performing arts festivals and concert series in the Niagara region’s shoulder sea…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $981K | $835K | $746K | — | — | $431K |
| 2023 | $616K | $471K | $432K | — | — | $285K |
| 2022 | $488K | $413K | $374K | — | — | $141K |
| 2021 | $248K | $227K | $187K | — | — | $66K |
| 2020 | $124K | $123K | $108K | — | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $39K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$116K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Mori (president); Jerry Placken (director); Rochelle Ivri (director); Carol Appel (director); Darren Bruce (treasurer); Alexis Spieldenner (executive director); Nicolette Novak (director); Doug Widdicombe (director); Stephanie Filippi (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 804203636RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.