Calgary Arts Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 772275319RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($340,138) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary Arts Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $344K in revenue and $340K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 69% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $330K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Calgary arts foundation was created to generate financial support for the calgary arts sector. The foundation is focused on the arts creative industries and cultural sector to strengthen existing programs that support organizations artists and arts workers. The foundation partners with other organizations to provide support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $344K | $340K | — | — | $300K | $9,510 |
| 2023 | $20K | $24K | — | — | $19K | $5,680 |
| 2022 | $124K | $125K | $2,912 | $5,000 | $115K | $9,676 |
| 2021 | $192K | $455K | — | $1,534 | $451K | $11K |
| 2020 | $386K | $114K | $100K | — | — | $273K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- From other charities$237,500
- Receipted donations$106,407
- Other income$62
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $330K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Dean Prodan (chair); Karen Prentice (trustee); Teresa Woo-Paw (trustee); Barb Howard (trustee); Helen Moore-Parkhouse (trustee); Beverley Foy.
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary Arts Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 772275319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.