Calgary Bach Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 887977049RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($80,784) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary Bach Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $123K in revenue and $81K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,403.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $32K in 2020 to $123K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
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…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $123K | $81K | $77K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $114K | $94K | $91K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $22K | $56K | $54K | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $11K | $28K | $23K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $32K | $47K | $41K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,403 from 3 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,268
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,135
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$2,365
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janet Helen Isaac (treasurer); Shelley Wong (director); Marcia Epstein (director); Elwyn Brown (director); Edwards Terry (artistic director - ex officio); Lauren Hutchison (secretary); Carol Latter (president); Diane Kenyon (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary Bach Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887977049RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.