Calgary International Fringe Festival Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 867143877RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($188,857) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary International Fringe Festival Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $191K in revenue and $189K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $510.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $99K in 2020 to $191K in 2024.
In its own words
The Calgary Fringe strives to support all artists of any discipline by offering opportunities that offer a hand up and not a hand out. We strive to offer Calgarians an opportunity to built community through the theatrical and performing arts. The Calgary Fringe seeks to achieve this end by offering the community inclusive and accessible arts programming that stress a broad-based interdisciplinary approach to the arts by fostering an environment of artistic freedom and expression. 100% unbiased 100% uncurated with 100% of all ticket revenue (excluding GST and ticketing surcharges going r…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $191K | $189K | $116K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $232K | $217K | $144K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $143K | $212K | $139K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2021 | $161K | $145K | $68K | $4,543 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $99K | $105K | $105K | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $510 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary International Fringe Festival Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867143877RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.