Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 108074477RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($337,789) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $340K in revenue and $338K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $886.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Film festival art camps workshop production facilities and assistance to independent filmmakers and film school.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $340K | $338K | $242K | — | — | $167K |
| 2023 | $321K | $308K | $198K | — | — | $155K |
| 2022 | $371K | $423K | $294K | $1,094 | — | $197K |
| 2021 | $489K | $438K | $307K | $2,151 | — | $249K |
| 2020 | $442K | $511K | $387K | $465 | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $886 from 3 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$151K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Trimble (president); Ted Stenson (vice president); Quan Ly (treasurer); Alex Mitchell (secretary); Anna Cooley (director); Cody Lefthand (director); Kara Lee Musters (director); Austin Ladouceur (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108074477RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.