Centre for Opera Studies and Appreciation
Charitable organization · York, Ontario · BN 844213868RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($65,165) as filed with the CRA.
Centre for Opera Studies and Appreciation is a charitable organization based in York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $78K in revenue and $65K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,227.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $17K in 2020 to $78K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The centre for opera studies & appreciation (cosa) is a canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to training canada's opera professionals with necessary experiences while creating and drawing new audiences to the art form. Open to both professional and amateur performers who possess talent and an enthusiastic commitment to opera cosa is a uncompromising in its pursuit of the highest degree of training excellence through: - fully staged productions with orchestra - opera premieres - operas in concert - masterclasses - educational events - opera-based social events
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78K | $65K | $42K | — | — | $27K |
| 2023 | $72K | $64K | $50K | — | — | $15K |
| 2022 | $33K | $35K | $16K | — | — | $8,553 |
| 2021 | $21K | $18K | $7,422 | — | — | $5,398 |
| 2020 | $17K | $19K | $7,389 | — | — | $3,259 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,227 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darryl Edwards (president); Elise Bradley (director); Carol Stairs (secretary); Linda Kemp (director); Dianne Edwards (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre for Opera Studies and Appreciation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844213868RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.