City Opera of Vancouver Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 848807186RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($352,966) as filed with the CRA.
City Opera of Vancouver Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $254K in revenue and $353K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 25% from government, 32% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
City opera vancouver once again presented a diverse program of opera performances and events throughout the year furthering its mission to make opera accessible to all. These included: a mainstage production of the chamber opera 'song from the uproar'; 'towards home ' a voice and piano recital showcasing contemporary canadian compositions; 'the hafu project ' a multi-media presentation for voice and piano exploring themes of identity and belonging; and a musical tribute to stephen sondheim at the act arts centre. To engage diverse audiences city opera vancouver offered performances in commu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $254K | $353K | $304K | — | — | $42K |
| 2023 | $660K | $654K | $607K | — | — | $149K |
| 2022 | $199K | $193K | $163K | — | — | $144K |
| 2021 | $192K | $160K | $131K | — | — | $137K |
| 2020 | $299K | $292K | $261K | — | — | $105K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 11 charities:
- Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation$10K
- Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation$10K
- R & J Stern Family Foundation$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$3,250
- The Hamber Foundation$3,000
- Vancouver Foundation$2,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$58
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$46
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helen Song (director); Daniel Cairns (vice president); Janet Lea (president); Nora Kelly (director); Gouglas Berg (director); XI Luo (treasurer); Ronnie Tessler (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from City Opera of Vancouver Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848807186RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.