Concrete Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 897387478RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($417,558) as filed with the CRA.
Concrete Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $402K in revenue and $418K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,695.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $247K in 2020 to $402K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To provide socially relevant theatre for young audiences in the elementary junior and senior high school
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $402K | $418K | $300K | — | — | $209K |
| 2023 | $362K | $371K | $267K | — | — | $204K |
| 2022 | $378K | $336K | $246K | — | — | $214K |
| 2021 | $280K | $157K | $60K | — | — | $172K |
| 2020 | $247K | $241K | $165K | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,695 from 2 charities:
- Allard Foundation LTD.$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,695
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$173K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2020)
Saba Kidane (chair); Cheryl Walker (treasurer); Neal Watson (secretary); Emily Vespi (director); Mari Sasano (director); Laurel Sproule (director).
As listed on its 2020 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Concrete Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897387478RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.