Decidedly Jazz Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118883545RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,710,268) as filed with the CRA.
Decidedly Jazz Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $399K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Calgary Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To enrich lives through the art of jazz dance and music. Performing in calgary and area. Touring performances in canada & usa. Training professional dancers from across canada. Conducting classes in the community for children and adults. Teaching and performing in calgary area schools. Operating the djd dance centre.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3M | $447K | $20K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $2.7M | $434K | $20K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.4M | $2.7M | $424K | $21K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $2.5M | $2M | $332K | $21K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.7M | $319K | $944 | $707K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 1 qualified donee:
- Calgary Foundation$20K
Received $399K from 11 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$221K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$28K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- The Palmer Family Foundation$25K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$20K
- Rozsa Foundation$7,020
- Harry and Martha Cohen Foundation$3,000
- United Way of Calgary and Area$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$343
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Souleles (treasurer); Brown Taylor; Vallance-Morin Meghan (vice-chair); Han Sue; Scullion Susan; Wroblewski Caroline; Bell Talia (director); Bakshan Fiana (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Decidedly Jazz Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118883545RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.