Edmonton Opera Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118894021RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,786,930) as filed with the CRA.
Edmonton Opera Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $3.5M in revenue and $3.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 33% from government. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.8M.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
1. Producing operatic performances-3 main stage professional operas at the North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and 1 opera at the Citadel theatre. 2. Organizing opera related special events and activities such as Valentine Gala and Opera Al Fresco for fundraising and revenue generation 3. Communicating with governments corporations and individuals to raise grant funds sponsorship and donations 4. Community Engagement is delivered with opera liked performances at the Alberta Culture Day Christmas seasons and other festivities and events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.8M | $3M | — | — | -$175K |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.8M | $376K | — | $0 | -$168K |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $4.6M | — | $305K | — | $198K |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $2.3M | — | $504K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $4.5M | — | $676K | — | $379K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.8M from 10 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$1.7M
- The Azrieli Foundation$30K
- Eberlein Family Charitable Foundation$20K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- Totem Charitable Foundation$8,805
- Shelley and Guy Scott Family Foundation$6,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,062
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- ATCO Electric Epic$1,040
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,021
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$748K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Bradley (chair); Irv Kipnes (chair emeritus); Mary Clonfero (director); Bernie Robitaille (director); Garner Beggs (director); Frank Calder (director); Laura Fitzgerald (director); Maryann Battiston (director); Joel Ivany (artistic director); Sue Fitzsimmons (executive director); Ross Wilson (director); Titilope Sonuga (director); Christy Holtby (director); Julia Necheff (director); Olympia Trencevski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Edmonton Opera Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118894021RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.