Festival 500 Corporation
Charitable organization · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 882855570RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($52,851) as filed with the CRA.
Festival 500 Corporation is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $56K in revenue and $53K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $15K.
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 $31K in 2020 to $56K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Instant Choir - a public event whereby a professional singer teaches the learning of a song in harmony to an unlimited number of people. So You Always Wanted to Sing - and Let's Harmonize - both provide singing instruction to adults on how to sing and improve one's singing techniques. Come All Ye - a 5 day music retreat which provides choral instruction to establish a choir. Lullabies Program - nurtures and encourages parents of very young children to sing to their babies. Hymns For All hands - is a planned singing event of hymns open to public participation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $53K | $35K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $76K | $72K | $54K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $52K | $49K | $35K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $20K | $23K | $16K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $31K | $44K | $35K | — | $0 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $15K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Knight (director - artistic); Dennis Knight (secretary); Robert Thompson (chairperson); Margaret Winter (director); Eleanor Dawson (director); Kathryn Atkin (director); Dave Lough (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Festival 500 Corporation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 882855570RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.