Forte Musical Theatre Guild
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 857473060RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($207,043) as filed with the CRA.
Forte Musical Theatre Guild is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $233K in revenue and $207K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,593.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Creation of original/new musical theatre productions. Creating educational and professional development opportunities for students writers and young professionals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $233K | $207K | $161K | — | — | $167K |
| 2023 | $226K | $251K | — | — | — | $141K |
| 2022 | $137K | $122K | $108K | — | — | $167K |
| 2021 | $104K | $101K | $86K | — | — | $152K |
| 2020 | $166K | $144K | $128K | $2,351 | — | $149K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,593 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Krista Noriega (president); Chelsea Mitchell (treasurer); Stacy Soutiere (director at large); Steve Body (director at large); Penny Hume (vice president); Kait Carey (director at large); Karina Luterbach (secretary); Tessa Baker (director at large); Nitesh Kumar (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Forte Musical Theatre Guild’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857473060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.