Franciscan and Friends (Music) Mission
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 808718027RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($134,527) as filed with the CRA.
Franciscan and Friends (Music) Mission is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 December 31, 2023, it reported $112K in revenue and $135K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 67 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
First nations charitable work; concerts art shows addiction recovery presentations music classes. Collaborating with first nations agencies
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $112K | $135K | $100 | $5,577 | — | -$66K |
| 2022 | $267K | $221K | $18K | $1,585 | — | $3,816 |
| 2021 | $195K | $195K | $40K | — | — | $11K |
| 2020 | $126K | $115K | $5,666 | — | $9,436 | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Ron Semenoff (director); Charles Vickaryous (director); Monique Achtman (director); Chris Moraes (director); Jasmuine D'Souza (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Franciscan and Friends (Music) Mission’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808718027RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.