German Ladies Choir of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 140650896RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($33,700) as filed with the CRA.
German Ladies Choir of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $34K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $7,200 in 2023, the largest being $1,000 to The Canadian Red Cross Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $11K in 2024.
In its own words
The choir meets every monday for practice. The choir is performing for church services nursing home and multi-culturel events and senior home .
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $34K | $19K | — | — | $39K |
| 2023 | $2,174 | $38K | $20K | — | $7,200 | $62K |
| 2022 | $62K | $25K | — | — | $6,700 | $98K |
| 2021 | $2,189 | $18K | — | — | $1,900 | $61K |
| 2020 | $18K | $52K | $25K | — | $6,200 | $76K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $7,200 to 11 qualified donees:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$1,000
- Faith Food Bank Society$950
- Veteran's Food Bank$950
- ST. Matthew Lutheran Church$800
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$800
- RC Diocese of Calgary$800
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation$500
- Fear Is Not Love Society$500
- Unison Society$400
- Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre$300
- CJSW University Radio Station$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from German Ladies Choir of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140650896RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.