Good Women Dance Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 815221809RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($180,111) as filed with the CRA.
Good Women Dance Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 $186K in revenue and $180K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Master class series with external / out of town artists performing in edmonton company classes formal and informal showings of work emerging artist award in partnership with expanse festival outreach workshops performances and productions. Scholarships awarded to developing dance artists internship opportunities for intensive involvement with principal artists.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $186K | $180K | $124K | $102 | — | $31K |
| 2023 | $259K | $254K | $173K | $2,089 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $180K | $200K | $133K | $471 | $2,000 | $0 |
| 2021 | $202K | $197K | $155K | $1,653 | $2,000 | $0 |
| 2020 | $183K | $172K | $139K | $514 | $2,000 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $30K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maura Sutherland (president); Mitch Chalifoux (vice-president); Connor Yuzwenko-Martin (director); Michael Schultz (director); Sandra Olarte (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Good Women Dance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815221809RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.