Green Fools Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890951197RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($837,226) as filed with the CRA.
Green Fools Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $760K in revenue and $837K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $151K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $405K in 2020 to $760K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Educational programming in physical theatre mask mime circus arts and visual arts workshops for kids and adults circus camps and classes for kids Green Fools circus school Studio G. Entertainment - performance animation Theatre - Original play creation Creation Services Community outreach through social circus
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $760K | $837K | — | — | — | $289K |
| 2023 | $822K | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $534K | $649K | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $525K | $518K | $250K | $31K | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $405K | $352K | $181K | $3,387 | — | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $151K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$230K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shannon Leahy (president); Doug McKeag (director); Christopher Halsted (treasurer); George McFaul (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Green Fools Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890951197RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.