Highlands Opera Theatre
Charitable organization · Haliburton, Ontario · BN 822457263RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($244,477) as filed with the CRA.
Highlands Opera Theatre is a charitable organization based in Haliburton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $241K in revenue and $244K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 17% from government, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $103K.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Produce and present opera primarily in the Haliburton Highlands region. Open community school to public. Provide professional consultants related to opera preformance and singing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $241K | $244K | — | — | — | $70K |
| 2023 | $221K | $259K | — | — | — | $87K |
| 2022 | $251K | $220K | $134K | — | — | $126K |
| 2021 | $205K | $177K | $107K | — | $0 | — |
| 2020 | $180K | $114K | $82K | — | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $103K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Eastmure (secretary); William Smith (director); Roselynn Krantz (director); Kim Bishop (director); Vanda Treiser (director); Steve Siverns (board chairman); Bill Siegel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Highlands Opera Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822457263RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.