Highlands Summer Festival
Charitable organization · Haliburton, Ontario · BN 871857918RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($236,740) as filed with the CRA.
Highlands Summer Festival is a charitable organization based in Haliburton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $218K in revenue and $237K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,326.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $55K in 2020 to $218K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Presenting live theatre concert and opera as well as education regarding aspects of same
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218K | $237K | — | $237K | — | -$16K |
| 2023 | $201K | $215K | — | $215K | — | $2,938 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | $213K | — | — |
| 2021 | $57K | $54K | — | $54K | — | -$3,122 |
| 2020 | $55K | $73K | — | $73K | — | -$6,327 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,326 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Brezina (past-president); Joan Hawley (director); Brian Kipping (president); Sean Pennylegion (treasurer); Stella Voison (vice president); Sue Vorvis (secretary); David Zilstra (director); Emily Stonehouse (director); Renee Griffith (director); Rita Jackson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Highlands Summer Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871857918RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.