Instrumental Society of Calgary
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119049815RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($46,424) as filed with the CRA.
Instrumental Society of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $37K in revenue and $46K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 89 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Our main program is the on stage concert series. It features calgary professional musicians through a series of eight concerts. Programs include a mixture of classical modern and light music. Every concert has a work by canadian composers. Concerts are performed in the afternoons. The venue is accessible to people with mobility issues. Ticket costs are low to facilitate attendance to people with limited resources.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37K | $46K | $32K | — | — | $18K |
| 2023 | $48K | $59K | — | — | — | $28K |
| 2022 | $34K | $38K | — | — | — | $38K |
| 2021 | $44K | $30K | $29K | — | — | $42K |
| 2020 | $44K | $32K | $26K | — | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shawna Macgillivary (artistic liaison); Pattividanalage Don Thilini Senarathna (board treasurer); Erin Maclean-Berko (vice president & secretary); Michael Hope (board member); Michael Van Der Sloot (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Instrumental Society of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119049815RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.