Korora Choir Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 885849893RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($676,230) as filed with the CRA.
Korora Choir Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $647K in revenue and $676K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Today's Innovative Music Edmonton (t.i.m.e.) Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our 28th season was an active one with numerous artistic highlights including: • Retreats for Korora Oran Shumayela and Vacilando choirs • ChandraTala workshop with David Wilson • Korora and Shumayela tours to Saskatchewan Oran tour to Yellowknife • Hosting the Vancouver Youth Choir and Corazon in November in Edmonton. Performances in the civic remembrance days ceremonies • Our annual Wintersong (with Celtara) Songquest Journey and Stories (with Melanie DeMore) Concerts • Numerous performances with the ESO • Live morning show broadcast performance on CBC Radio 1 • Hosting Youth Sing in O…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $647K | $676K | $553K | $27K | $1,000 | $55K |
| 2023 | $537K | $580K | $453K | $24K | $0 | $84K |
| 2022 | $464K | $524K | $392K | $29K | $0 | $127K |
| 2021 | $450K | $398K | $278K | $14K | $328 | $188K |
| 2020 | $607K | $554K | $411K | $26K | $0 | $127K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $55K from 7 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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$288K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Winston Pei (member at large); JoAnne Kasper (secretary); Danny Li (treasurer); Lorna Walker (member at large); Elita Grinde (president); Lyndi Karbonik (member at large); Cara Corcoran (member-at-large); Margaret Lair (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Korora Choir Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885849893RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.