Lethbridge Symphony Association
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 119018505RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($553,355) as filed with the CRA.
Lethbridge Symphony Association is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $547K in revenue and $553K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 21% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Symphony performed 9 full-orchestra concerts with guest artists and choirs. We also had 3 chamber music concerts with a string quartet and guests and 4 Kids choir concerts with the symphony.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $547K | $553K | $372K | $6,235 | — | $193K |
| 2023 | $611K | $536K | $343K | $2,604 | $0 | $201K |
| 2022 | $386K | $423K | $226K | $2,038 | $0 | $126K |
| 2021 | $300K | $245K | — | $677 | — | $163K |
| 2020 | $414K | $426K | $209K | $58K | — | $108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$174K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doug Emek (treasurer); Christopher Burton (director to vice president); Ron Garnett (director to president); Ken Lewis (director); Cathie Weersink (secretary); Gregory Knight (director); Edith Olson (director); Jennifer Little (director); Eric Guilbert (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lethbridge Symphony Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119018505RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.