Manitoba Underground Opera Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 803104520RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($216,611) as filed with the CRA.
Manitoba Underground Opera Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $221K in revenue and $217K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 60% from government, 14% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $109K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $221K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To present new adventurous productions of classic operatic repertoire in unique locations featuring the opera stars of tomorrow with an emphasis on Manitoban talent.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $221K | $217K | $203K | $0 | — | $8,357 |
| 2023 | $218K | $233K | $206K | $262 | — | — |
| 2022 | $166K | $157K | $140K | $1,577 | — | $26K |
| 2021 | $112K | $107K | $86K | $246 | — | $19K |
| 2020 | $15K | $12K | $6,457 | — | $0 | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $109K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,500
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolyn Weiss (chair); Taliesin Dorais-Fleming (member); Katherine Hardy (member); Kyler Humble (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manitoba Underground Opera Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803104520RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.