Northern Light Theatre
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119060085RR0001 · Arts · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Northern Light Theatre is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 $401K in revenue and $385K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $72K.
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
Mandate: to challenge both artist and audience by producing and developing provocative scripts-language rich texts that are dark poetic funny.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $401K | $385K | — | — | — | $89K |
| 2023 | $325K | $323K | — | — | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $313K | $322K | — | — | — | $71K |
| 2021 | $379K | $334K | — | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $292K | $287K | — | — | — | $218K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $72K from 3 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$137K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darlene Kowalchu (past president); Sterling Lawrence (president 1st term); Patti Sherbaniuk (vice president 1st term); Diane Davies (secretary 2nd term); Sue Quon (treasurer 1st term); TSZ Him Chu; April Killins (past treasurer 2023-2024); Bethany Hughes; Ellen Chorley.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Northern Light Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119060085RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.