Opera on the Avalon Inc.
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 855162657RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($977,571) as filed with the CRA.
Opera on the Avalon Inc. is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 $1M in revenue and $978K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $184K.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $669K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
To educate and increase the public's understanding and appreciation of opera and art song by providing performances of an artistic nature in educational institutions public places community centers and rural locations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $978K | $763K | — | — | $184K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $823K | — | — | $142K |
| 2022 | $846K | $872K | $553K | $6,275 | — | $136K |
| 2021 | $808K | $782K | $527K | — | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $669K | $710K | $499K | — | — | $136K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $184K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$205K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Dobbin (executive director); Cheryl Hickman (director); Geoff Wedgewood (director); Jennifer Smith (director); Matthew Flynn (director); Kevin Woodbury (chair); John Thompson (director); Anna Cook (vice chair); Melanie Jardine (director); Douglas Angel (director); Deloires Mullings (director); Halina Avery (director); Maria French (director); Karina Byrne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Opera on the Avalon Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855162657RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.