Orpheus Musical Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119070415RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($820,329) as filed with the CRA.
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $820K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,460.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $250 in 2024, the largest being $250 to Canadahelps Canadon. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $514K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Founded in 1906 Orpheus Musical Theatre Society is Canada's longest-running organization of its kind. Based in Ottawa Orpheus is a leading community theatre company that engages more than 400 volunteers annually - performers technicians set builders and production staff - providing structured opportunities for skills development community building and lifelong learning in the performing arts. Orpheus produces three large-scale musical theatre productions delivers year-round programming that includes training classes professional seminars community performance ensembles and participa…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $820K | $673K | $2,151 | $250 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $280K | $196K | $174K | $0 | $0 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $420K | $197K | $176K | $0 | $0 | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $514K | $504K | $480K | $119 | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $250 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2,460 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$73K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Baxter (treasurer); Neil Cachero (vice chair); Deborah Guilbeault (secretary); Deborah Miller (director w/o portfolio); Neil Monkman (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orpheus Musical Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119070415RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.