Ottawa Bluesfest
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 869362780RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($24,623,843) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Bluesfest is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $25.3M in revenue and $24.6M in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,299.
Compared with 39 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.3M in 2020 to $25.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Blues in the schools be in the band promoting local music
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.3M | $24.6M | $20.6M | $150K | — | $11.6M |
| 2023 | $25.7M | $21M | $17.1M | $179K | — | $11M |
| 2022 | $26.7M | $21.3M | $18M | $60K | $23K | $6.3M |
| 2021 | $2M | $2.5M | $1.2M | $40 | $10K | $791K |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $3.3M | $1.4M | $8,130 | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,299 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Ford (chair); Zainab Muse; Chris McCluskey; Eve Morrisseau; Angelique Francis; Jonathon Harris.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Bluesfest’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869362780RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.