Rapid Fire Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 125282483RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,350,815) as filed with the CRA.
Rapid Fire Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Produce season of weekly improv shows Theatresports Chimprov Maestro The Lab Kidding Around. Produce twice monthly improv shows for teens monthly public workshop showcases weekly kids shows. Produce Wildfire teen festival. Public workshops delivered to community schools corporate and groups for improv introduction staff training and personal development. Corporate school and community group improv entertainment and event faciliation. Inner city outreach program offered at multiple schools low or no cost improv workshops for students at risk including Indigenous students. In…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $555K | $2,331 | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $918K | — | $545K | $499 | — | $751K |
| 2022 | $515K | $487K | $306K | $2,539 | — | $772K |
| 2021 | $541K | $0 | — | — | — | $743K |
| 2020 | $819K | $834K | $575K | $83K | — | $696K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$372K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brendan Trayner (director); Regan Solbak (director); Jo Hansen (director); David Schoor (director); Paulina Leszczynski (director); Marguerite Lawler (director); Amir Reshef (director); Chris Henderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rapid Fire Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125282483RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.