S.a. Opera Development Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890610595RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($50,165) as filed with the CRA.
S.a. Opera Development Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $51K in revenue and $50K in expenditures.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Calgary Opera Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $64 in 2020 to $51K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Sa opera development foundation operates to fund raise in support of operatic and similar activities in southern alberta. These include both professional and community opera and choral groups.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51K | $50K | — | — | $50K | $1,893 |
| 2023 | $64K | $63K | — | — | $62K | $801 |
| 2022 | $2,447 | $2,839 | $2,351 | — | — | $468 |
| 2021 | $89 | $11K | — | — | $11K | $1,603 |
| 2020 | $64 | $489 | — | — | — | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Godard Paul (chair); Murray Palmer (secretary/treasurer); Gordon Ritchie (trustee); Shannon Tanner (trustee); T. Lachlin McKinnon (trustee); G. Brent Cooper (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from S.a. Opera Development Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890610595RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.