Saskatoon Opera Association
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119141141RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($36,234) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatoon Opera Association is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 August 31, 2023, it reported $76K in revenue and $36K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 79% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,061.
Compared with 78 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The saskatoon opera association produces various events throughtout the year in saskatoon with a focus on a summer production.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $76K | $36K | $30K | $2,237 | — | -$25K |
| 2022 | $140K | $190K | $184K | $1,885 | — | -$64K |
| 2021 | $82K | $56K | $50K | — | — | -$14K |
| 2020 | $87K | $27K | $20K | $595 | — | -$41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,061 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Richard Ewan (secretary); Spencer McKnight (director); Allan McPherson (president); Gavin Robinson (treasurer); Carol Wylie (director); Michael Kuzyk (director); Michelle Kaminsky (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatoon Opera Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119141141RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.