Stratford Shakespearean Festival Holding Foundation
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 119200095RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,752,416) as filed with the CRA.
Stratford Shakespearean Festival Holding Foundation is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.7M in revenue and $5.8M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $323K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Hold and maintain major capital assets for The Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada including but not limited to the Festival Theatre the Avon/Studio Theatre complex the Tom Patterson Theatre and the Brunswick Centre. To acquire and dispose of large capital assets as needed to operate the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada. To apply for and receive government and other grants related to capital purchases repairs or renovations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7M | $5.8M | $5.8M | — | — | $16.5M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $6M | $6M | $4,471 | — | $16.5M |
| 2022 | $5.6M | $5.8M | $5.7M | $75K | — | $16.4M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $2,472 | — | $16.6M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $4M | $4M | $0 | $0 | $17.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $323K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Adams (director); John Bell (director); John Ian Giffen (chair); Kay Schonberger (director); Anne Sado (director); Brian Rolfes (director); Lawerence Stevenson (director); Peter Walters (director); Karon Bales (director); Kristene Steed (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stratford Shakespearean Festival Holding Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119200095RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.