The Calgary Boys' Choir
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 106830169RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($163,164) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Boys' Choir is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $133K in revenue and $163K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 23% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,568.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Calgary boys' choir delivers a program of choral instruction performance opportunities and leadership and formative skill building opportunities within a community for boys and youth who want a boy-centered choral experience. Cbc runs the following choirs: young singers intermediate choir concert choir and changed voices choir. The organization also assists the general musical community in the areas of outreach performances camps and other musical enrichment experiences for youth in calgary and area. This fiscal year the organization also had a performance dedicated to celebrating its …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $133K | $163K | $109K | — | $0 | $28K |
| 2023 | $87K | $109K | $78K | — | — | $58K |
| 2022 | $100K | $112K | $77K | — | — | $81K |
| 2021 | $66K | $59K | $28K | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $98K | $104K | $69K | $6,549 | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,568 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Tester (president); Rachel Defina (director); Ramai Alvarez (secretary); Vinu Varghese (treasurer); Steven Morton (director); Jordana Fraser-Strangeland (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Boys' Choir’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106830169RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.