The Calgary Renaissance Singers and Players
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 795078492RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($88,320) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Renaissance Singers and Players is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $93K in revenue and $88K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $576.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $45K in 2020 to $93K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players (CRSP) are a mixed voice auditioned ensemble with associated instrumentalists dancers and theatrical players. Our purpose is to inspire entertain and educate our audiences and members through the music culture and history of the Renaissance. Our activities include weekly rehearsals periodic sectional rehearsals a Fall/Winter concert a Spring concert and a 'CRSP Presents' concert featuring a guest artist sponsored by CRSP. To support our activities we hold fundraising events throughout the year such as 'Wall of Wine' raffle at Christmas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $93K | $88K | $79K | — | — | $70K |
| 2023 | $59K | — | $47K | — | — | $66K |
| 2022 | $41K | $38K | $34K | — | $100 | $62K |
| 2021 | $46K | $42K | $32K | — | $0 | $60K |
| 2020 | $45K | $47K | $32K | — | $0 | $82K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $576 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$36K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marsha Haug (president / secretary); Frejya Evenstar (vice president / director); Ian Kennedy (director); Marcia Epstein (director); Jenny Morrow (president); Elizabeth Graves (treasurer); Brandis Purcell (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Renaissance Singers and Players’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 795078492RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.