The Citadel Theatre
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119227387RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($15,643,523) as filed with the CRA.
The Citadel Theatre is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $16.5M in revenue and $15.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from government. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 39 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 51 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $200K in 2024, the largest being $200K to Edmonton Community Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The Citadel Theatre is recognized as a leader in Canadian theatre. We produce work of the highest quality premiere new plays develop the skills of professional artists invest in youth and families and contribute to the quality of life in the Edmonton community. The Citadel Theatre offers nine or more plays annually in our beautiful facility with five performance spaces. The Citadel carries out a number of creative development programs: Play development the Foote Theatre School Citadel Young Companies and audience outreach programs. Our House series opens our doors to the community with …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.5M | $15.6M | $11.1M | $474K | $200K | $5M |
| 2023 | $14.7M | $15.4M | $11.1M | $474K | $200K | $4.2M |
| 2022 | $13.9M | $13.5M | $12.8M | $54K | $150K | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $8.8M | $6.8M | $6.1M | $171K | $100K | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $13.1M | $12.4M | $11.7M | $185K | $140K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200K to 1 qualified donee:
- Edmonton Community Foundation$200K
Received $1.2M from 15 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$1M
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$54K
- RBC Foundation$20K
- The John and Dianne Storey Family Foundation$20K
- Gordon & Diane Buchanan Family Foundation$14K
- The Polar Foundation$6,800
- Allard Foundation LTD.$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$3,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,662
- Rotary Club of Edmonton Community Services Trust Fund$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,923
- Canada Gives$1,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,481
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,250
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions51
- Total compensation, all staff$7.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Addison (chair); Roger Babichuk (treasurer); Jeff Boadway (director); Hunter Cardinal (director); Wanda Costen (director); Derrique Degagné (director); Sandra Haskins (director); Kaitlyn Hunder (director); Marcie Kiziak (director); Joy Lardner (director); Constance Scarlett (director); Shannon Marchand (director); Lindsay Rainbow (director); Amy Gaucher (director); Josh McIntosh (director); Gerard Merkosky (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Citadel Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119227387RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.