The Empress Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Fort Macleod, Alberta · BN 122307150RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($433,520) as filed with the CRA.
The Empress Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Fort Macleod, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $420K in revenue and $434K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,440.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $272K in 2020 to $420K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Fulfilling its mandate to preserve the historical intergrity of the empress theatre and to promote and produce arts and culture in southern alberta
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $420K | $434K | $405K | — | — | $138K |
| 2023 | $362K | $362K | $328K | $6,694 | — | $152K |
| 2022 | $321K | $306K | $282K | — | — | $151K |
| 2021 | $254K | $135K | $114K | — | — | $136K |
| 2020 | $272K | $302K | $276K | — | — | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,440 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pam Young (secretary); Denise Joel (president); Andrew Walmsley (treasurer); Ryan Vanderploeg (director); Chelsey Brown (director); Stasha Donahue (director); Jackie Nelson (director); Aaron Poutress (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Empress Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122307150RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.