The Free Will Players Theatre Guild
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 899549083RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($634,231) as filed with the CRA.
The Free Will Players Theatre Guild is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $588K in revenue and $634K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $250K in 2020 to $588K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Preparation for and presentation of shakespeare theatre plays for summer.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $588K | $634K | $624K | — | — | $234K |
| 2023 | $677K | $750K | $739K | — | — | $282K |
| 2022 | $755K | $707K | $698K | — | — | $357K |
| 2021 | $439K | $326K | $313K | — | — | $309K |
| 2020 | $250K | $196K | $168K | — | — | $196K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 4 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$182K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Johnston (secretary); Landon Bucholz (treasurer); Mary-Ellen Perley (chair); Craig Sherburne (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Free Will Players Theatre Guild’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899549083RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.