The Freed Artist Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 799675533RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,260) as filed with the CRA.
The Freed Artist Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $4,940 in revenue and $1,260 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,440.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,936 in 2024, the largest being $6,936 to Tribe Artist Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $138K in 2020 to $4,940 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Our direct ongoing programs have been paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent gathering restrictions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,940 | $1,260 | $105 | — | — | $7,132 |
| 2023 | $6,725 | $2,841 | $1,089 | — | — | $3,452 |
| 2022 | -$20K | $13K | $2,271 | — | — | -$432 |
| 2021 | $124K | $119K | $21K | — | $0 | $33K |
| 2020 | $138K | $151K | $128K | — | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,936 to 1 qualified donee:
- Tribe Artist Society$6,936
Received $1,440 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,440
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$5,281
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nathan Lenet (director); Brent Clarke (board chair and treasurer); Jonathan Chin (secretary); Tony Snow (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Freed Artist Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 799675533RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.