The Mercury Players Society
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 892668419RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($42,593) as filed with the CRA.
The Mercury Players Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $47K in revenue and $43K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from government.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,974 in 2022, the largest being $3,974 to Cowichan Women Against Violence Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $47K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Community theatre group performing 3-4 productions per year with participants from a variety of ages. Assist other community theatre groups. Play reading evenings twice a month spetemeber-june in person or via zoom. Offer opportunities for training in various aspects of producing a show ie lighting sounds props set building.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47K | $43K | $42K | — | — | $50K |
| 2023 | $44K | $31K | $31K | — | — | $46K |
| 2022 | $27K | $19K | — | — | $3,974 | $33K |
| 2021 | $4,764 | $4,300 | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $15K | $15K | — | — | — | $24K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $3,974 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marinus Vesseur (president); Lisa Read (vice president); Leslie Sanchez (treasurer); Elizabeth Brimacombe (secretary); Judy Buchanan (volunteer coordinator); Mary Louise Phillips (member at large); Sylvia Swift (member at large); Megan Bourn (member at large); Will Johnson (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mercury Players Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892668419RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.