The Norm Foster Theatre Festival
Charitable organization · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 810510180RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($597,286) as filed with the CRA.
The Norm Foster Theatre Festival is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $500K in revenue and $597K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 22% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% 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 $161K in 2020 to $500K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Working with community partners the niagara children's centre the kristen french child advocacy centre of niagara and three chapters of the boys and girls club of niagara the norm foster theatre festival provided more than 60 hours of free drama enrihcment through weekly workshops aimed at regional children and youth. The festival also conducted monthly free seminars and discussion groups aimed at regional amateur theatre companies through their adult drama club in partnership with rodman hall art centre and local business mahtay café. During its summer season of performances over 1 200 co…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $500K | $597K | $469K | $7,181 | — | -$264K |
| 2023 | $413K | $515K | $389K | $8,078 | — | -$166K |
| 2022 | $400K | $417K | $291K | $6,090 | — | -$64K |
| 2021 | $291K | $230K | $166K | $1,363 | — | -$47K |
| 2020 | $161K | $163K | $99K | $373 | — | -$108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 5 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$140K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rhiannon Barry; Alison Buchanan (secretary); David Hulley (chair); Emily Oriold (artistic director); Jenifer Cass (treasurer); Carol Oriold (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Norm Foster Theatre Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 810510180RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.